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MADISON – Today the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the five finalists competing in this year’s Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns, in-person, on Aug. 18 during Forward Festival, Wisconsin's largest technology and entrepreneurship festival. At Pressure Chamber, emerging companies will pitch to national investors, business executives and a live audience. The winning...

MILWAUKEE (July 30, 2021) — Spectrum today announced a donation of $10,000 to Benedict Center, as part of the company’s national community philanthropic program, Spectrum Employee Community Grants, part of a $1 million programming commitment through year-end 2021. The funding will support Benedict Center’s Women’s Harm Reduction Program. The program helps provide effective substance use and...

-- FluGen is reporting positive results from a “human challenge” study, in which participants were purposefully exposed to a flu virus to test vaccine efficacy.  FluGen, based in Madison, is undertaking the study with the support of a $15.4 million Department of Defense grant. Published recently in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, the study...

MADISON, Wis. (Aug. 2, 2021) — Savant Wealth Management, a nationally recognized, fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, with a location also in Madison, continues to be recognized throughout the financial services industry as a top ranked registered investment advisor (RIA) firm. Financial Advisor, a leading financial trade publication, has ranked Savant No. 43 in its 2021...

Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. ­– Foley & Lardner LLP is proud to announce that Andrew Wronski and David Sanders have been named managing partners of Foley’s Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. offices, respectively, both effective as of August 1, 2021. Wronski succeeds partner Linda Benfield, who held the position since 2011 and was elevated to the firm’s Management Committee earlier this year. Sanders succeeds partner Scott Fredericksen, who served...

Dane Dances is excited to kick-off our 22nd season this Friday August 6, 2021 with Media Hosts Judith Davidoff, Editor, Dylan Brogan, Reporter with ISTHMUS, and Community Host Juan Jose Lopez of Lopez Consulting Services, LLC.  The dancing starts with DJ Pain 1 at 5:30 PM. Get up–Get down with Madison best Salsa band...

Brookfield, Wis. – August 4, 2021 - Device donations will be accepted at multiple locations until September 10th. Monetary donations are accepted at https://Computers.givesmart.com  Devices that can be refurbished or repaired will be given to robotics teams, STEM schools and other students in need in the Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha areas. Monetary donations will fund repairs, new...

Wisconsin Dells, WI. – H.H. Bennett Studio & Museum, one of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s 12 historic sites and museums, has reopened for in-person experiences. The site is open Thursday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. until closing day of the season on Sunday, October 31, 2021. Guests can purchase general admission tickets at the museum...

MADISON, WI – Even though International Talk Like a Pirate Day isn’t until September 19, you can still let your Jolly Roger flag fly throughout the month of Arrrgh-gust. All you have to do is lift a glass in celebration of National Rum Month (National Rum Day is Aug. 16).  “It really is a...