WisBusiness

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is pleased to announce the hire of Lorenzo Cruz as Vice President – Government Relations. Cruz brings over three decades of experience to the role and will lead WBA’s advocacy efforts, primarily at the state level. “Lorenzo is a top professional in the field of government relations, and we...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association (DBA), Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, welcomed an announcement today that Wisconsin farmers will have access to $50 million more in assistance to help recover financial losses due to the pandemic. Gov. Tony Evers said the money will be dispersed as direct payments through the Wisconsin Farm...

Milwaukee, Wis. — HGA is pleased to welcome Angie Choy Edwards as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Edwards succeeds Kent Mainquist, who retired from HGA after 22 years of service; Mainquist will serve as an advisor through the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition. Edwards joins HGA with more than 25 years...

Stevens Point, Wisconsin (August 18, 2021) - Worzalla, an employee-owned company specializing in printing high-quality children’s books, movie tie-in books and cookbooks, for the third year in a row collected over 500 pounds of school supplies as part of Project Fresh Start, a United Way of Portage County Volunteer Center program. Project Fresh Start provides free school supplies for fourth to...

MADISON, WIS. –  On behalf of the Klussendorf Association, World Dairy Expo® is pleased to share that Ken Main and Peter Vail, along with their Cutting Edge prefix, have been selected as the twelfth recipients of the Robert “Whitey” McKown Master Breeder Award. This award honors exemplary breeders and herds that have been successful at showing and judging dairy...

Contact: Jonathan Fera              414-286-8220jofera@milwaukee.gov MILWAUKEE, WI – Port Milwaukee has earned the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, an operating administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Deputy Administrator Craig Middlebrook congratulated Port Milwaukee in a video message during the Board of Harbor Commissioners’ August meeting.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) supports the recommendation that some immunocompromised people are recommended and eligible to get an additional dose of Pfizer (ages 12 and up) or Moderna (ages 18 and up) COVID-19 vaccine following a completed series. “Our nation’s leading medical experts have reviewed the available data and made this...

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 18, 2021-- Although it's the leading cause of death for children under 19, according to the National Cancer Institute, childhood cancer research only receives 4% of funding from the federal cancer budget. Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, is advancing the search for better treatments and cures for pediatric cancer and supporting the next generation of...