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On Friday, August 23, 2024, Chris Hegeman, Manager of Bliffert Lumber, was elected to the Board of Directors of BLD Connection, where he will serve as the NLBMDA Representative from 2024 to 2027. Following this appointment, Hegeman was also installed on the Board of Directors of the NLBMDA in Savannah, Georgia, in early October. BLD Connection,...

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (October 23, 2024) – Wisconsin PGA Junior Foundation selected as the 2025 Golf Galaxy / DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation’s “Sports Matter Program grant recipient. With a $5,000 grant WPGA announces the expansion of the Junior Cup Golf Tournaments Series for the 2025 golf season.    WPGA has partnered with the Junior Cup Golf committee...

Building off the momentum of the DNC’s Snapchat campaign, Democrats are harnessing enthusiasm among young voters, encouraging students to vote early in critical races for the White House, House, and SenateToday, the DNC launched an expansive, mid-six figure ad campaign reaching out to young voters on college campuses across battleground states and districts. The campaign reaches nearly 30 college...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 – WEST ALLIS, WIS – The City of West Allis will host Haunted Honey Creek on Friday, Oct. 25 at Honey Creek Park (8405 W. National Ave.) from 4 – 9 p.m.  The Halloween-themed, all-ages event features cemetery tours, paranormal investigators, campfire ghost stories and s’mores, tarot card...

MADISON, WIS. – More than 550 companies from across the globe traveled to attend and showcase new technologies at the 2024 World Dairy Expo Trade Show. Representatives from 41 states and 22 countries visited with Expo attendees, taking advantage of the large, diverse crowd at the Alliant Energy Center, who enjoy looking through the engaging booths throughout...

OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from Lake Winnebago during the 2025 sturgeon spearing season to buy their license by Oct. 31, 2024. There are an unlimited number of licenses available for Lake Winnebago, and residents and nonresidents can purchase a license...

Create Wisconsin will present the 2024 Creative Community Champions Awards to 14 Wisconsin municipal arts advisory committees.  The awards will be presented to elected officials and local leaders representing these committees at the League of Wisconsin Municipalities’ Annual Conference in Middleton on October 24, 2024.  Create Wisconsin has presented these awards to civic champions of the arts...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association – presented Representative Jessie Rodriguez with a Working for Wisconsin Award. Rep. Rodriguez was honored for her work during the most recent legislative session. The Working for Wisconsin Award recognizes legislators who supported specific pro-growth policies and earned...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association – presented Representative Alex Dallman with a Working for Wisconsin Award. Rep. Dallman was honored for his work during the most recent legislative session. The Working for Wisconsin Award recognizes legislators who supported specific pro-growth policies and earned...

Realistic Builders, a family-owned, luxury and contemporary home builder in Southeastern Wisconsin, announced that its President and CEO, Adam Billingsley, has been named to Pro Builder’s 2024 Forty Under 40 list. This recognition honors young leaders, innovators, and disruptors in the housing industry who are transforming the future of home building.

-- Early research on cancer drugs that use SHINE Technologies’ Illumira product found they could extend patients’ lifespans and more effectively treat kidney and prostate cancer, the Janesville company announced.  The business and WARF Therapeutics, the drug discovery program of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, recently released findings from research conducted at UW-Madison’s Advanced Radiotheranostics Lab. It focused on two...

Early research on cancer drugs that use SHINE Technologies’ Illumira product found they could extend patients’ lifespans and more effectively treat kidney and prostate cancer, the Janesville company announced.  The business and WARF Therapeutics, the drug discovery program of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, recently released findings from research conducted at UW-Madison’s Advanced Radiotheranostics...