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As wars rage in Ukraine and Gaza, Milwaukee Veterans For Peace will sponsor its 17th annual Armistice Day event at 7pm Saturday, Nov. 11 at Milwaukee City Hall. It will be an in-person event but also will be available as a Zoom webinar. Speakers will be: Medea Benjamin.  Co-founder of the...

Statewide effort includes letter to legislators signed by executives of the state’s top companies and associations MADISON — The University of Wisconsin–Madison, in partnership with business leaders and allies across the state, has launched a new campaign urging legislators to advance a new College of Engineering building. The new, state-of-the-art building promises to significantly...

GREEN BAY, Wis.  — ColorBold Business Association Inc., a resource for all people of color locally, nationally and globally headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is encouraging people in the Northeast Wisconsin region to take advantage of all the benefits of supporting and shopping at Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned businesses this holiday shopping season. On Thursday, Nov. 9 from 5:30-7:30...

Sun Prairie, Wis.— Bank of Sun Prairie welcomes Bridget Travnick Oberfoell, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, as new senior vice president, director of human resources and training and member of the leadership team. Travnick Oberfoell has worked in human resources for more than 23 years most recently as deputy director of human resources with the Wisconsin Department...

POY SIPPI, Wis.  — Tundraland Home Improvements, a LEAF Home company based in Wisconsin specializing in baths and walk-in showers, is changing the life of a deserving Vietnam War U.S. Army veteran in Poy Sippi, Wisconsin by giving him the gift of a walk-in shower as part of its annual Baths for the Brave program. The shower will be installed on Wednesday, November...

MADISON, Wis. (November 6, 2023) – Wisconsin’s Edvest 529 College Savings Plan has once again received a silver rating from Morningstar, an independent investment research and management firm. The independent analysts at Morningstar carefully reviewed the merits of over fifty-four 529 plans and recognized Edvest with a silver Morningstar Analyst rating for the second year in a row.

(Hales Corners, WI) — The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin (AICCW) and the First American Capital Corporation (FACC) are sister organizations — affiliated through bylaws — both working to promote and support economic and business development within the Native Nations communities and among tribal members in Wisconsin.  FACC and AICCW have a shared...

In memory of legendary organic pioneer and food sovereignty advocate, John Kinsman, Family Farm Defenders is proud to celebrate beginning farmers each year with a food sovereignty prize in his name! The 2023 winners of the John Kinsman Prize are: Hannah Frank and Justin Thomas – Rue de Bungaloo Farm (Athens, WI)

An advocacy group called Lakes at Stake Wisconsin wants to ban “wake enhanced” boating on most lakes in the state, arguing the large waves it creates are harming lakefront property values and tourism.  The group’s president, Paul Gardetto, is a 29-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force who owns lakefront property in Waukesha County....

-- An advocacy group called Lakes at Stake Wisconsin wants to ban “wake enhanced” boating on most lakes in the state, arguing the large waves it creates are harming lakefront property values and tourism.  The group’s president, Paul Gardetto, is a 29-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force who owns lakefront property in Waukesha...

Appleton, WI, October 25, 2023 - Hudson Henry Granola, a beloved granola brand that captured the hearts and taste buds of food enthusiasts in Virginia in 2012 has been taken over by new owners, who recognized the exceptional value of this small-batch, high-quality granola business.  The story of Hudson Henry Granola began in 2012...