Wisconsin BBB: Give wisely when donating for Hurricane Ida relief
Milwaukee, Wis. – On Sunday, Hurricane Ida, with winds of 150 miles per hour, hit Louisiana. This Category 4 storm is one of the strongest to impact this area. As this life-threatening situation unfolds, relief organizations are beginning to solicit for support to help those in need. BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB’s Give.org) offers the following tips. We also...
ThedaCare: Announces Covid-19 testing locations
NEENAH, Wis. – As the more-contagious and more-severe Delta variant of COVID-19 is leading to an increase of positive cases in Northeast and Central Wisconsin, ThedaCare continues coordinating testing sites and dates to ensure access to testing.
In addition to the COVID-19 vaccine, to help manage community spread of COVID-19, testing is critical. Testing...
St. Norbert College: To host annual SNC Day
De Pere, Wis.: St. Norbert College is opening its doors to the community on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the college’s annual SNC Day. Admission is free.
SNC Day provides an opportunity for area residents to visit campus and learn more about what the college has to offer....
Wisconsin Technology Council: Calling all companies! Apply for three chances to pitch at Early Stage Symposium
Applications are being accepted now from young companies that want to tell their stories to investors at our annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, planned for an in-person format Nov. 3-4 at Madison’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
The 2021 format includes two pitch opportunities – the Tech Council Investor Networks track (five-minute presentations) and the popular Elevator Pitch Olympics –...
Acuity: Supports bringing canine companionship to veterans through Dogs2DogTags
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a crisis among U.S. military veterans, and canine companionship can make a real difference in the fight against an incredibly high veteran suicide rate.
Based in Sheboygan Falls, Dogs2DogTags rescues at-risk and shelter dogs, trains them, and places them with deserving service members across the country who have been...
UW-Green Bay: Streamlines and enhances diversity, equity and inclusion certificate program, now enrolling for new dates
Green Bay, WI – Based on participant feedback, UW-Green Bay has streamlined and enhanced the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate Program with more in-depth modules across eight weeks. The program is designed to address the complexities of cultural and societal biases and how they manifest in conversations and interactions at home, at work and at play.
MON AM News: NorthStar issued $37 million in cooperative funding agreements; Racine health official proposes reinstating local mask mandate
-- NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has been issued two cooperative funding agreements worth $37 million by federal officials to boost production of a material widely used in medical imaging.
The material -- known as molybdenum-99 or Mo-99 -- is used to create Technetium-99m. It is used in millions of diagnostic tests each year. NorthStar produces...
Gov. Evers: Announces Upgraded Bond Ratings for State of Wisconsin, State Continues to Make Economic Rebounds
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Multiple ratings agencies upgrade Wisconsin's bond rating based on state's strong fiscal performance under Evers AdministrationMADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the state of Wisconsin’s bond rating has been upgraded by multiple agencies. Kroll Bond Rating Agency upgraded its long-term rating to AAA from AA+ for General Obligation (GO) Bonds, and S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term rating to AA+...
Safe Communities: 4th annual International Overdose Awareness Day
Safe Communities partners will join communities around the world to remember those who have died or suffered permanent injury due to drug overdose.
Observed on the 31st of August every year, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) seeks to create better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change that reduces the...
Dept. of Safety and Professional Services: Secretary Dawn Crim assembles mass timber task force, looks to distinguish the Wisconsin commercial building code
MADISON, Wis. – In her ongoing effort to expand the use of mass timber—a family of manufactured wood products that can be used structurally or aesthetically in commercial buildings—Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim assembled a task force to inform the Commercial Building Code Council’s current code update work. Current CBCC Chair Richard Paur, a...
U.S. Dept. of Energy: NNSA Awards $37 Million to Promote U.S. Production of Critical Medical Isotope
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Wisconsin-Based Company Will Help Secure U.S. Supply of Mo-99 Used in 40,000 Medical Procedures Daily, Promote Nuclear Nonproliferation WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) issued two cooperative agreements worth a total of $37 million with a Wisconsin company to support the commercial production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), a...
