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Madison, July 18, 2025 — Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin (ABC-WI) is celebrating a new record: 1,072 member companies and still growing. This achievement highlights the association’s commitment to safety training, investments in apprenticeship and building relationships between contractors across the state. “It’s exciting, but not surprising to see our membership grow,” said Kelly...

GREEN BAY, Wis. —Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country based on milk, congratulates Julie Callahan on her nomination by President Donald J. Trump to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador. Callahan’s nomination comes at a critical...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Joe Hamann, executive director of UW-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute.  Hamann discusses the recently opened Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab, located within the institute. The concept for the lab arose about a year ago, with a goal of helping manufacturers connect with campus and innovate with...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Joe Hamann, executive director of UW-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute.  Hamann discusses the recently opened Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab, located within the institute. The concept for the lab arose about a year ago, with a goal of helping manufacturers connect with campus and innovate with AI...

MADISON, Wis. — Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (District) and Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) are partnering to add more carbon-free solar energy to MGE's distribution grid. Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District plans to lease a tract of land to MGE to build an 8-megawatt solar array, called the Nine Springs Solar project. The land is located directly south of the Nine...

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Lee Za Ong, associate professor of counselor education and counseling psychology in Marquette University’s College of Education, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services worth $2.4 million to develop and expand experiential training opportunities to improve the distribution and supply of the behavioral health workforce. The...

Wauwatosa, WI – Wauwatosa School District Superintendent Dr. Demond Means has been named as the Grand Marshal of the 41st Annual United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Walk for Education on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at the lakefront at Veterans Park, 1010 N Lincoln Memorial Dr., in Milwaukee. “It is my honor to serve as...

MADISON –The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced 3,055,000 total nonfarm jobs in the state, according to June 2025 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Preliminary employment estimates for June 2025 showed Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked down to 3.2%, which is 0.9 percentage points below the national...

EAU CLAIRE – Starting Aug. 18, Marshfield Clinic Oakwood Center will provide urgent care services on weekdays, open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Marshfield Clinic made the decision to relocate urgent care services previously offered at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire to Marshfield Clinic Oakwood Center (3501 Golf Road, Eau Claire) where patients already...

The 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay had an estimated $80 million economic impact in Brown County, exceeding earlier projections by nearly $60 million.  That’s according to an economic impact report released yesterday by Experience Greater Green Bay that was conducted by market research firm Sportsimpacts. It focused on the local and statewide impacts...

-- The 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay had an estimated $80 million economic impact in Brown County, exceeding earlier projections by nearly $60 million.  That’s according to an economic impact report released yesterday by Experience Greater Green Bay that was conducted by market research firm Sportsimpacts. It focused on the local and statewide...