WisBusiness

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Wes Schroll, founder and CEO of Fetch.  The Madison-based company’s mobile app offers users a rewards program for the products they buy, awarding points for scanning receipts that can be redeemed for gift cards. After launching in 2013, the business now has 6 million...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Wes Schroll, founder and CEO of Fetch.  The Madison-based company’s mobile app offers users a rewards program for the products they buy, awarding points for scanning receipts that can be redeemed for gift cards for major brands. After launching in 2013, the business now has...

MILWAUKEE — Andrew J. DeGuire, vice president of corporate strategy at Northwestern Mutual, a financial services company, has been named the James H. Keyes Dean of Business Administration at Marquette University, Provost Kimo Ah Yun announced today. DeGuire, a 1993 Marquette alumnus who will begin in the role on July 1, 2024, succeeds Tim Hanley, who led...

MADISON, WI. (Dec. 14, 2023) – Cheryl DeMars has announced her intention to retire as President and CEO of The Alliance in 2024. The Alliance Board of Directors has formed a search committee and engaged The Jacobson Group, a talent solution company offering executive recruiting services to support them during the recruitment process. DeMars joined...

Brookfield, WI – December 14, 2023 – The EEF hosted the 20th Annual Ladies Night, presented by Craig Husar Fine Diamonds, on November 29, 2023 at the Milwaukee IMPROV.  Over 250 women attended and enjoyed an evening of shopping and socializing while participating in raffles, silent auction and more.  “We're grateful for the overwhelming...

MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., hosted a flag raising ceremony to honor and celebrate a staff member’s deployed husband. In attendance was the Marshfield Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1866 (Mueller-Hintz Post), Marshfield High School band, and Security Health Plan staff.     In the early months of 2023, Security Health...

Applications for the Midwest Artist Academy are now open. The MAA is a transformative, precollege experience for 14-18-year-old artists in five disciplines: creative writing, dance, theatre, visual arts and music. Throughout the week, young artists will work closely alongside world-class professors and instructors to create a final showcase on the last night of the program. The...

MADISON, Wis. (Dec. 14, 2023) – Alliant Energy announced the successful completion of its Wautoma Solar Project, a significant milestone in the company's transition to cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions. The 99-megawatt (MW) solar array, in the Waushara County town of Dakota and city of Wautoma, is a cost-effective generating facility that spans 624 acres and consists of...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the third largest dairy cooperative in the country based on milk volume, applauded the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147) through the House, with strong bipartisan support in a 330-99 vote. The bill will enhance school meal nutrition by providing children...

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (December 13, 2023) — Margaret Brill, previously Director of the EAA Aviation Foundation, has been promoted to Vice President of the Foundation. The EAA Aviation Foundation is the fundraising and philanthropy partner for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). “Margaret’s leadership, teamwork, collaboration, and strategy have created remarkable results...

Wisconsin customers and communities benefit from investment in clean, reliable, cost-effective energy generation Contact: Tony Palese (608) 458-3132 | tonypalese@alliantenergy.com MADISON, Wis. (Dec. 14, 2023) – Alliant Energy announced the successful completion of its Wautoma Solar Project, a significant milestone in the company's transition to cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions. The 99-megawatt (MW) solar...

Incoming MMAC President Dale Kooyenga predicts the corridor between Chicago and Milwaukee will see substantial development in the coming years, anchored by Microsoft’s operations in the region.  “There’ll be a point here I think in the next five, six years where you see no agricultural land; it’s all developed,” the former GOP lawmaker said...