UW-Green Bay: UW-Green Bay and Sheboygan area manufacturers unveil new training program
Green Bay, Wis. — Current and prospective UW-Green Bay students have a new option to earn a competitive wage while receiving tuition reimbursement and networking, training and experience in a key business sector in Wisconsin. Through the Future Leaders in Manufacturing program, regional mid-and-small-size businesses have positions available for students to work and learn valuable leadership skills at minimal...
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Reminds processors to apply for dairy processor grant through January 17
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for the next round of Dairy Processor Grants through January 17, 2025.
A total of $200,000 is available for this round of Dairy Processor Grants, as part of the biennial budget signed by Governor Evers....
Institute for Reforming Government: Alesha Guenther joins IRG as marketing and communications director
DELAFIELD, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) is thrilled to announce Alesha Guenther as the organization’s Marketing and Communications Director. Alesha will promote IRG’s mission of building bridges, connecting people to policy, and solving kitchen table issues to stakeholders, donors, and members of the media. She can be reached at AG@ReformingGovernment.org.
“We are thrilled...
FRI AM News: WisBusiness: the Podcast with Ben Miller, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin; Milwaukee-area higher ed institutions gearing up for ‘enrollment cliff,’ AI shifts
-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Ben Miller, vice president of industry relations at Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.
He discusses the impact of the dairy industry in Wisconsin and the landscape going into 2025, touching on dairy farmer worries and opportunities as well as what’s ahead for the industry more...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Ben Miller, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Ben Miller, vice president of industry relations at Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.
He discusses the impact of the dairy industry in Wisconsin and the landscape going into 2025, touching on dairy farmer worries and opportunities as well as what’s ahead for the industry more broadly....
Marquette University: Biomedical sciences professor receives $2.4 million NIH grant award to study treatments for stress-related neuropsychiatric conditions
MILWAUKEE — Dr. Matthew Hearing, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the Marquette University College of Health Sciences, has been awarded an R01 grant worth $2.42 million from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health to develop more effective approaches for treating a range of debilitating stress-related neuropsychiatric illnesses.
Deficits in cognitive...
First Supply: Ushers in 2025 with strategic advancements and innovation
MADISON, WI, January 9, 2025 – As First Supply looks to the year ahead the company is excited to share several key initiatives that solidify its position as a leader in the distribution industry. These include the launch of a redesigned website, the promotion of Rick Viviani to Director of Sales, and the much-anticipated opening of a...
Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year: Finalists announced
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MADISON – Nearly two dozen Wisconsin manufacturers have been selected as finalists for the 36th Annual Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards.The MOTY program, sponsored by Baker Tilly, Michael Best & Fredrich LLP, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), recognizes the state’s top manufacturers of all...
UW-Stout: Packaging, UW-EC nursing professors’collaboration seeks to improve patient safety, environmentalsustainability, economic efficiency
Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout packaging Program Director Min DeGrusonand UW-Eau Claire nursing Professor Charlotte Sortedahl are collaborating across colleges anddisciplines to improve patient safety, environmental sustainability and economic efficiency.For their endeavors, they were awarded a Universities of Wisconsin 2024 UW Innovation Grant fortheir proposal, “Driving Innovation and Value in Education Through Collaboration of Nursing andPackaging...
Reports detail minority underrepresentation among state’s businesses
Black, Latino and Native American businesses remain underrepresented in Wisconsin’s economy, a series of UW-Madison reports show.
The university’s Community Economic Development program recently released the reports on Black, Latino, Asian, and Native-owned companies in the state, detailing their growth over time as well as persistent challenges for each minority group.
THU AM News: Reports detail minority underrepresentation among state’s businesses; DOR report highlights projections for personal income, employment
-- Black, Latino and Native American businesses remain underrepresented in Wisconsin’s economy, a series of UW-Madison reports show.
The university’s Community Economic Development program recently released the reports on Black, Latino, Asian, and Native-owned companies in the state, detailing their growth over time as well as persistent challenges for each minority group.


