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Contact: Grace Atherton, gatherton@wischeesemakers.org, (608) 400-2161  MADISON, WI – Following the introduction of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today urged members of Congress to take action on dairy leaders’ appeals to fully fund Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) across the country.   "There’s...

The Strategic Data Project (SDP) at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University named Madison Area Technical College as the 2024 Strategic Data Excellence Award. The Madison College project focused on student-parents, who are often older than traditional students and predominantly identify as female, Black, Hispanic, multi-racial, or Asian. “The...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the town of Grand Chute’s Sanitary District #1 is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing water mains on College Service Road, Spencer Street and Wisconsin Avenue in...

WAUNAKEE, Wis. (May 17, 2024) — The community is invited to give blood in memory of Alice Statz at a special American Red Cross blood drive, on Friday, May 31 from noon to 5:30 p.m. at Waunakee Village Center, 333 S. Madison St., in Waunakee.    Alice was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin t-cell lymphoma, a type...

BELOIT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved death in the City of Beloit, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, May 16, 2024. At approximately 3:26 p.m., officers with the Beloit Police Department responded to a 911 call for a reported...

David Bach’s prodigious length off the tee and his familiarity with the Kohler Co. courses gave him a pair of advantages going into the Wisconsin PGA Match Play Championship. That doesn’t mean it was going to be easy. Match play never is. Bach, 29, the lead assistant PGA professional at Whistling...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” features Emily Pritzkow, executive director of the Wisconsin Building Trades Council.  The returning guest discusses a recent pledge from the state’s major utilities to use local union labor on clean energy projects in Wisconsin — something she describes as the first of its kind in the nation.  “What you’re seeing with the appearance...

In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Wisconsin District Export Council Acting Chair Chris Wojtowicz discusses the latest developments in the global export landscape and how it connects to the state.   Wojtowicz, who’s also an international trade consultant with the Small Business Development Center, said he’s seeing “a lot of continued opportunity and growth”...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” features Emily Pritzkow, executive director of the Wisconsin Building Trades Council.  The returning guest discusses a recent pledge from the state’s major utilities to use local union labor on clean energy projects in Wisconsin — something she describes as the first of its kind in the nation. 

On Tuesday, May 14, Northwestern Mutual hosted its Girls in Tech event, an annual gathering designed to inspire and empower young women and girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “As part of our dedication to nurturing the next generation of talent and fostering diversity in STEM, Northwestern Mutual hosted nearly 100 young girls at...