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OSHKOSH, Wis. (June 21, 2024)— Fox World Travel, a leading travel company recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Small Employers, is proud to announce the launch of its new Prevent Trafficking Toolkit, a travel manager toolkit to empower responsible travel. This comprehensive resource equips travel managers with the tools needed to educate and inform their business travelers to be good stewards in...

MADISON, Wis. (June 21, 2024) – The Wisconsin College Savings Program is celebrating National Dairy Month by talking to students about how their background in agriculture is influencing their college and career plans. While some students grew up on a family farm, others cultivated this interest through extended family or extracurricular activities like FFA, 4-H, and showing at...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is pleased to announce that five grants of $10,000 each have been awarded to support housing and housing literacy, economic development/community investment, and financial or cyber literacy in Wisconsin.   “Affordable housing and housing literacy are acute needs for individuals and families in our state and are critical...

A few days after the St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity celebrated its 28th year of helping families access safe, affordable housing in Wisconsin, a local mother and healthcare worker, Taylor, and her two children joined volunteers on a snowy afternoon in March to break ground on their new home in Ellsworth. Staff from USDA Rural Development...

MILWAUKEE – Visit Milwaukee’s president and CEO, Peggy Williams-Smith, will be the featured guest at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for noon on Monday, June 24, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. With more than 25 years in the hospitality and economic development industries, Williams-Smith, Visit’s first female president and CEO, shepherded Milwaukee’s tourism organization through...

Milwaukee, Wis. – If you think hackers are only after the social media accounts of large companies, think again. Small businesses are three times more likely to be targeted by cybercriminals than larger companies. Your data, social media followers, and company reputation are valuable to con artists, no matter the size of your business. And what’s more, scammers know that a...

Minocqua, WI – During today’s meeting of the Oneida County Planning & Development Committee, the committee voted to suspend the Minocqua Brewing Company’s Conditional Use Permit for their beer garden. The meeting was marked by controversy as Kirk Bangstad, owner of Minocqua Brewing Company, was removed by police. After the committee spent 25 minutes detailing...

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – (June 20, 2024) – Festival Foods is committed to continue going the  extra mile in customer-service excellence by partnering with University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Kohler Co. and Prevea Health to introduce a certificate program aimed at enhancing customer experience and  fostering meaningful relationships between companies and the people they serve.  

MADISON — The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) in Nashville, TN proudly announced that the Wisconsin Veterans Museum is the recipient of an Award of Excellence for its exhibit, Souvenirs of Service: the Things They Kept. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 79th year, is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Jim Kaput, co-founder and chief science officer for Vydiant.  This California business is a member of BioForward Wisconsin, and lists the UW-Madison Department of Food Science among its support network. Kaput, who’s based in Madison, says the company is actively building relationships in the state, and the Concordia University School...

ELKHART LAKE, Wis., June 20, 2024 – The 2024 WeatherTech SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints at Road America just got a whole lot more exciting with the announcement of Lyn St. James as the Grand Marshal for the event, set to take place from June 21 to June 23.  Renowned for her groundbreaking career in motorsports,...

KENOSHA – Local business leaders highlighted inflation, high interest rates, health care affordability and rising energy prices at a roundtable discussion in Kenosha on Wednesday featuring Congressman Bryan Steil. The event – hosted by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP) – was aimed at speaking with employers about policy solutions to these economic challenges.