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Wisconsinites love the UW Marching Band. They sing and dance to the band’s iconic tunes, whether it’s at a Badger Game Day in Madison, a special halftime show at Lambeau Field in Green Bay or a summer parade in a small town in Wisconsin.This strong bond between the band and its statewide fans is the creative inspiration...

MILWAUKEE, WI – The “Pedestrian Dignity Project” – a proposal submitted by VIA Community Development Corporation (VIA CDC) to create a series of beautification projects along National Avenue from 31st to 38th Street – has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin Small Dollar, Big Impact grant. AARP Wisconsin is awarding $1,000 grants each month throughout 2024 to...

Contact: Steve Lyons       (608) 220-7478 Wake Boats Damage Lake Property, Harm Fishing and Tourism, and Spread Invasive Species Madison WI | A broad coalition of Wisconsin groups recently formed to defend Wisconsin’s waters from the devastating impacts of wake-enhanced boating. Originating members of the coalition include: Wisconsin Lakes,...

Contact: Helen Anderson, Turn It Up Mediahelen@turnitup.marketing, 618-977-3053 ICIA’s new campaign supports legalization of medical cannabis, based on a platform of community health  MADISON, Wis., Sept. 3, 2024 — Wisconsin-based national cannabis advocacy nonprofit the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA) and the Wisconsin Tribal Task Force on Cannabis announce the launch of its Wisconsin Wellness state-wide public...

-- Income inequality in Wisconsin is declining as lower-wage workers are seeing faster wage growth, according to a recent report from UW-Madison’s High Road Strategy Center.  The State of Working Wisconsin 2024 report, released ahead of Labor Day, notes this change marks a “reversal of trends” from the past 40 years or so. The income gap between lower- and higher-wage...

Income inequality in Wisconsin is declining as lower-wage workers are seeing faster wage growth, according to a recent report from UW-Madison’s High Road Strategy Center.  The State of Working Wisconsin 2024 report, released ahead of Labor Day, notes this change marks a “reversal of trends” from the past 40 years or so. The income...

Sun Prairie, Wis.— Bank of Sun Prairie won Best Financial Institution and AVP Senior Branch Manager Pam Blattner won Best Businesswoman in the 2024 Best of Sun Prairie Awards, conducted by the Sun Prairie Star. Bank of Sun Prairie is the only financial institution headquartered in Sun Prairie and its dedication to its citizens, nonprofits, schools, businesses,...

 MADISON, Wis. – Just days before his sentencing hearing, Eric Upchurch, a Wisconsin entrepreneur recently convicted of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) fraud, has released an Amazon bestselling book titled Pure Intent: Journeys of Resilience, Redemption, and the Pursuit of Integrity in Life’s Greatest Trials. The book, released on Tuesday, August 27th and has rapidly gained attention - offering...

Anthony Simanovski is promoted to Manager - Commercial Underwriting. Anthony joined Acuity in 2014 as a Commercial Lines Underwriter and was promoted to Senior Commercial Lines Underwriter in 2020. He earned a degree in business administration with concentrations in FIRE (finance, insurance, real estate) and business management with a minor in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that northern Wisconsin’s wild rice crop production is generally below average this year across lakes, flowages and rivers. "A mild winter in 2023-2024, coupled with heavy storms in mid-June, appears to have set back wild rice production this year throughout much of the...

MILWAUKEE – As a new school year begins across the country, a Marquette University Law School Poll national survey found that Americans are inclined overall to be at least somewhat satisfied with the public schools in their communities, but almost half of Americans are somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with these public schools. The...