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MADISON, WI (June 11, 2024) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index reached the highest reading of the year in May at 90.5, a 0.8-point increase but still the 29th month below the historical average of 98.  The Uncertainty Index rose nine points to 85, the highest reading since November 2020. Twenty-two percent of owners...

Contact Colleen McDonald, Sr. Consultant - Earned Media 414.801.3146 | cmcdonald@mcw.edu Funding available for projects that improve health and advance health equity in Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wis., June 13, 2024 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) is offering seed grants up to $50,000 for community-led projects that create...

MADISON, WI —More than $175,000 in cash awards and solar panel donations were awarded to 13 Wisconsin nonprofits as part of the 14th round of grant funding for Solar for Good. These awards will lead to the development of over 800 kilowatts (kW) of solar electricity added to the Wisconsin electric mix and over $2 million in...

Milwaukee, Wis., June 13, 2024 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) is offering seed grants up to $50,000 for community-led projects that create new strategies, test innovative ideas, and foster collaboration to address health challenges in Wisconsin. Similar funding is available for Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) researchers. Organizations eligible for AHW’s Community-Led Seed Grants...

MADISON – Vigorous efforts to combat Unemployment Insurance (UI) fraud have intensified in recent years, Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Amy Pechacek shared with members of the department's Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council (UIAC). "Over the past five years, more than 30 program integrity projects and activities have been adopted, expanded, and initiated to...

(June 13, 2024 ● Milwaukee, WI) Two Milwaukee leaders are stepping forward to co-chair the 39th Annual Greater Milwaukee Urban League Black and White Ball. The ball will take place Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the newly-renovated Baird Center in the center’s new rooftop Baird Ballroom. The co-chairs are Marty Brooks, President and CEO of the Wisconsin District Center...

MADISON — The small footprint and dim light of white dwarfs, remnants of stars that have burned through their fuel, may make excellent backdrops for studying planets with enough water to harbor life. The trick is spotting the shadow of a planet against a former star that has withered to a fraction of its...

KENOSHA, Wis. – Carthage College has hired Philip Hood, a candidate with exemplary leadership skills and fundraising acumen, as its next vice president for advancement. Tasked with elevating the college's advancement efforts and carrying forward the ambitious Light that Travels campaign, Hood’s expertise promises to propel future initiatives. Hood brings to Carthage an exceptional background....

ROTHSCHILD, Wisc., June 13, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $27 million in USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) investments bolstering 15 rural Wisconsin businesses’ efforts to adapt or expand clean energy use. The announcement was made by White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden, USDA Acting Deputy...

Green Bay, Wis.— The Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership at UW-Green Bay has recently named Karen Lancelle, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, Schreiber Foods as the next Executive in Residence (EIR). Lancelle will succeed Bridget Krage O’Connor, owner and principal of O’Connor Connective, who served as the inaugural EIR for the Institute from April 2022 to May 2024.

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – announced on Thursday Nick Burger’s promotion to Director of Membership. “We are thrilled to promote Nick to this much-deserved role,” said WMC COO and Vice President of Membership & Partnerships Wade Goodsell. “Nick’s experience with the WMC team and...

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating 2023 economic impact data showing Wisconsin’s tourism industry generated $25 billion in total economic impact, surpassing the previous record year of $23.7 billion set in 2022. More information on Wisconsin’s record-breaking year can be found here. Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here. 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced an $885,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant to the village of Pleasant Prairie. The grant will support a rail project to enable corrugated packaging company WestRock to open a new manufacturing facility and create 177 jobs in this growing Southeast Wisconsin community.“This...

MADISON, WI (June 15, 2024) — As a capstone to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s 175th anniversary year, alumni and leaders of the UW will celebrate a century of global connections in South Korea and Thailand. The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) will host receptions for invited guests in Seoul on June 20 and Bangkok on...

New data this week shows that Wisconsin workers’ pay jumped 5.3% from this time last year, outpacing the national average. The 5.3% pay jump comes alongside news that inflation cooled in May, prices are flat, and core inflation has fallen to its lowest level in three years. Meanwhile, experts say Donald Trump’s agenda will “raise costs for consumers,” “increase the inflation rate,”...