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Oshkosh, Wis., May 14, 2025— Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation (GOEDC) is commemorating its tenth anniversary today while officially launching its 2025–2029 Future in Focus Investment Campaign, a five-year initiative designed to accelerate regional growth and innovation. During its first decade, GOEDC’s public-private partnership has supported 28 corporate expansions,fostered $471 million in new...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grants until 10 a.m. on June 9, 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently notified DATCP that the application window is now open. Eligible projects include those that focus on enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crop industries through research, education, or...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will be setting approximately 8,000 traps for spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) in 2025. The traps will be placed in 36 counties in western and central Wisconsin from mid-May through early July. Trap locations are determined according to a grid- and data-based system. Most traps will be set along public roadside rights-of-way, but...

Madison-based Realta Fusion is targeting the mid-2030s for commercial fusion energy production as it continues raising funds and growing its team.  “For some, that may sound like a long way away, but I think in the world of energy that we operate in, that’s actually a pretty normal project timeline … so that’s what...

-- Madison-based Realta Fusion is targeting the mid-2030s for commercial fusion energy production as it continues raising funds and growing its team.  “For some, that may sound like a long way away, but I think in the world of energy that we operate in, that’s actually a pretty normal project timeline … so that’s...

Kimberly, WI – Today, the State Assembly approved Assembly Bill 23, a bill that would establish a state Palliative Care Council.  The Wisconsin Hospice and Palliative Care Association (WiHPCA) strongly supports this legislation, which would ultimately help increase awareness and utilization of this specialized type of medical care throughout the state. The Assembly Committee on Health, Aging, and...

MILWAUKEE. — Mark and Shawn Bula, who used SBA financing to buy out investors in their 40-year-old family farm Signature Farms in Adams County, Wis., were named the runners-up for the National Small Business Person of the Year during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., last week during National Small Business Week. The Bulas were...

Today, the Governor's Interagency Council on Mental Health is asking Wisconsinites to provide input on how the State of Wisconsin can continue working to improve the mental health of our residents. You can make recommendations using this survey(opens external link) which is open until June 30. The council connects the dots across 10 state agencies to create a statewide action plan to...

Three alumni guest speakers and three students addressed 1,174 of their peers as they celebrated graduation from UW-Stout – Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University – on May 10. During three ceremonies in Johnson Fieldhouse, the alumni speakers all credited UW-Stout with helping them build connections, strengthen transformational relationships – both professional and personal – and shape them and...

MILWAUKEE, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With over half of employers (53%) already leveraging AI tools in their hiring and onboarding processes, ManpowerGroup today announced the launch of the Work Intelligence Lab. This groundbreaking initiative brings together the company's proprietary real-time data, global insights, and industry-leading research to help organizations and individuals navigate the rapidly changing future of work as artificial intelligence transforms...

MILWAUKEE_The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will award more than 3,300 degrees at its 132nd commencement on Sunday, May 18, at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. Degrees will be awarded at two ceremonies, one at 9 a.m. and one at 2 p.m. JoAnne Anton, president and CEO of Herb Kohl Philanthropies, will be...

Madison, WI - (May 12, 2025)  – Civic Media-owned The Recombobulation Area won six awards at the Milwaukee Press Club’s 2024 “Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism” competition. Awards included one gold, four silvers and one bronze honor. All of these awards came in the “Online Exclusively” category.  Since launching in 2019, The Recombobulation Area has won 19 awards from the...