WisBusiness

Milwaukee, Wis. – Natural disasters can leave homeowners with flooding, roof damage, and plumbing issues. Vehicles can get flooded and sustain tree damage. As the cleanup begins, homeowners and vehicle owners need to figure out their next steps and how they will pay for repairs. They must navigate insurance claims and policies as they assess the damage. The Better...

MADISON, Wis. — After 25 years of serving local families as a nonprofit hospice, Agrace had two solid reasons for opening—of all things—a thrift store! Not only would the store generate funds to support Agrace’s nonprofit mission, but it would also create a place for patients’ families to donate the accumulated household items their loved ones were leaving...

-- The latest episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Hilary Stohs-Krause, co-owner and senior developer at Ten Forward Consulting in Madison and a board member for Forward Festival.  The 12th annual technology and entrepreneurship festival began yesterday and runs through Aug. 19, with dozens of events throughout the Madison area. 

(Milwaukee, WI) Double Vision: Art from Jesuit University Collections opens on Friday, August 20, 2021 at the Haggerty Museum of Art and closes on Sunday, December 19, 2021. This exhibition is inspired by the Stations of the Cross, a fourteen-step devotion that commemorates the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. In place of the traditional Passion narrative, fourteen themes...

Milwaukee, Aug. 12, 2021 - The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) was recently awarded funding from the American Heart Association (AHA) for a grant that aims to uncover why Black and African American women are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular complications after breast cancer, and what medical providers can do to affect, predict, and prevent vascular damage.

MILWAUKEE, WI August 12, 2021 -- Westown Association, in partnership with NEWaukee, is excited to share that the Milwaukee Night Market presented by Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C. returns next week on Wednesday, August 18, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on West Wisconsin Avenue between 2nd Street and Vel R. Phillips Avenue.  The Night Market is a one-of-a-kind,...

MADISON, Wis.—Aug. 12, 2021—COVID-19 has affected how we do so many things. Getting health care is no different. With the renewed emphasis on safety, telehealth (also known as telemedicine) has exploded in popularity. Technology allows patients to get routine care without ever leaving home—using a mobile device, computer, or phone. Telehealth can save people time and money when they...

MADISON – Comprehensive customer service and technology improvement efforts underway at the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development will get a major boost thanks to the award of Tiger Team support from the U.S. Department of Labor. Designed to promote equitable access, improve responsiveness, ensure timely payment of benefits and prevent and detect organized fraud,...

A new report from the Clean Energy Trust and Environmental Entrepreneurs shows Wisconsin's clean energy industries lost more than 7,000 jobs over the course of last year. The majority of 2020 job losses were in the energy efficiency sector, which employs more workers than the rest of Wisconsin's clean energy sectors combined. The Clean...