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Starting on July 1st, lifeguards will be on duty 7 days a week at Zoo Beach from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This will remain in effect at least until the end of July. Lifeguards have been on duty from Thursday through Sunday at Racine’s Zoo Beach since the third week of June. North Beach will...

Milwaukee, Wis. – You may consider buying or servicing your existing heating and air conditioning system as the weather changes. The total cost of any appliance, including heating and cooling systems, has three components -- the purchase price, the cost of repairs and maintenance, and the cost to operate it. And with heating and cooling among the largest energy...

MADISON – Senator Robert Cowles released the following statement after Focus on Energy, the state’s energy efficiency program, named ten recipients of their annual awards, including two entities located in Northeast Wisconsin – one with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and another with Automated Energy Solutions, Inc. in Green Bay – as well as a state...

Fox Cities, Wis. (June 27, 2024) – It’s not too late to register for the next session of the groundbreaking leadership program – “Leader Lab: Linking Organizational Culture and Leadership.” The program is facilitated by Amy Schanke, Director of Leadership Fox Cities, the Fox Cities’ premier leadership program since 1991. Leader Lab is a leadership training...

MADISON, WI – Today, AARP announced that projects in eight Wisconsin communities, including Elkhorn, Green Bay, Kenosha, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Monticello, Spring Valley and West Allis, will receive 2024 AARP Community Challenge grants totaling a combined $102,000. The grants are part of AARP’s largest investment in communities to date with $3.8 million awarded among...

-- Milwaukee-area restaurateur and MKE 2024 Host Committee member Omar Shaikh wants the upcoming Red, White and Brew welcome party to “set the tone for the entire week” of the Republican National Convention.  “It’s going to be very important,” he told WisBusiness.com. “It’s a party that we really want to show a ton of hospitality to every visitor … it...

Milwaukee-area restaurateur and MKE 2024 Host Committee member Omar Shaikh wants the upcoming Red, White and Brew welcome party to “set the tone for the entire week” of the Republican National Convention.  “It’s going to be very important,” he told WisBusiness.com. “It’s a party that we really want to show a ton of hospitality...

Youth Firefighter Training Grant to benefit local fire departments, area students Appleton, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) last Thursday presented a ceremonial check for $15,405 to Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC), one of four recent winners of a DSPS Youth Firefighter Training grant. “Most of the work our...

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University and GE HealthCare have signed a strategic engagement agreement to strengthen their existing relationship and enhance collaboration, talent development and joint opportunities. This agreement is the second of its kind for Marquette, further aligning the university with industry-leading corporations and expanding campuswide opportunities for students, faculty and staff.

Oconomowoc, Wis. – Bank Five Nine was happy to donate $1,000 to Oconomowoc Silver Streak. Oconomowoc Silver Streak is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing transportation to ambulatory seniors age 60+ and ambulatory disabled adults in the city of Oconomowoc. Whether the destination is a life-sustaining treatment such as dialysis, a place of work, or...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Areli Estrada, executive director of Affordable Dental Care of Madison.  This nonprofit dental clinic, located on the northeast side of Madison, aims to “close the health care gap” for people without access to dental insurance. Its patients include both uninsured and underinsured people, who can...