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The League of Wisconsin Municipalities in partnership with Create Wisconsin, is seeking a Wisconsin artist or artist collaborative to share or co-create their work as the first Artist-in-Residence at the League’s 126th Annual Fall Conference. Submissions can be in any artistic medium and/or media and are due Friday, August 30, 2024.

-- In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” German Deputy Consul General in Chicago Gabriela Bennemann discusses the close trade relationship between the Midwest and Germany.  She highlights the role of Germany’s consulate in the region, ranging from cultural work and services to promoting international trade in partnership with the German American Chamber of Commerce.  “We as a consulate are best...

In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” German Deputy Consul General in Chicago Gabriela Bennemann discusses the close trade relationship between the Midwest and Germany.  She highlights the role of Germany’s consulate in the region, ranging from cultural work and services to promoting international trade in partnership with the German American Chamber of Commerce. 

Contact: Holly Herline– (715) 423-2070    WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – Wisconsin’s cranberry growers are expecting a 4.9-million-barrel crop in 2024, based on a recent USDA National Agriculture Statistic Services (NASS) crop production report. If the projections stay on course, Wisconsin will remain the largest cranberry producer in the world, growing and...

Grafton, Wis. – UFS, a leading technology outfitter for community banks, announced it has acquired Safe Systems, a provider of fully-compliant IT and security services for approximately 260 financial institutions. This acquisition marks a pivotal step toward fulfilling UFS’ purpose of empowering community banks across the United States to thrive through exceptional industry expertise and customer experience, and through a best-of-breed...

MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan is pleased to announce the recipients of the b.e.s.t.® (Behavioral Emotional Social Traits) program for the 2024-25 school year. b.e.s.t. is an innovative online screening tool designed to assist educators in fostering the emotional health of students while identifying those who may require additional behavioral support. Developed by school psychologist...

Contact Laura Otto, llhunt@uwm.edu  MILWAUKEE_The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $5.7 million grant to UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science to boost the number of Industrial Training Assessment Centers (ITAC) in the Midwest. These centers provide workers with skills in energy assessment, allowing the manufacturing sector to step up its use of technologies to...

Contact: Beth Swedeen, beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov; (608) 220-2924; Kristin M. Kerschensteiner, kitk@drwi.org; (608) 267-0214; Patti Becker, beckerp@clanet.org; (608) 242-8335 Survival Coalition releases disability, aging priorities                   8/12/2024 Access to in-home care, voting, and transportation for non-drivers impact all Wisconsinites Survival Coalition—a cross-disability and aging...

Milwaukee, Wis. – College students must spend money on tuition payments and school supplies to prepare for the new year. However, scammers are taking this opportunity to try to steal some of that money through various schemes and scams.  One tactic used to get student's personal information is a phishing email that claims to be from...

-- Lawmakers may soon begin drafting legislation aimed at implementing or restricting the use of artificial intelligence, say attendees of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual summit. The burgeoning technology was a major focus of this year’s conference last week in Louisville, which featured nearly a dozen AI-focused sessions. Lawmakers from statehouses across the country learned about cybersecurity, election...

-- By Brett Stover, Krista Kano  State Affairs  Lawmakers may soon begin drafting legislation aimed at implementing or restricting the use of artificial intelligence, say attendees of National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual summit. The burgeoning technology was a major focus of this year’s conference last week in...