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In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski puts a spotlight on this year’s World Dairy Expo, which kicks off tomorrow in Madison.  “It’s a big deal, and we are so happy and proud to host it here in America’s dairyland,” Romanski said, adding “it’s estimated to be about 56,000 people...

Eau Claire, WI – The Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA) is excited to announce the New North Talent Campaigns have won a 2024 Community and Economic Development Award (CEDA) in the Talent Attraction, Development, and Retention category. The CEDA Awards were established by WEDA to recognize economic development projects, businesses, and organizations that have made significant contributions...

Culminating more than a decade of planning and construction, co-owners ITC Midwest, ATC and Dairyland Power Cooperative have completed the western half of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project, allowing the entire 102-mile line to be placed in service on Sept. 26, 2024. The new 345,000-volt (345-kV) Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line is now providing a vital pathway...

Washington, D.C. – If proposals to raise the corporate tax rate to 28 percent are enacted next year, workers in Wisconsin would lose between $577 million and $1.3 billion in annual wages, according to a new analysis released today by the Alliance for Competitive Taxation (ACT) and the Tax Foundation. Tax issues are front-and-center on...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Clifton Phelps, vice president of business development for JCP Construction.  This family-owned general contracting business has been operating in Milwaukee for 15 years, and has played a role in several high-profile projects in Wisconsin’s largest city. That includes the first Northwestern Mutual tower in 2016-2018 and the Milwaukee Bucks arena.  Phelps...

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s “In Defense of Water” project has received its third grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, worth $4.2 million, to continue developing novel, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment, treat sewage, and provide clean drinking water and a framework for emergency response to water contamination. The partnership...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Clifton Phelps, vice president of business development for JCP Construction.  This family-owned general contracting business has been operating in Milwaukee for 15 years, and has played a role in several high-profile projects in Wisconsin’s largest city. That includes the first Northwestern Mutual tower in 2016-2018...

Dane County’s Henry Vilas Zoo is proud to announce that they have received another five years of accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The comprehensive accreditation process includes a substantial application that is followed up by an on-site inspection conducted by a team of trained professionals from zoos and aquariums across the country. The...

Racine County, WI – Lee & Associates of Illinois and Cushman & Wakefield Boerke of Wisconsin in partnership with the Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC) held its 9th annual Real Estate Showcase on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at Gateway Technical College iMET Center in Sturtevant, WI. The Real Estate Showcase offered industrial developers a...

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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has confirmed that an unvaccinated 2-year-old gelding in Marathon County has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). It is the state’s first confirmed case of EEE in a horse this year. DATCP has not had a reported case of EEE in Wisconsin since...