WisBusiness: Ag groups relieved to avoid property tax changes
By Brian Clark
For WisBusiness.com
The state's agriculture interests are generally satisified with the $62 billion state budget signed into law this week, especially considering some of the proposals that were included in the bill and then removed.
Wisconsin Farm Bureau spokesman Casey Langan said farmers dodged a bullet on a proposed “11th-hour” change that would have greatly increased property taxes for...
Wisconsin Bankers Association: Bankers, law enforcement introduce bank robbery deterrent with premiere of “Public Enemies”
For more information, contact Eric Skrum
608-441-1216 or eskrum@wisbank.com
MADISON—Coinciding with the opening week of “Public Enemies,” a movie partly filmed in Wisconsin chronicling the life of bank robber John Dillinger, the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice and the Milwaukee Police Department will unveil the “No Hats, No Hoods, No Sunglasses, No Guns”...
WMEP: Hosts free Lunch and Learn July 21 in Pewaukee to help manufacturers reduce costs, improve productivity
Contact: Linda Abbott 608-826-6215; abbott@chorus.net
MILWAUKEE – Southeast Wisconsin manufacturers can learn how to implement high impact, low cost tactics to dramatically reduce costs and improve productivity at a July 21 Lunch and Learn hosted by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP).
“Do More with Less: Get Fast Productivity Gains with Low Cost Gemba Kaizen Tactics” will be held from...
UW-Madison: Registration now open for Wisconsin Science and Technology Symposium
CONTACT: Janet L. Kelly, jkelly@warf.org, 608-890-1491; Brad Quarberg, quarberg.brad@uwlax.edu, 608-785-8572
MADISON - The second annual Wisconsin Science and Technology Symposium, to be held July 23 and 24, will bring together science and technology researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors from across the state to help them share ideas and spark new collaborations.
Registration is open for the event, which is intended to encourage...
Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance: Launches new media campaign
Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120
MILWAUKEE – In an effort to connect with a wider audience, the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance (WBIA) is proud to announce the launch of a new social media campaign.
“With over 200 million active users on Facebook alone, social media has become an invaluable way to connect with people everywhere,” said Joshua Morby, Executive Director of the...
