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KIMBERLY, Wis. (February 6, 2024) – Crane Engineering, a leading distributor of fluid technology solutions in the Midwest, announced today that it was honored with the Top Growth Distributor Award for 2023 by Fristam Pumps USA. This accolade celebrates the strong partnership between Crane Engineering and Fristam Pumps, focused on delivering exceptional solutions in the food and beverage industry.

Madison, WI – The Urban League of Greater Madison and gener8tor announced that the second cohort of gBETA founders will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Pop-Up Event on February 8 from 1:00-4:00PM. At the pop-up, these founders and other small companies in the Urban League family will have food, gifts, and self care products for sale with a valentine's...

February 6, 2024 Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general against Texas’ ongoing effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In the amicus brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the coalition urges...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – was joined by 32 other associations from across the state on Tuesday urging lawmakers to tackle ever-increasing medical costs in the worker’s compensation system. The letter from the Worker’s Compensation Employers Coalition follows a similar letter signed by more than 100 Wisconsin employers, showing momentum...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2024 FORT WORTH, TX — The Clean Fuels Conference once again serves as the epicenter for innovation and sustainability within the energy sector as it celebrates the exceptional achievements of industry leaders and visionaries this week. The annual Clean Fuels Awards honor the outstanding contributions of a diverse...

Madison - The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) announced today updates to its licensing performance dashboard, Performance Data (wi.gov), providing even more useful information to professionals applying for or renewing their licenses in Wisconsin. At the same time, the department announced it is rebranding one of its divisions to reflect its work in performance-related data.

Grand Rapids, MN (Feb. 5, 2024) — Yanmar Compact Equipment rolls its first compact track loader production models, the TL100VS, off the line for the North American market. This expansion to Yanmar’s compact equipment offering is the culmination of four years of extensive research and development following the company’s acquisition of a U.S. manufacturing facility and engineering...

High-speed internet is vital for all of us to live, work, and connect with one another. In recent years, we have come a long way toward improving internet access and affordability in Wisconsin. However, we are poised to take a major step backwards unless Congress acts to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). In...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  Feb. 06, 2024 CommunicationsOffice@DWD.Wisconsin.gov MADISON – Migrant seasonal farm workers in Wisconsin have additional health and safety protections, including heat protections, under revised administrative rules that took effect Feb. 1, 2024. The updates create requirements for disease...

MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 6, 2024) – UScellular invested $117 million in its Wisconsin network in 2023. This includes network upgrades and 5G modernizations that enhanced connectivity across the state and advanced the company’s ongoing 5G network evolution and expansion strategy. UScellular also donated $136,200 to non-profit organizations across Wisconsin, including $32,300 each to the Boys & Girls Club of Dane...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Dairy farmers’ sustainable practices are coming into greater focus as consumers pay more attention to a product’s carbon footprint. Participants in a panel discussion at the 2024 Dairy Strong conference last month spoke about changes in customer expectations and how they’re driving dairy supply chain stakeholders to work more closely along the route from the farm...

Dem lawmakers are circulating a bill that would create an income tax credit for beginning farmers, providing up to $75,000 per calendar year to those that qualify.  State Reps. Jenna Jacobson, of Oregon, and Dave Considine, of Baraboo, and Sen. Mark Spreitzer, of Beloit, recently sent a co-sponsorship memo on the bill to other...

Sun Prairie, Wis.— Bank of Sun Prairie has won a Gold Award in the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) MarCom Awards for their commercial highlighting a barista and customer with extremely specific coffee preferences. “This recognition is such a treat for all of us,” Bank of Sun Prairie’s Chief Retail Officer John Loeffler...