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MILWAUKEE, WI (July 31, 2024) – Mount Mary’s Voices of Leadership event on Thursday, Nov.,14, will feature keynote speaker Kat Esser, Principal at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Global Social Responsibility + Impact. Esser has held innovation leadership roles for over two decades across a number of influential organizations, including Calvin Klein, Martha Stewart, Kaiser...

BELOIT, WI – “Uke It Up Beloit,” a new program offered by the City of Beloit’s Grinnell Hall Senior Center to bring people together to learn the ukulele and share generational stories, has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. The $1,000 grant will cover the cost of purchasing 16 ukuleles and providing lessons for...

Insurance Rates Covering On-the-Job Injuries Drop for Ninth Year in a Row MADISON – Wisconsin companies on average will pay 10.5% less in worker's compensation insurance rates starting Oct. 1, 2024, saving businesses around the state roughly $206 million on policies over the coming year, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today...

MADISON, Wis. — A large, population-based study shows that people receiving regular dialysis to treat kidney disease are vulnerable during heat waves, especially those living in cities in the humid southeastern states, resulting in higher death rates. The new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found...

MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is continuing the Milwaukee Tuition Promise for Fall 2025 incoming UWM students. The program ensures that eligible students can meet the full cost of tuition for up to four years.“UWM understands how critical it is for all students to have access to a life-changing college degree, especially students and families with challenging economic...

GREEN BAY, Wis., July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated") today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share, payable on September 16, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 3, 2024. The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly cash...

-- A proposed commuter rail project in southeastern Wisconsin aims to connect dozens of communities throughout the region while delivering a projected $1.5 billion in economic impact.  That’s according to Jacqulynn Honl, chief operating officer for Transit Innovations LLC. For the last dozen years, this Milwaukee-based company has been working toward the creation of the E-Way Regional Commuter Rail System,...

A proposed commuter rail project in southeastern Wisconsin aims to connect dozens of communities throughout the region while delivering a projected $1.5 billion in economic impact.  That’s according to Jaqulynn Honl, chief operating officer for Transit Innovations LLC. For the last dozen years, this Milwaukee-based company has been working toward the creation of the...

Movin’ Out just announced the development of an accessible online education course for people interested in becoming first-time homeowners. The unique course is designed specifically for low-income, first-time homebuyers in Wisconsin, and is fully accessible for people with disabilities. “This course helps remove obstacles for first-time home buyers,” says Kathryne Auerback, Chief Executive Officer...

July 30, 2024 -Milwaukee Repertory Theater kicks off the 2024/25 Season with the New York Times Critics Pick The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin in the Stiemke Studio September 3 – October 6, 2024. Direct from Lincoln Center where it left both critics and audiences stunned, the intensely funny and resonant play is about a young man armed with a secret that...

Milwaukee, WI – July 30, 2024 – Award-winningWisconsin playwright Marie Kohler is pleased to announce that her play BOSWELL has just been published by Dramatic Publishing and is now available to individuals and theaters everywhere to produce. What began in an earlier iteration as BOSWELL DREAMS and produced by Milwaukee’s Renaissance Theaterworks, was later reworked into BOSWELL. The updated play went on to have a...

Milwaukee, WI – July 30, 2024 – Award-winningWisconsin playwright Marie Kohler is pleased to announce that her play BOSWELL has just been published by Dramatic Publishing and is now available to individuals and theaters everywhere to produce. What began in an earlier iteration as BOSWELL DREAMS and produced by Milwaukee’s Renaissance Theaterworks, was later reworked into BOSWELL. The updated play went on to have a...