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Milwaukee, Wis. – After hitting the big Black Friday sales at major retailers, BBB encourages consumers to check out the small, local, and independent businesses participating in Small Business Saturday (SBS). This day celebrates small businesses and all they do for their communities.  Created in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday—the day after Black Friday—is a perfect...

MARSHFIELD – The Child Life and Expressive Therapies team welcomed Dolly to Marshfield Children’s Hospital this Monday. Dolly is a specially educated facility dog who will assist her Child Life handler helping pediatric patients cope while at a medical appointment, procedure or during a hospital stay. Marshfield Children’s Hospital is one of only two children’s hospitals in Wisconsin to have a facility dog.   Animal-assisted therapy can help...

Community celebration on Saturday, Feb. 1 Join Madison College on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at Pickle Pro Courts for a day filled with joy, community spirit, and celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bring your partner—whether in same-gender or mixed doubles—and step onto top-quality courts to compete...

Fox Cities, Wis. (November 26, 2024) – Now more than ever, small businesses need local support. Saturday, November 30 is Small Business Saturday, and the Fox Cities Chamber encourages local residents to support Fox Cities Businesses! Small Business Saturday was founded in 2010, and has quickly become an important part of small businesses’ busiest shopping season....

Milwaukee — Nov. 26, 2024 — Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE®), a leading authority in foreign credential evaluation, is collaborating with MyDocs™ to utilize MyDocs’™ MAPit™ technology to more efficiently create ECE’s credential evaluation reports and offer MyDocs Academic Profiles (MAPs™) to their institutional customers. With MAPit, ECE’s credential reports will deliver additional insights into international...

Through WIHEDC, $160,000 in grants support Wisconsin’s Indigenous business community Keshena, Wis., Nov. 26, 2024 — The Wisconsin Indigenous Housing & Economic Development Corporation (WIHEDC) just awarded 32 Indigenous-owned small businesses grants of $5,000 through a partnership with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). The grant program, which totaled $160,000, is intended to support economic...

Plus, A Christmas Carol Community Tickets Participating Organizations Announced November 26, 2024 (Milwaukee, WI) Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a timeless tale of hope and redemption that has been a cornerstone of Milwaukee Repertory Theater for more than 49 years, playing to over 1.5 million people, making it Milwaukee’s favorite holiday tradition.  Keeping with Milwaukee Rep’s mission to create positive...

By Larry Sandler  For WisBusiness.com -- With ridership running ahead of expectations on Amtrak’s new Borealis, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is studying whether to add a second daily round trip between Chicago, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities. At the same time, the agency’s rail chief says a...

Higher education leaders in Wisconsin stressed the importance of financial aid programs under the U.S. Department of Education continuing, even if incoming President Donald Trump follows through on his plan to eliminate the federal agency.  Speaking yesterday in Madison during a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon co-sponsored by WisPolitics, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Black Friday, traditionally the single busiest shopping day of the year, arrives a little late this year on November 29, with many stores advertising Black Friday prices much earlier. Instead of setting an alarm to brave crowds for deeply discounted items, dedicated shoppers are expected to look for deals online-- if they haven't already finished their...