WisBusiness

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Aaron Zitzelsberger, senior director of global trade and investment for WEDC.  Zitzelsberger discusses the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s international trade missions program, which recently announced its slate of destinations planned for this year and the next. The agency is coordinating trips in North America, Europe,...

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell announced today that the Mellon Foundation has given $1.25 million to the university to extend its successful prison initiatives programs. The programs create pathways to higher education for people impacted by incarceration across southeast Wisconsin. “This important gift will continue to help us expand the traditional...

To better provide area employers with skilled professionals in technology, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) now offers the IT Network Specialist (AI Cloud and Virtualization) program to prepare students to obtain an entry-level position in information technology. Taught through the STEM Academic and Career Pathway, the two-year associate degree program is the ideal launching pad for a career in...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (May 30, 2024) — McCormick Assisted Living (MAL), the Green Bay campus division of St. Paul Elder Services (SPES), a community dedicated to enriching the life experience of the individuals it serves, is excited to welcome Evan Mollingas its new administrator of assisted living. In his role as administrator, Molling will oversee all aspects of resident...

MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., has been honored with several awards from the Service Quality Measurement (SQM) Group. In 2023, SQM benchmarked over 500 leading North American contact centers. Security Health Plan received ‘Call Center World-Class First Call Resolution’ certification for the eighth consecutive year. For the World-Class FCR Certification program,...

MADISON, Wis. (May 30, 2024) – Alliant Energy announced it successfully completed constructing its Grant County Solar Project. The 200-megawatt (MW) solar array in Potosi, Wisconsin, can generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000 homes annually. The project’s completion is the culmination of Alliant Energy’s multi-phase buildout of 12 utility-scale solar projects in Wisconsin totaling...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is continuing to raise awareness about prevention, treatment, and recovery from stroke by launching an expanded statewide public awareness campaign to teach people how they can reduce their stroke risk, how to know if someone is having a stroke, and to act quickly if they or someone near them is...

MADISON – As Wisconsin enters the summer months, it is important for people to pay close attention to their health and well-being with increased temperatures. To encourage everyone to take steps to prevent heat-related illnesses or deaths, Gov. Tony Evers declared June 5 as Heat Awareness Day in Wisconsin. “While higher temperatures can impact...

OPEIU LOCAL 39 OBJECTS TO LAYOFFS AT AMERICA’S CREDIT UNIONS MADISON, WI – America’s Credit Unions (formerly “Credit Union National Association, Inc.”) has informed the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 39 of its intent to eliminate lay off up to 30% of the workforce at its headquarters in Madison. America’s Credit...

Menomonie, Wis. — Design professionals from around Wisconsin representing some of the state’s biggest and best-known brands gathered May 18 in Milwaukee for University of Wisconsin-Stout’s third annual Design Wisconsin. The event was hosted by Milwaukee Tool at its headquarters and supported by the Milwaukee chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America. It...

MADISON — Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed the most sensitive method yet for detecting and profiling a single molecule — unlocking a new tool that holds potential for better understanding how the building blocks of matter interact with each other. The new method could have implications for pursuits as varied as drug discovery and...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare plant, which may result from the Interstate 535 Blatnik Bridge project in Douglas County.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not...