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Madison, WI – Wisconsin businesses are enjoying an eighth straight year of savings in their worker’s  compensation insurance premiums as of yesterday, October 1. The latest substantial rate reduction is an 8.4%  drop, which the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) estimates is worth nearly $150 million  in premium savings for state businesses.   The...

(Oshkosh, WI – October 2, 2023) The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh held a ribbon cutting ceremony to re-dedicate the Clow Social Science Center. The complex recently completed an additional significant renovation of the building which houses the College of Education and Human Services. The project focused on teacher education and adds active learning classrooms, a science education lab,...

MADISON – How can employers, educational institutions, and communities tap into grant funding to support innovative technical education projects and customized worker training programs? Hear from local workforce development leaders and recipients of technical education and training grants as they share strategies to apply for and implement grant-funded workforce technology and training programs at...

MADISON, WIS. – It was a clean sweep for Kaskaskia College as they secured the Overall Team, Overall Reasons Team, High Individual and High Individual Reasons honors in the 33rd International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The team consisted of Sophie Leach, Savannah Rice, Gage Wendling, and Gracen Hoffman and coached by Aaron Heinzmann. SUNY Cobleskill followed as...

MADISON, WIS – World Dairy Expo® welcomed 345 competitors to the colored shavings for the Youth Showmanship Contest on Saturday, September 30, and youth from Wisconsin rose to the top in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions. Jennifer Charlton of Brantford, Ontario, Terri Packard of Boonsboro, Maryland and Mandy Brazil-Schmidt of Petaluma, California, served as the official judges of...

MADISON, WIS – Youth across North America participated in the 2023 World Dairy Expo® Youth Fitting Contest on Saturday, September 30 at the Alliant Energy Center. There were 43 participants registered, representing 10 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Contestants, ages 13-21, were given one hour to prepare their animal to be showring ready. Kaleb Kruse, Dyersville, Iowa, and Doug Nifong,...

MADISON, WI, OCTOBER 1, 2023 – More than 800 participants from across Dane County took part in this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Dane County at Warner Park in Madison on Oct. 1. The Walk is anticipated to raise more than $150,000 to fund research and local services in Dane County and surrounding areas, including support groups,...

While investment activity in Wisconsin so far this year is faltering, one expert says there’s still time for “a nice uptick” in the coming months.   The Tech Council has identified about $191 million in investment deals in 2023 -- well below the year-end totals of $870 million in 2021 and $640 million in 2022....

-- While investment activity in Wisconsin so far this year is faltering, one expert says there’s still time for “a nice uptick” in the coming months.   The Tech Council has identified about $191 million in investment deals in 2023 -- well below the year-end totals of $870 million in 2021 and $640 million in...

WHITEWATER, WI: September 29, 2023- A new collaboration between the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs Division of Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will bolster cybersecurity in the state. A memorandum of understanding signed on Sept. 15 by WEM Administrator Greg Engle and UW-Whitewater Chief Research Administration Officer Carl Fox allows...

School board members serve their communities by ensuring the next generation has the skills and knowledge to step into our future as leaders, workers and citizens. This belief in the importance of helping students reach their potential — “Launching Our Next Generation” — is this year's theme for Wisconsin School Board Week ,...

Movin’ Out will host a grand opening for the André Apartments on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 3-5 p.m. The André building is a multi-family development at Winnebago Street and Sixth Street that provides affordable and accessible apartments, with Red Caboose Child Care Center’s new, larger location on the ground floor. The André is named to honor...