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The annual Wisconsin State Patrol awards ceremony was held Friday, May 3, to recognize the outstanding public service of employees who exceed the expectations of their daily duties. This year, 76 awards were presented at the event in Wisconsin Dells highlighting lifesaving efforts and innovations that improve state patrol operations. Governor Tony Evers joined...

The Milwaukee Area Technical College District Board of Directors has unanimously selected Dr. Anthony Cruz as the next president of MATC. Dr. Cruz currently serves as president of the Kendall Campus of Miami Dade College. During his 28 years of higher education experience, Dr. Cruz has used his expertise to increase educational opportunities, enhance the student experience and bolster student success....

MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., will offer the Enrich plan for employers across 31 counties beginning in July. This expansion significantly broadens access to high-quality health care coverage for businesses and their employees in the region. The Enrich plan, with its comprehensive coverage and affordability, will now be available to employers...

Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Secretary Dan Hereth and Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich joined state inspectors at Bay Beach Amusement Park on Wednesday, just a few days ahead of the amusement park’s opening weekend. “I’ve been here (Bay Beach) several times over the years, both for work and for fun....

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness the Podcast” is with returning guest Alex Vodenlich, president and CEO of Plumb Pharmaceuticals.  The Madison-based company has developed and patented a technology platform for long-duration drug release, starting with a formulation for an opioid addiction medication. Over the past year and a half, since Vodenlich last came on the podcast, the business has...

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Murray Blackmore, professor of biomedical sciences in Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, has received an R01 grant of $3.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to advance new viral tools to selectively manipulate subtypes of brain-spinal neurons for the study of spinal cord injury. A major challenge to maximizing functional...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness the Podcast” is with returning guest Alex Vodenlich, president and CEO of Plumb Pharmaceuticals.  The Madison-based company has developed and patented a technology platform for long-duration drug release, starting with a formulation for an opioid addiction medication. Over the past year and a half, since Vodenlich last came on...

In this week’s episode of “Talking Trade,” Michael Sekula of InPro Corporation discusses global supply chain challenges and how companies are navigating them.  Sekula is vice president of global supply chain management and safety for the Muskego-based company, which provides architectural products for commercial buildings.  “There are a couple wars going...

MILWAUKEE – On Wednesday, May 1, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, traveled to Milwaukee, WI, for the second stop on the SBA’s 2024 National Small Business Week (NSBW) roadshow, where she highlighted this year’s theme, “Building on the Small Business Boom.”

FOX CITIES, Wis. (May 2, 2024) – Applications for the 2024-2025 class of the Fox Cities Chamber’s Leadership Fox Cities Program, the Fox Cities’ premier leadership program since 1991, are now being accepted, with an application deadline of June 18, 2024. Leadership Fox Cities has shaped community leaders with immersive educational experiences and engagements since 1991. Starting in fall of each...