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MILWAUKEE — President Michael R. Lovell announced that alumnus Ross Sprovieri and his wife Susan have committed $1 million to establish endowed tennis scholarships for Marquette’s NCAA men’s and women’s tennis programs. This is the largest-ever gift dedicated to the university’s tennis program. Sprovieri is a 1990 College of Business Administration graduate and former member of the...

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, joined by state Senator Kelda Roys and state Representative Lisa Subeck, announced new legislation to ensure those convicted of violent offenses related to domestic violence are unable to legally purchase or possess firearms in Wisconsin. The bill reorganizes two statutes—the crime of disorderly conduct and the definition of domestic...

Fox Cities, Wis. (November 13, 2023) – The Fox Cities Chamber recently named its 2023 Business Award recipients at “The Connection – an Afternoon for Learning, Celebrating and Networking.”  The annual awards recognize businesses and organizations in the Fox Cities that help make this a vibrant, innovative, and dynamic community. The winners are: Community...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison today launched a new campaign video highlighting the demand for more engineers and the importance of a new College of Engineering building. The video, titled “Wisconsin Needs More Engineers,” emphasizes the critical role that engineers play in the state's economy and argues that a new building is essential to producing...

MADISON, WI (November 13, 2023) — In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week (November 13 – 1) WRTP | BIG STEP, a workforce intermediary, has partnered with the Building Trades Council to host an Apprenticeship Career Exploration Fair and a special announcement from the Governor on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, from 9 AM to 3 PM at The...

Cottage Grove, Wis.— Bank of Sun Prairie won Best Financial Institution in the 2023 Best of Cottage Grove Awards conducted by The Herald Independent. Luke McElhenie was also named Best Financial Advisor* as part of the bank’s Sun Prairie Financial Services. Bank of Sun Prairie offers personal, digital, and business banking, mortgage, and wealth management services.

The Wisconsin CASA Association has announced CASA for Kids in the Coulee Region of Western Wisconsin is now an independent organization awaiting formal 501(c)(3) approval. “We’ve worked under the umbrella of the local YWCA since we were established in 1999,” stated CASA for Kids Executive Director Anne Gordon. “It’s been a great relationship but, as we’ve grown, we realized we needed...

Milwaukee, Wis. – The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about an old scam with a new twist. The “Can you hear me?” scam has long been used to coerce businesses into purchasing office supplies and directory ads they never actually ordered, but now it’s targeting individual consumers.  BBB has seen recent reports to BBB Scam...

Microsoft plans to invest billions of dollars over the next decade to expand its operations in Mount Pleasant, state and local officials announced.  Under the plan released Friday afternoon by the village of Mount Pleasant and Racine County, the Washington-based tech giant would spend billions of dollars to build new data centers in the...

-- Microsoft plans to invest billions of dollars over the next decade to expand its operations in Mount Pleasant, state and local officials announced.  Under the plan released Friday afternoon by the village of Mount Pleasant and Racine County, the Washington-based tech giant would spend billions of dollars to build new data centers in...

MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. – The Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC), and Milwaukee 7 (M7) today announced plans for Microsoft to significantly expand its investment in Mount Pleasant.   PLANNED DATACENTERS If approved by the Village and County, the company would invest billions of dollars to construct...

MADISON – With new funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, an interdisciplinary initiative led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison will continue to grow its research on concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. Christian Franck, a professor of mechanical engineering at UW–Madison, started the initiative, called PANTHER, in 2017. Under his leadership, it...