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MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Mackenzie House in the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 2025. The building was originally constructed in 1966 in Madison, Dane County. The Mackenzie House is in a small residential neighborhood surrounded by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. The single-family...

Milwaukee, Wis. – With the school year starting again, social media is full of adorable back-to-school photos. Often, these pictures feature a child holding a “first day of school” sign with basic information, such as their name and grade.While these photos are a great way to capture yearly milestones, the information shared in these photos can pose a security...

Republican lawmakers are seeking to create a “farmland link” program that would help connect potential buyers with agricultural land.  Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Clint Moses, R-Menomonie, this week began circulating a cosponsorship memo for the legislation, LRB-3225/1 and LRB 4320/1, which would create the program.  It would be...

-- Republican lawmakers are seeking to create a “farmland link” program that would help connect potential buyers with agricultural land.  Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Clint Moses, R-Menomonie, this week began circulating a cosponsorship memo for the legislation, LRB-3225/1 and LRB 4320/1, which would create the program.  It would...

Main Street Business Owners Report Improving Conditions in July MADISON, WI (August 12, 2025) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.7 points in July to 100.3, slightly above the 52-year average of 98. Contributing most to the rise in the Optimism Index were respondents reporting better business conditions and reporting that it is a good time...

BROOKFIELD, WIS. 一 Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Lee Turner as its new General Manager. A seasoned mortgage professional with over 20 years of industry experience, Turner brings a collaborative, service-first leadership style and a proven track record in loan origination, sales, and operations management. In his new role, Turner will...

Washington, D.C. — Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress made the largest cuts to health care in American history, and now the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has confirmed the bill will strip health care from more than 15 million people. It will raise costs for everyone, regardless of where they get their insurance, and send shockwaves through hard-working families just...

Full day of career-building opportunities ends with “Pride Through the Decades” cocktail celebration Madison, WI — August 12, 2025 — The OPEN Foundation will host its LGBTQIA+ Career Summit on Thursday, October 3, 2025, at Madison College, bringing together job seekers, inclusive employers, and community leaders for a day of networking, professional growth, and...

The fallout from Donald Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill is happening now, causing severe damage to health care as we know it. Donald Trump and Republicans slashed more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and are taking away tax credits that make health care more affordable for middle-class Americans. The bill...

Fond du Lac, WI – August 12, 2025 – Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Paul Krikau, Ph.D., as its new Executive Director. Dr. Krikau brings over 20 years of leadership experience in higher education, arts programming, and community engagement. He recently served as Dean of...

Madison, August 12, 2025 —  More people are choosing construction apprenticeships to further their careers. Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin (ABC-WI) is celebrating a new record: More than 2,600 apprentices are now enrolled in the association’s apprenticeship program. Of those, 679 apprentices are beginning their first year. This number is up by nearly 100 from the year before,...

Milwaukee, Wis. – August 12, 2025 – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Consortium on Public and Community Health (the Consortium) has appointed Jewish Family Services, Inc., (JFS) Interim President/CEO and Vice President of Housing and Residential Services Daniel Fleischman as the newest representative of the nine-member board that provides oversight of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment’s (AHW’s) investments and support of community...

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after a new report was released that shows premiums for health care insurance bought through the Affordable Care Act open marketplace are set to increase an average of 16% in Wisconsin, with some as high as 34.5%. These rate hikes are in large part due to Republicans’ refusal...

MIDDLETON, Wis. (Aug. 12, 2025) — Faith Technologies Incorporated™ (FTI), a national leader in engineering, construction, manufacturing and clean energy, is pleased to announce that Eric Dorn, Project Manager – Electrical Risk Management, will be a featured presenter at the 2025 Cardinal EHS Summit, taking place August 25–28 at the Marriott Madison West in Middleton, Wisconsin. Dorn will...

MADISON – Wisconsin companies on average will pay 3.2% less in worker's compensation insurance rates starting Oct. 1, 2025, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today with the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI). The lower rates reflect Wisconsin employers' attention to workplace safety for the benefit of workers and...