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Waterford, MI — Lush Lawn, a trusted name in lawn fertilization and weed control services with six Southeast Michigan branches: Brighton, Canton, Lansing (opening Q1, 2025), Rochester Hills, Grand Blanc and Saginaw, is proud to announce the launch of its franchising program. Entrepreneurs across eight states — Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Indiana, and Wisconsin —...

The Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance announced its 15th annual “Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Vitality Index Study” at its Quarterly Membership meeting at Fox Valley Technical College.  Jeff Berg, vice president operations at Voith US Inc. and chair of the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, shared the results, which serves as an indication of the strength and vitality of manufacturing...

MADISON, WI – Nearly four dozen dairy businesses across the Midwest have been awarded grants through the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Center for Dairy Research (CDR) and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA). In this latest round, the program saw funding requests totaling $5.8 million – nearly double the amount of available...

Learn more Jan. 9 at Tech Council Milwaukee lunch MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Join us Thursday, Jan. 9 in downtown Milwaukee to hear from five leaders in regional higher education on how their respective campuses are adding muscle to the economy. From building a trained workforce to conducting research and development projects, and from...

Christine Hojnacki Named New Leader of Nonprofit Focused on Advancing the Region’s Arts, Culture & Creative Sectors Milwaukee, December 11, 2024 – Imagine MKE announced today that it has hired long-time arts, development, and marketing leader Christine Hojnacki as the nonprofit’s new executive director. Imagine MKE was founded in 2019 to advance and...

Company Release - 12/11/2024 GREEN BAY, Wis., Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated") announced the appointment of Kristen M. Ludgate and Owen J. Sullivan to its Board of Directors effective today. Ludgate, 62, is the Chief People Officer at HP Inc., a global provider of personal computing and other digital devices, imaging...

New Report Seeks to Make Health Care More Affordable MADISON - WMC Foundation - an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) - released a new policy report outlining the challenges posed by Wisconsin's disproportionately high health care costs and proposing solutions to decrease these costs. An Arm & A Leg is the...

Main Street breaks 34-month streak of record high uncertainty MADISON, WI (Dec. 11, 2024) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose by eight points in November to 101.7, after 34 months of remaining below the 50-year average of 98. This is the highest reading since June 2021. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, nine increased, none decreased,...

            MADISON, Wis. – Patients on the east side of Madison and the surrounding communities will now have faster access to a higher level of critical care. In late October, UW Health East Madison Hospital, across the street from the new Eastpark Medical Center, was certified as a Level...

Students are going out in style as they present a runway show featuring dozens of fantasy styles. Graduates are eligible to become state-licensed cosmetologists. On Wednesday, December 11 at 4 p.m., Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Cosmetology program presents "The Edge: A Beauty Showcase." The runway show will feature students showcasing fantasy themes in beauty, makeup, nail and hairstyles. 

Wisconsin’s Green Fire says the state’s $37 billion forest products sector is threatened by the loss of key tree species, “increasingly unstable” markets for forestry products and mill closures.  The nonprofit conservation group recently published its report, “Wisconsin Forests at Risk: Engaging Wisconsinites in Another Century of Forest Conservation.” It highlights a number of...

-- Wisconsin’s Green Fire says the state’s $37 billion forest products sector is threatened by the loss of key tree species, “increasingly unstable” markets for forestry products and mill closures.  The nonprofit conservation group recently published its report, “Wisconsin Forests at Risk: Engaging Wisconsinites in Another Century of Forest Conservation.” It highlights a number...