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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...

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NEENAH, Wis. (Sept. 27, 2021) - McMahon, a full-service, professional engineering and architectural firm, announces the retirement of Denny Lamers, former company president, chairman of the board, and community advocate. Lamers has worked for McMahon since May of 1975. He served as the company president for 33 years, from 1985 – 2018, and as the chairman of...

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Jennica Webster, associate professor of management in the College of Business Administration and co-director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Marquette University, is the recipient of a 2021 Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award. The Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Awards recognize select faculty and staff members who demonstrate exemplary leadership...

MADISON — On March 14, 2020, a child in Oregon, Wisconsin, got sick the day after her school closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of an innovative study monitoring for influenza in the Oregon School District, her whole family performed what is now a familiar exercise for many: a nasal swab.

Annually Door County Manufacturers open their doors and offer tours to students and the general public. The tours are conducted on Manufacturing Day, a day set aside nationally to learn more about the manufacturing industry. This year the event will be held on Friday, October 1st. This year, 11 manufacturing companies throughout the peninsula will be hosting...

CONTACT: Mark Pitsch, UW System 608-265-3419 mpitsch@uwsa.edu universityrelations@uwsa.edu MADISON, Wis.—More than 80 percent of University of Wisconsin System students who sought mental health counseling at their universities during the last academic year reported improvements in their well-being, and four of five who...

MADISON, WI. SEPT. 27, 2021 – A new grant program will allow the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to fund organizations creating innovative new programs to support entrepreneurs. Groups working on pilot projects and new ways to support entrepreneurs have until Oct. 29 to apply for the competitive Entrepreneurship Partner Grant. These grants, up to...

MADISON, Wis. (September 27, 2021)—TDS Telecom (TDS®), a Madison, Wisconsin-based communications company, is announcing changes within its senior leadership team. Mark Barber, Senior VP of Network Operations, is now the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for TDS Telecom. Barber has more than three decades of experience in the communications industry and has been leading TDS’ network operations...

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Deepening its commitment to closing the opportunity gap in Milwaukee, Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, today announced more than $3 million in grants to educational programs, nonprofits and local schools. The new grants support the company's long-term focus on investing in high-quality education at targeted public, charter and choice schools in Southeast Wisconsin – investments that have eclipsed more...

CONTACT: Shawn Phetteplace, shawn@mainstreetalliance.org, 608-385-6488 WISCONSIN – More than a dozen Wisconsin businesses are joining efforts on National Voter Registration Day, Tuesday, 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...

Click Here to Register and Read Our COVID-19 Policy Dr. Susan Turney, who is often ranked as one of the nation’s top healthcare executives, will speak Sept. 30 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison.Dr. Turney is the first chief executive officer of the Marshfield Clinic Health System, which serves major parts of Wisconsin through 1,200-plus medical providers in 90...