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Sussex, WI – April 10, 2024 – Wangard Partners, a Midwest commercial real estate investment and development firm, recently sold W251 N5350 Business Drive, Sussex, WI. The building is 150,000 square feet and was fully leased at the time of sale. The transaction, completed on April 8, 2024, involved the sale by Highlands A Industrial I LLC to Stag Industrial Inc. headquartered in...

MILWAUKEE (April 16, 2024) – Last summer, Lakefront Brewery released a strawberry lemon ale called Brewsicle. This summer, the fruit focus has changed to peach and mango, and Lakefront has made it their official summer seasonal; on the shelf now. Peach flavor is forward in the liquid, followed by the melon and pine flavor of mango. Wheat malt and flaked oats...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin is pleased to announce the recipients of its prestigious BBB Torch Awards for Ethics and BBB Spark Awards for Entrepreneurship. The recipients were selected by an independent, distinguished panel of business and community leaders and will be recognized at the 2024 BBB Ethics Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 16 at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. Since 2003, BBB...

-- The head of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin expects WEC Energy Group utilities’ rate increases for 2025 and 2026 will be “well below” what the Milwaukee-based company is seeking.  In rate cases filed recently with the Public Service Commission, We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. are seeking more than $800 million in rate increases for customers in...

The head of the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin expects WEC Energy Group utilities’ rate increases for 2025 and 2026 will be “well below” what the Milwaukee-based company is seeking.  In rate cases filed recently with the Public Service Commission, We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corp. are seeking more than $800 million in...

The Dabbler Depot team has custom designed a new location featuring a home-grow shop, an events & education center, a content production studio, low dose retail, and future onsite cultivation and dispensary. Across the street from Brunson's Pub is a new door waiting to open, and when it does, it will be bursting with...

Contact:Cassandra KrauseDirector – Communications, Wisconsin Bankers Association608-441-1216 | ckrause@wisbank.com MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is celebrating its seventh annual Power of Community Week April 15–20, 2024. Bank employees are engaged in their communities throughout the year, and this special week highlights the collective impact of Wisconsin's banking industry. The WBA Power of Community...

(MARINETTE, WIS.) – Fincantieri Marinette Marine played host to Navy and government officials as they celebrated the keel laying of future USS Constellation (FFG 62) Friday April 12, 2024.  Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti participated in the ceremony at the busy shipyard, along with Wisconsin governor Tony Evers...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is celebrating its seventh annual Power of Community Week April 15–20, 2024. Bank employees are engaged in their communities throughout the year, and this special week highlights the collective impact of Wisconsin's banking industry. The WBA Power of Community Week highlights the relationships banks have with local residents, business owners,...

Acuity announced that Standard & Poor's (S&P) has reaffirmed the insurer’s A+ long-term financial strength and issuer credit ratings with a stable outlook.  Acuity also has an A+ financial strength rating from AM Best, offering independent agents and customers the financial security of two superior ratings and ranking Acuity in the top 19 carriers...

Contact: Tom Still or Julie Johnson at 608-442-7557 To learn more online: www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com MADISON, Wis. – In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Katie Schmitz, head of principal investing and fund management at Ziegler and chief administrative officer of the Ziegler Linkage Funds, talks about the rise of “age-tech” and how it relates...

MILWAUKEE — Sister Helen Prejean, award-winning author and advocate for the abolition of the death penalty in the United States, will be the featured guest for an “On the Issues” conversation to be held Friday, April 19, at 12:15 p.m. at Marquette Law School’s Eckstein Hall. Registration for the free public event is required and available online. Members of the media...