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SportsCar Racing Extravaganza Unites Global Luxury Auto Brands ELKHART LAKE, Wis., August 6, 2024 – Gear up for an exhilarating weekend at Road America from August 16-18 as the Fanatec GT World Challenge America takes center stage, promising an action-packed spectacle for motorsport enthusiasts and families alike. This prestigious event will feature a thrilling lineup of...

-- The head of Hospital Sisters Health System is slamming a bill from U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, arguing the restrictions and requirements it would place on health care systems are “not feasible.”  HSHS President and CEO Damond Boatwright made the comments in response to the Madison Dem introducing a bill last month that would require hospital systems that are closing...

The head of Hospital Sisters Health System is slamming a bill from U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, arguing the restrictions and requirements it would place on health care systems are “not feasible.”  HSHS President and CEO Damond Boatwright made the comments in response to the Madison Dem introducing a bill last month that would require...

By Damond W. Boatwright President and CEO, Hospital Sisters Health System For more than 140 years, Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) has provided health and healing to patients in small communities throughout rural Wisconsin, as well as Southern and Central Illinois. Our Hospital Sisters were among the first to travel to...

MILWAUKEE – The Zilber Family Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Shar Borg and Juli Kaufmann to its Board of Directors. Borg and Kaufmann bring a wealth of expertise and a strong commitment to advancing the Foundation’s mission of increasing access to social and economic opportunity. Their longstanding dedication to community development will further the Foundation’s efforts to increase...

MADISON, Wis. ‒ Dr. John V. Williams, a leading expert on respiratory viruses that infect children, has been named the next chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Williams is currently a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and serves as chief of the Division...

BUTLER, Wis. (August 5, 2024) – MRPC, a fully integrated contract manufacturer of medical device assemblies and components, recently completed numerous facility updates at their Northeast Division, located in Hudson NH. The six-month upgrade project included expanding the employee breakroom by 100 sq ft, building out the main conference room, eliminating storage areas to create a more efficient...

MILWAUKEE, WI (August 6, 2024)—New Resources Consulting (“NRC”) has been named a Future 50 company by BizTimes Media, in partnership with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (“MMAC”). The Future 50 program, now in its 35th year, recognizes the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in the Milwaukee region. To be considered, companies submit data on their...

Lakefront Brewery will host “Brawl in the Beer Hall” featuring a former WWE star on Sunday, November 10th. MILWAUKEE (August 6th, 2024) – Lakefront Brewery is thrilled to announce their plans to host “Brawl at the Beer Hall”, a full-scale professional wrestling show inside the brewery’s historic cream city brick building on...

Madison agencies have submitted proposals for the 2025 budget that include options for a 5 percent reduction in services. If all proposals were adopted, they would eliminate 147 positions from the City’s workforce. This is in addition to 144 currently vacant positions not being filled. The proposed reductions inform the Mayor’s development of two...

FOND DU LAC – Representative Jerry O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement congratulating FDL icon Gilles Frozen Custard on 75 years of exemplary service:  “Gilles Frozen Custard has been a local, family-owned and operated treasured fixture of Fond du Lac since 1949. Tomorrow Gilles will be celebrating 75 years of outstanding and...

-- Forty-four percent of respondents to a recent WMC survey are delaying or shrinking projects or capital expenditures due to high interest rates.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday released findings from its latest Wisconsin Employer Survey, which found respondents continue to have a largely negative view of the state economy. Just 23% said the Wisconsin economy is strong, similar to...