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MILWAUKEE, WI (APRIL 23, 2024)  The year, 2024 marks the 40th Anniversary of ComedySportz (CSz Milwaukee). CSz Milwaukee has been entertaining audiences since 1984 with its flagship ComedySportz matches. ComedySportz, a local institution, is improvisational comedy played as a sport with two teams, a Referee, in a sports arena atmosphere, complete with AstroTurf field.  CSz been racking up the points and laughs...

-- The WEDC Board of Directors has approved up to $15.5 million in performance-based tax credits for Kikkoman Foods’ planned $800 million expansion, Gov. Tony Evers announced.  That total project dollar figure covers expanding the Japanese company’s existing soy sauce brewing plant in Walworth and building a new 240,000-square-foot facility in Jefferson, according to yesterday’s release. These efforts are expected...

The WEDC Board of Directors has approved up to $15.5 million in performance-based tax credits for Kikkoman Foods’ planned $800 million expansion, Gov. Tony Evers announced.  That total project dollar figure covers expanding the Japanese company’s existing soy sauce brewing plant in Walworth and building a new 240,000-square-foot facility in Jefferson, according to yesterday’s...

Green Bay, WI –Sexual violence victims face many obstacles when seeking justice. Last year, UW-Green Bay Police worked with Project Beloved to create a soft interview room on campus. This soft interview room is located in the Police Department on the Green Bay campus. It’s purpose is to help alleviate the pain and fear that victims experience sharing their...

MILWAUKEE — Bob and Kim Eck, an alumni couple, have made a $1.5 million gift to Marquette University through the Eck Family Foundation that will impact two areas across campus, President Michael R. Lovell shared today. The gift will provide seed funding and focus on highly innovative projects within the College of Health Sciences aimed at applying...

LA CROSSE, WI, April 23, 2024 – First Companies held a ceremonial groundbreaking in West Salem, WI, this past Wednesday, April 17th. In attendance were members of the Poehling Family, First Companies staff members, and several esteemed guests including Kurt Bauer, CEO of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), Scott Schumacher, President of the Village of West Salem,...

The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce this summer is rolling out new resources for businesses including marketing materials aimed at supporting talent recruitment.  The chamber announced these plans earlier this month at its 10th annual Icebreaker event, attended by around 850 people including business and community leaders.  In an interview yesterday,...

Wausau, Wisconsin (April 2024) – Two new associates join Linetec’s operations team. Tim Sager has been named as director of operations, responsible for all finishing operations and facilities. Reporting to Sager, Luke Kroening also has joined as operations manager of paint production in Wausau, Wisconsin. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Linetec is a brand of Apogee Enterprises and the nation’s largest finishing...

KENOSHA, Wis. – Carthage College hosted a special program on Thursday, April 18, that provided timely insights into higher education’s role in building the Wisconsin workforce of tomorrow. The conversation featured two transformative leaders in higher education: Carthage president John Swallow and Universities of Wisconsin president Jay Rothman. Audience members included more than 200 business, education, and civic professionals from...

April 23, 2024 (Milwaukee, Wis) - Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW), “theater by women, for everyone,” presents the tenth annual Br!NK! New Play Festival on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, 2024, at the Baumgartner Center for Dance at 128 N Jackson St. This is a change from previous festivals, which were held in the fall at RTW’s current performance space.  General admission seating is...

GREEN BAY, WI - The Art Garage will celebrate the last twelve months, honor community art, and look toward the future with their Annual Board Meeting next week. All are welcome. Doors will be open for community members to enjoy a pop-up gallery featuring our studio artists and instructors, tour our Gallery and Studio B space, and mix and...