WisBusiness

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Katherine Sager, chief consulting officer at Nordic Consulting.  This Madison-based firm provides various services for the health care industry in the United States, Canada and Europe, ranging from staffing to health IT support and more. It has more than 700 health care customers, including large...

Welcome to Wisconsin, Microsoft. Your highly anticipated artificial intelligence data center in Mount Pleasant is quickly becoming a reality, and many in our state have welcomed the project. But AI technology comes with enormous energy demands, and your data center is on the verge of being used to push Wisconsin backwards in the fight for clean energy...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced new record highs for jobs and employment during August 2024, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is the fourth consecutive monthly record for state employment, highlighting the unprecedented number of workers participating in Wisconsin's economy. During the same time, the...

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) is notifying residents of the various ways to participate in or observe the pending electric and natural gas utility rate cases coming before the Commission this fall. Members of the public who want to comment at a public hearing can do so by attending physically...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board election results. The following soybean producers started their three-year terms as elected members of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board on September 1, 2024: District 2: Justin Bauer, Eau ClaireBuffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Digital Impact Initiative (DII), a project of Priorities USA, has awarded 14 grants to organizations who aim to grow in their digital capacity in advance of the 2024 election.The DII Grant Program was created to support the smart use of digital at the grassroots level in competitive states, and supports organizations that are looking to invest and...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges all individuals interested in participating in fall hunting to enroll in a Hunter Education class now. Fall is a busy time for Hunter Education classes, which are run and scheduled by volunteer instructors. As the fall season progresses, volunteer time may decrease as they...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Watertown is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes lead service line replacement throughout the city of Watertown. Activities related to this project...

Generative AI travelsolution empowers employees, streamlines operations and elevates travel services OSHKOSH, Wis. (Sept. 19, 2024) — Fox World Travel, a leading travel company recognized by Forbes  as  one of America's Best Small Employers, proudly launches Colby AI™, an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) travel technology assistant for Fox World Travel advisors, set to transform the travel industry. With...

A multi-disciplinary approach to fighting human disease and viruses, work rooted in a private research institute on the UW-Madison campus, will be on display at the Sept. 24 Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in Madison.Researchers from the Morgridge Institute for Research, a private biomedical research body housed within the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, will talk about their work during...

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ManpowerGroup released its 2023-2024 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report — Working to Change the World: Creating Global Impact, One Job at a Time. The fourth annual report details ManpowerGroup's advancements across its strategic ESG pillars of Planet, People & Prosperity, and Principles of Governance, highlighting significant progress in upskilling initiatives, expanded commitments to preparing the workforce for...

Department of Commerce Announces Grants Across Nine States Highlight Thriving U.S. Semiconductor Industry Today, the Biden-Harris Administration awarded nearly $5 million to 17 small businesses across nine states under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The SBIR Phase I awards will fund research projects to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an...