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(April 4, 2024) Appleton, WI – Consolidated Construction Co., Inc. hosted its annual “Consolidated for a Cause” event on Friday, March 8th. The fundraiser brought together Consolidated Construction employees at the Hilton Paper Valley Hotel and Convention Center in Appleton, WI. The event was a success, as the attendees and sponsors raised $18,337 for the Honor Flight...

April 8, 2024 The final production of Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 70th Anniversary Season is Nina Simone: Four Women, running April 16 – May 12, 2024, in the Quadracci Powerhouse. Written by Christina Ham and directed by Milwaukee native Malkia Stampley, Nina Simone: Four Women is a play with music that Broadway World calls “Entertaining, enlightening, and educational…a stirring portrait of a tortured artist yearning to have...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - April 8, 2024 – On April 7, Xcel Energy’s Wisconsin and Michigan operating company, Northern States Power-Wisconsin, is commemorating 100 years of service to the communities it serves and reaffirming its dedication to powering customers’ homes and businesses while leading the clean energy transition. The company’s journey began when Northern States...

Two co-owner utilities of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project – ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative – are appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Court of Appeals) to lift the preliminary injunction order issued by the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin that halted a land exchange...

MADISON, Wis.—April 8, 2024—The 2023 WPS Health Solutions® Corporate Social Responsibility Report, “Mental Health is Health,” is now available on wpshealthsolutions.com. The report details the company’s commitment to good mental health along with an overview of how various lines of business at WPS Health Solutions supported mental health initiatives in 2023. During the year, WPS worked...

NEENAH, Wis. (April 1, 2024) – Reach Counseling, a sexual assault service provider in the Fox Valley, and its partners are raising awareness this April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year's theme is “Building Connected Communities,” via the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. “When people really feel like they're part of their community, they look out...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Scams can impact every business, regardless of location, size, or industry. But they are especially a problem for small businesses.  Local businesses and start-ups often don’t have the cyber security support or established accounting processes of larger companies. This can make them more vulnerable to scams. Fortunately, knowledge is the best protection. If you own...

MADISON, Wis. (April 8, 2024) — During National Volunteer Month in April, the American Red Cross asks donors to help protect the blood supply by making and keeping blood or platelet donation appointments in the weeks ahead. Donors of all blood types – especially type O blood donors and those giving platelets – are needed now to...

-- ThedaCare’s Neenah facility has been using AI-assisted robotic helpers in recent weeks to lessen the workload on nurses and other hospital workers.  The health system on Friday announced ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah is the first hospital in Wisconsin to deploy the Moxi robotic solutions system, developed by Texas-based robotics firm Diligent Robotics.  “We have been exploring innovative ways to support...

ThedaCare’s Neenah facility has been using AI-assisted robotic helpers in recent weeks to lessen the workload on nurses and other hospital workers.  The health system on Friday announced ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah is the first hospital in Wisconsin to deploy the Moxi robotic solutions system, developed by Texas-based robotics firm Diligent Robotics. 

NEENAH, Wis. – ThedaCare is enhancing the patient care experience with the implementation of robotic automation across multiple nursing units. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah is the first hospital in Wisconsin to deploy the Moxi robotic solutions to support care teams so they can focus on what they do best: patient care. Nurses and other...

WEST BEND – The West Bend Theater reported today that ticket sales reached 25,000 in 2023, a sharp increase from previous years. The theater opened slowly in 2020 because of the impact of the Covid pandemic. The board of directors decided to open with very small crowds with spaced seating after its grand opening...

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that he has joined a multistate lawsuit against Mariner Finance for widespread violations of consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance charged consumers for hidden add-on products that consumers either didn’t know about or didn’t agree to buy. Consumers left Mariner Finance believing they had...

MADISON – Employers in Wisconsin who hire veterans are encouraged to apply now to the Vets Ready Employer Initiative, a Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) designation awarded to organizations that go above and beyond for the veteran workforce. Vets Ready recognizes organizations that hire and retain veterans, build veteran support systems, and connect...

MADISON, Wis. (April 05, 2024) – How do you organize a solar eclipse party? You have to “planet” of course! On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross over North America, with 13 states from Texas to Maine directly in the path of totality. The next total solar eclipse from the contiguous United States will be on...