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MILWAUKEE — Marquette University and GE HealthCare have signed a strategic engagement agreement to strengthen their existing relationship and enhance collaboration, talent development and joint opportunities. This agreement is the second of its kind for Marquette, further aligning the university with industry-leading corporations and expanding campuswide opportunities for students, faculty and staff.

Oconomowoc, Wis. – Bank Five Nine was happy to donate $1,000 to Oconomowoc Silver Streak. Oconomowoc Silver Streak is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing transportation to ambulatory seniors age 60+ and ambulatory disabled adults in the city of Oconomowoc. Whether the destination is a life-sustaining treatment such as dialysis, a place of work, or...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Areli Estrada, executive director of Affordable Dental Care of Madison.  This nonprofit dental clinic, located on the northeast side of Madison, aims to “close the health care gap” for people without access to dental insurance. Its patients include both uninsured and underinsured people, who can...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced the agency’s Division of Banking and its bank regulatory program have earned reaccreditation status from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). The reaccreditation certifies that the DFI’s Division of Banking and its bank regulatory program maintain top national standards and practices for state supervision set by the CSBS...

RACINE, WI - The City of Racine in July will open a new facility to improve waste and recycling operations and accept drop-offs from residents. The facility is the city’s solution to dispose of garbage and recycling after the privately owned Kestrel Hawk Landfill closed. It will also replace Racine’s Pearl Street Facility as the main...

MADISON — University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have developed low-cost sensors that allow for real-time, continuous monitoring of nitrate in soil types that are common in Wisconsin. These printed electrochemical sensors could enable farmers to make better informed nutrient management decisions and reap economic benefits. “Our sensors could give farmers a greater understanding of the...

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MADISON – The Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute has nationally recognized the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) for presenting the public with clear, accessible economic data. DWD's Visual Catalog of Data Dashboards were named "Best State LMI Product or Collaboration for Data Collection and Dissemination" at the 2024 Council for Community and Economic Research Annual...

MADISON — University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists are poised to gain a better understanding of how to treat a progressive scarring disease of the lungs that kills an estimated 40,000 people every year in the United States. Despite its status as a leading cause of death in the U.S., researchers still don't understand exactly how...

Menomonie, Wis. – For its collaboration and commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency in multiple campuswide initiatives in the last two decades, University of Wisconsin-Stout has received an Energy Efficiency Excellence Award from Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s statewide energy efficiency and renewable resource program. UW-Stout, the only university among 10 Wisconsin businesses and government...

Milwaukee — Delta Defense, headquartered in West Bend, WI, is partnering with the nonpartisan MKE 2024 Host Committee on a major sponsorship agreement ahead of this summer’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. This partnership shows how Wisconsin businesses are stepping up to support the Host Committee and ensure a successful event. With over 650 team...