WisBusiness

In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Jackie Bojor of the FRD Center in Bucharest, Romania, discusses opportunities in the region for Midwest companies.  Bojor is the director of business development for the Factor Regional Development Center’s Bucharest location. The advisory firm offers consulting, market research and other services focused on entering new markets...

Contact:Cassandra Krause, Director – Communications, Wisconsin Bankers Association608-441-1216 | ckrause@wisbank.com MADISON, Wis. – Co-organizers of the annual Wisconsin Economic Forecast Luncheon, the Wisconsin Bankers Association and WisPolitics-WisBusiness, are pleased to announce the keynote speaker and panelist lineup. This year, a focus is the housing market and interest rates. Mark Eppli, director of the James A. Graaskamp Center...

Kewaunee, WI (April 1, 2024) - Kewaunee County's Annual Breakfast on the Farm is on Father's Day, Sunday, June 16th, at Heim’s Hillcrest Dairy, LLC, E3731 Rockledge Rd, Algoma, WI 54201. The dairy farm is a multi-generational family farm. Kewaunee County Dairy Promotion Committee oversees the event, organizing over 200 volunteers annually to provide a delicious meal, farm education,...

MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today announced the recipients of its 32nd annual Teaching Excellence Awards. Recipients will be honored April 5 at the next Regents meeting. The awards recognize outstanding teaching and are the Board’s highest recognition for members of the Universities of Wisconsin faculty and instructional academic staff. Each recipient is awarded...

MADISON, Wis. — Nationally recognized senior living management company Charter Senior Living is now the management company of two Madison-area senior living communities, Cedarhurst of Madison and Cedarhurst of Verona. Cedarhurst of Madison, which offers Assisted Living, will be rebranded as Charter Senior Living of Madison. Cedarhurst of Verona, which offers Assisted Living and Memory Care, will be rebranded as Charter Senior...

Pewaukee, Wis. – Swimming Pool Services Inc., southeast Wisconsin’s leader in creating amazing pool environments and outdoor living spaces, has won two international awards in competition with pool and spa designers from around the world. Swimming Pool Services won the sole Gold award from the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance in the Vinyl-Lined Pools category of its 2023 International Awards of Excellence. The Pewaukee company also...

MILWAUKEE (April 1, 2024) — EppsteinUhen Architects (EUA), is pleased to announce Emily Dunn as its new director of workplace strategy and Kendall Tynes as its experiential graphic design (EGD) leader. In her role as director of workplace strategy, Dunn will provide leadership and guide cross-functional teams in executing strategic initiatives. She brings over 20 years of experience in workplace,...

VIENNA, WIS. – It was a balmy spring day in May 2009 when Jim Koch's plow kicked up an unusually hefty rock. Koch was prepping a field for alfalfa on his farm in the Town of Vienna just a short drive north of Madison. At first, he didn't notice the rock. But after stopping the plow and taking to the...

MADISON — Jonathan Levine, a professor of veterinary neurology and the head of small animal clinical sciences at Texas A&M University, has been selected as the next leader of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Levine will step into the role on Aug. 1, 2024, as the fourth dean in the school’s...

Milwaukee – Acrisure today announced the formation of its Midwest Region which comprises businesses in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. These states consist of more than 50 offices that now operate as a unified team under the Acrisure name and leadership of Managing Partner Tina Semotan. Clients will now have access to...

The UW­­­­­­­­­­­–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs is hosting a public presentation by New York Times columnist, podcast host, and author Ezra Klein on April 16 at 7 p.m. at the Monona Terrace in Madison. Klein will discuss why American politics is so polarized, and what polarization has done to electoral institutions, policymaking, and the media.

NEENAH, Wis. (April 1, 2024) – Reach Counseling, a sexual assault service provider in the Fox Valley, and its partners are raising awareness this April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year's theme is “Building Connected Communities,” via the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. “When people really feel like they're part of their community, they look out...

MILWAUKEE, WIS. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Friday the opening of 17 new women's business centers across the country, including one in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) will open this center as its sixth regional office based out of northern Wisconsin. "We're so grateful for our continued growth...

Eiman Mir, a senior at Brookfield East High School, was awarded 2024 Wisconsin Journalist of the Year by the Wisconsin Journalism Education Association. The association, which connects and supports scholastic journalism programs statewide, praised Mir for “exceptional leadership, dedication to keeping students informed, community outreach and commitment to diversity in journalism.”