WisBusiness

MILWAUKEE – As Milwaukee County continues early design and planning efforts in an effort to replace the outdated, crumbling, nearly 100-year-old Public Safety Building, it has selected Gilbane | Cullen, a Joint Venture, to serve as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the project. This team will provide valuable expertise as the preconstruction and conceptual design...

Number of responses increased by 10,000 from 2023 to 2024 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has released an updated report finding that emergency medical services (EMS) in Wisconsin responded to over 140,000 falls in 2024, representing a staggering 21% of all 911-related ambulance runs in 2024. This week marks Falls Prevention Week, and DHS...

WHITEWATER, Wis., Sept. 22,2025 – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of The Element, a 23-unit, 87-bed student housing property in Whitewater, Wisconsin.  “The Element presented a rare opportunity to acquire purpose-built student housing in...

The building will integrate 174,400 square feet of manufacturing, warehouse, and officespace. Kenosha, Wisconsin – McShane Construction Company was selected to provide design-build construction services for a 174,367-square-foot build-to-suit industrial facility. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the client will use the facility for manufacturing and warehousing metal products. “This facility is tailored...

Session focused on driving community-based digital skilling for diverse/underserved populations NEW NORTH, Sept. 22, 2025 – A free event designed to explore practical ways to support digital inclusion across generations and capacities – The Age of Influence: Building Connected Futures – is being held Oct. 7 from 8:30-11 a.m. at the Kroc Community Center...

MADISON - Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group opened voting for the 10th Annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest on Monday morning. Since its inception in 2016, the contest has garnered more than 1.5 million votes from Wisconsinites, highlighting the manufacturing industry’s economic output, career opportunities and innovative products. Past champions...

MADISON, Wis. – Over the past few months, University of Wisconsin–Madison women’s sports fans may have started to see much more of UW Health. That is because UW Health is now the official title sponsor for all UW Athletics women’s sports, the only such partnership in all of NCAA athletics. This...

-- Wisconsin clean water advocates are pushing back against a measure they say could pose a risk to public health and turn back the clock on progress addressing PFAS contamination.  At issue is the U.S. Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision to again allow the Department of Defense...

Wisconsin clean water advocates are pushing back against a measure they say could pose a risk to public health and turn back the clock on progress addressing PFAS contamination.  At issue is the U.S. Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision to again allow the Department of Defense to...

MADISON | Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF), a science-based conservation nonprofit, urges the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to keep the 2009 Endangerment Finding in place and to maintain the greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines. WGF is submitting detailed comments opposing the EPA’s proposed rule (Federal Register Number 2025-14572). WGF’s comments...

Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin’s Medical Examining Board (MEB) has been recognized as a Wellbeing First Champion by ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare, led by the Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation. The designation is a recognition that the MEB’s license applications are free from overly broad and invasive mental health questions. “Our licensed...

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. FifthColor, one of the nation’s fastest growing independent marketing agencies, will mark its 350th professional sporting event at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, on September 26-28. FifthColor has been servicing the United States-hosted Ryder Cup tournaments since 1995.  “As an omnichannel agency, we connect with audiences...