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MADISON – Three projects that will provide housing to extremely low-income elderly and disabled residents have been awarded a total of $1.3 million in National Housing Trust Fund financing by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA). The projects, in Madison, McFarland and Fond du Lac, previously received state andfederal 4% housing tax...

-- A little over a week into the application period for the Main Street Bounceback Grants program, regional economic development groups are seeing high levels of interest from local businesses.  “We’ve gotten over 100 inquiries and this week we’ve already received seven or eight completed applications,” said Dennis Lawrence, executive director of the North...

A little over a week into the application period for the Main Street Bounceback Grants program, regional economic development groups are seeing high levels of interest from local businesses.  “We’ve gotten over 100 inquiries and this week we’ve already received seven or eight completed applications,” said Dennis Lawrence, executive director of the North Central...

Contact: Isaac Zarecki – (715) 423-2070 ext. 4 Tom Lochner – (715) 459-2343 WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – Wisconsin’s role as the nation’s cranberry producing powerhouse will continue in 2021. According to projections released by the U.S. Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC), Wisconsin growers will harvest an estimated 4.7 million barrels of fruit this fall....

Madison, Wis. — Today, PETA filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging it to investigate the University of Wisconsin–Madison for violating the federal Animal Welfare Act numerous times since January in its treatment of monkeys in its laboratories. PETA uncovered the violations through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the National Institutes of Health...

Milwaukee, WI (August 17, 2021) – The City on a Hill board of directors announced today that it has named Art Serna as CEO. Serna, who joined the organization in August of 2020, will lead City on A Hill at a significant time in its history as the organization expands its service offerings to address the needs of...

SUN PRAIRIE, WI – Training to be a firefighter requires commitment. At the Maine Fire Service Institute (MFSI), leaders also understand that the right training equipment, along with local support, is also needed. As Jim Graves relates, “They say it takes a village to raise a child. In Maine, it takes a state to train a firefighter.”

MADISON-- Madison Reading Project is inviting teachers and the Dane County community to join together to bring new, diverse books to area elementary and middle school classrooms just in time for the new school year. With the COVID-19 pandemic stretching school district budgets, many cannot afford to purchase the necessary new books with current...