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MIDDLETON, WI – January 10, 2023 – Graber, a pioneer in window treatment innovation, announced the expanded lineup of its cordless products, now including: UltraLite Layered Shades and Cordless Sheer Shades. These cutting-edge window treatments combine distinctive modern design with enhanced privacy, light control, and ease of use--for a beautiful, unique solution. UltraLite Cordless Layered Shades

EAU CLAIRE, Wis.  (Jan 10, 2024) – With temperatures expected to drop below zero this weekend in Wisconsin and Michigan, Xcel Energy wants to give its customers tips on how to save energy this winter. Making a few small changes in energy use habits can lead to a more comfortable home and help customers save money.

MADISON, Wis. – As Wisconsin receives measurable snowfall and many trails are anticipated to open for the first time this season, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding snowmobilers to operate within their limits, stay sober and ride only on designated trails. In the early months of 2023, there were 16 fatal snowmobile crashes,...

Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers with the 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD), based out of Madison, Wisconsin are nearly complete with their mobilization to the Baltics. This past May, eight 112th MPAD Soldiers mobilized to various locations across the Baltics, dividing the unit into three teams to provide public affairs coverage of U.S....

After 115 years, 28 different vehicle franchises and three generations of Smart family ownership, President/CEO J.R. Smart is handing his family’s legacy to a new owner.  Madison’s Smart Motors, founded in 1908, making it one of the longest-running automotive dealerships in the United States, has selected the Anderson Family of Omaha, Nebraska, to continue its long legacy...

MILWAUKEE (January 10, 2024) – Lakefront Brewery has created some excellent IPAs over the years. From their flagship Lakefront IPA (with the big eye), to Hazy Rabbit, to the newest Chilly Rabbit, many double IPAs, and now its first gluten-free IPA, New Grist IPA. “This has zero ‘gluten-free taste,’ and simply competes on a flavor-level...

NEENAH, Wis. (January 8, 2024) – Reach Counseling, a sexual assault service provider in the Fox Valley, is raising awareness this January during Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human Trafficking is a serious problem nationwide, including Wisconsin. The National Human Trafficking Hotline reports that since its inception in 2007, Wisconsin has had 796 human-trafficking cases involving 1,640 victims....

LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery was listed on December 11, 2023. The cemetery originated in the mid-nineteenth century as a privately owned secular cemetery known as Wautonga Cemetery. The Oak Grove Cemetery...

(WAUKESHA, WI) – The Library Memory Project is delighted to announce this year’s Memory Café schedule, with three new library locations, extending the project’s reach to even more participants in the community. A Memory Café is a free social gathering for those who are experiencing early-stage dementia, mild memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), to attend with...

Contact Colleen McDonald, Sr. Communications Consultant – Media Relations 414-801-3146; cmcdonald@mcw.edu Seed Grants support community health, workforce development, and health-focused research Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 10, 2024 – The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) will fund 79 new projects focused on improving health and advancing health equity in...

 MADISON, Wis. – In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Bing Liang of US University Pathways in Madison talks about how the growing company helps to attract international students to Wisconsin colleges and universities by first offering a bonafide Wisconsin high-school education.  The show also previews upcoming events: Tech Council...

MILWAUKEE – The  U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced that the SBA delivered $50 billion in capital, disaster relief, and bonding to small businesses and disaster-impacted communities across the U.S.  in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). More than $658.6 million of those dollars helped Badger State small businesses start and grow via 1233 SBA-backed loans. “SBA-supported lending contributes vital capital to Wisconsin’s...

By Larry Sandler For WisBusiness.com Two passenger rail ideas once left for dead -- a Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter line and an Amtrak route from Milwaukee to Madison -- are back on the study track. Should these and other proposals come to fruition, passenger trains could one day link eight...

-- Two passenger rail ideas once left for dead -- a Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter line and an Amtrak route from Milwaukee to Madison -- are back on the study track. Should these and other proposals come to fruition, passenger trains could one day link eight of Wisconsin’s 10 largest cities to each other, Chicago and...