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NEENAH, Wis. – ThedaCare is releasing information about additional testing sites and dates to ensure access to COVID-19 testing in Northeast and Central Wisconsin. Testing will be coordinated through mobile testing units in the community. To best manage community spread of COVID-19, testing and contact tracing are critical. Testing gives health systems insight to...

MADISON, Wis. -- When La Crosse resident Daniel Milburn started experiencing shortness of breath in March, he thought it was just the latest manifestation of his lifelong asthma.  After all, he was a strong, physically active, and otherwise healthy 24-year-old. Turns out, Daniel’s symptoms were a result of something far more dire -- a rare pulmonary disease...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Shawn Jarosz, founder of consulting firm Trade Moves, talks about international trade issues affecting ag, organic labeling and other items with hosts Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel.

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” features Elmer Moore Jr., executive director of Scale Up Milwaukee, and Elizabeth Cizinsky, the group’s program manager.  This economic development initiative of the Greater Milwaukee Committee aims to support business growth in the region, holding a number of events and business accelerators. In the interview, they explain...

A Blue Mounds-based personal care products company called American Provenance has raised more than $63,500 in equity financing through an ongoing crowdfunding campaign.  Founder Kyle LaFond says he decided to launch the campaign after being frustrated by the lack of available capital in Wisconsin.  “As I’m going through the state and...

We appreciate the timely decision by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to issue the notice of intent to rescind and will be engaged in the next steps in the regulatory process. We share a common interest with the public in maintaining the integrity and transparency of the regulatory process in Wisconsin. The need for the Cardinal-Hickory...

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has released its 2021 Community Impact Grants Program Request for Partnerships. The overarching goal of theCommunity Impact Grant Program is to advance health equity in Wisconsin by supporting community-academic partnership initiatives that address the social determinants of health and root causes of health inequities and...

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (July 1, 2021) – Road America and EnTech Solutions have partnered to bring clean energy electric vehicle (EV) charging capabilities to the patrons of Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This "Go Green" initiative will provide free clean energy EV charging for Road America guests for the 2021 season beginning in mid-July. EnTech Solutions, a full-service clean energy...

Investment in intermodal container stations and statewide transportation infrastructure will help Wisconsin's agriculture sector grow and be competitive on a national and international scale. That's one of the takeaways from The June 30 World Trade Association virtual event on boosting the state's international ag trade through improvements at Port Milwaukee and around the state.

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MILWAUKEE-- Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup Chairman & CEO has been elected Chair of the JA Worldwide Board of Governors. Prising will lead a diverse Board charged with shaping the global footprint of an organization dedicated to equipping more than 12 million young people each year with the employment and entrepreneurship skillsets to succeed in 100 countries.