WisBusiness

MADISON, Wis. – What’s it like to build a software company from scratch, overcome hurdles along the way and then sell it for $450 million while keeping the bulk of your operations in Wisconsin? Find out the answers to that question and more Nov. 3 when two of the principals for Paradigm, a Middleton company...

Milwaukee, Wis. – September 29, 2021 – Nothing Bundt Cakes is coming to Greenfield, opening a new bakery on October 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Nothing Bundt Cakes will be located at 7450 W. Holmes Avenue, Greenfield, Wis. 53220. A ribbon-cutting is scheduled with the Greater Greenfield Chamber of Commerce at 4:00 p.m. on October 7, 2021.

Milwaukee, Wisc. September 28, 2021 – Ahead of its 11th Annual National Policy Summit in Milwaukee this week on September 29th and 30th, 2021, Wisconsin Federation for Children is proud to announce a new website featuring educational advocacy toolkits for parents and community leaders. The toolkits provide parents with in-depth information on topics including: communicating with legislators, working with...

MADISON, Wis – The Delta variant has Americans’ stress level rising again. A recent poll found that Americans’ anxiety over COVID-19 is at its highest level since last winter. With the Delta variant surging, schools back in session, and children under age 12 not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, many people have become...

Milwaukee, Wis. – New findings from a two-year study bring researchers closer to understanding why some people are more likely to lose money to financial fraud. The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation), Better Business Bureau (BBB) Institute for Marketplace Trust, and the University of Minnesota completed the study, Exposed to Scams: Can Challenging Consumers’ Beliefs Protect Them from Fraud?, in...

WISCONSIN – More than a dozen Wisconsin businesses are joining efforts on National Voter Registration Day, today, Sept. 28, to register voters and ensure small businesses have a voice. Member businesses in the Main Street Alliance network will be involved in efforts to register voters, including holding voter registration events, passing out voter information literature, sharing digital information...

MADISON, WIS. – Cornell University finished first among seventeen schools in the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on September 27 at World Dairy Expo®. The Cornell University team, who finished with a score of 2,468, placed third for reasons, second in placings, and had the top two individuals Bryce Windecker and Johnathan King, who both had...

Proposal would boost local food movement and farmer mental health efforts CHIPPEWA FALLS -- A legislative package announced today at World Dairy Expo hits on some key priorities Wisconsin Farmers Union has been advocating for at the Capitol. “This proposal builds on efforts made through the state budget process and provides critical...

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) recently celebrated the end of construction on 87th Street - now the City of Wauwatosa’s most complete street. The roadway has undergone construction to transform into a street easily navigated by pedestrians, cyclists, buses and cars alike, and it now has dedicated spaces for each of these modes of transportation...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the department will host the first Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Response Plan Committee meeting 9 - 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1. The committee will discuss the upcoming review process during which it will examine plan progress of goals and objectives. The public...

-- A new report from Visit Milwaukee shows the Milwaukee Bucks’ championship run brought $57.6 million in direct and indirect spending to the city.  The NBA Finals, held in mid-July, resulted in $28 million of that economic impact, the report shows. The larger spending figure includes that total as well as the impact of...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) supports the recommendation that certain populations who have increased risk of exposure to or transmission of COVID-19 receive a booster shot of Pfizer-BioNTech’s (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine at least six months after having received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. “Our nation’s leading medical experts reviewed the...

BROOKFIELD, Wis. – North Shore Bank today announced a partnership with The Lonely Entrepreneur, a  non-profit that empowers current and aspiring Black entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools and support  needed to start and grow a business. Through its call for applications, North Shore Bank will provide funding  for ten Black entrepreneurs to receive one year of free...