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(Green Bay, Wis.) – The Port of Green Bay saw 137,725 tons of material and raw goods pass through the port during June, compared to 123,794 tons during the the month of May. Current year-to-date totals are down 47% compared to the same time frame last season. “While the season’s slow start is still affecting the...

Fish Creek, Wisconsin — Peninsula Players Theatre will host a Pre-Show Seminar with mystery scholar and author Christopher Chan on Wednesday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the theater in conjunction with its production of “Misery” by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King.  Chan will discuss King’s career and explore the world-renowned author’s influence on the...

Waukesha, Wisconsin, July 14, 2025 — HRG’s vice president of strategic relations, Dave Wendland, will be presenting a continuing education session at Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s ThoughtSpot in July. The session, “Gaining Shelf Control,” is Friday, July 18, 2025, 1-2 p.m., and will provide independent pharmacists practical strategies to optimize category arrangement, shelf inventory, stocking levels, and product...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Many people are looking forward to fun festivals this summer. As usual, scammers are taking advantage of the building excitement. This time, they are cashing in with phony tickets—and even fake events. How the scam worksYou see a fantastic deal on tickets to a summer festival in your area, usually through a link...

Fund Will Invest in Early-Stage Wisconsin Startups Beloit, Wisconsin –Mastercraft Ventures, which was launched in January, has raised $6.2M as a result of its most recent closing. The fund is based in Rock County, but will invest across Wisconsin. Mastercraft Ventures is the eighth venture capital fund supported by the Badger Fund...

Funds Will Help Organization Enhance Workforce Development Training Throughout Dane County MADISON, Wis. (July 12, 2025) – Spectrum today announced Operation Fresh Start has received $50,000 through Spectrum Community Center Assist (SCCA), the company’s $30 million philanthropic initiative to revitalize local community centers and invest in job training programs in underserved rural and urban neighborhoods...

Madison, WI, July 11, 2025 – On Thursday, July 10, 2025, a group of offensive linemen, tight ends, coaches, and staff from the University of Wisconsin football team set their pads and whistles aside and picked up cleaning supplies and paint brushes and sorted donated product to help Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin provide more food to...

FORT ATKINSON, WISCONSIN (July 10, 2025) – Spacesaver Corporation, a 100% employee-owned design and manufacturing organization specializing in providing fully integrated storage solutions for installation in the United States, Canada, and around the world, has promoted Dave Witte to Vice President of Operations. “Dave has been an integral part of Spacesaver for the past...

Mastercraft Ventures in Beloit has raised $6.2 million in funding and aims to begin deploying capital by the fourth quarter of this year.  That’s according to Managing Director Mason Cook, who discussed the path ahead for the fund in an interview Friday. It launched earlier this year with a $2.4 million investment from the...

The new budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers includes a workers’ compensation fee schedule for hospital charges — a compromise on an issue that for years has pitted the state’s business lobby against the health care industry.  Scott Manley, executive vice president of government affairs for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, says the fee schedule...

-- The new budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers includes a workers’ compensation fee schedule for hospital charges -- a compromise on an issue that for years has pitted the state’s business lobby against the health care industry.  Scott Manley, executive vice president of government affairs for Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, says the fee...

Early-stage investment in Wisconsin continues to decline from its 2021 peak as the state is largely missing out on AI-related investment activity.  Wisconsin last year saw about $374 million in early-stage capital raised through 92 deals, according to figures collected by the Wisconsin Technology Council and presented yesterday at a luncheon event in downtown...