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OSHKOSH, Wis. (September 7, 2023) – Fox World Travel, one of the top travel companies in the nation, announced today that it has once again been named to MeetingsNet’s CMI 25 list for 2023, recognizing the largest full-service meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the U.S. corporate market. "The meetings and incentives industry has undergone...

Milwaukee -  The We Energies Foundation is awarding $100,000 to police, fire and medical first responders across the state through its fourth annual Rewarding Responders Grant program. The grants will be used to purchase life-saving equipment. “It is our honor to support the brave men and women making our communities safer places for everyone,” said Beth Straka, president — We...

MADISON, Wis. – Second-quarter 2023 data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) show that Wisconsin banks remain on a solid foundation. Banks continue to be responsive to the needs of their customers, and lending increased in all categories (commercial, residential, and farm loans). Deposits also increased slightly as consumers and businesses remained confident in Wisconsin banks...

September 7, 2023 – The Women’s Leadership Conference, Wisconsin's foremost event dedicated to advancing women in their professional journeys, is set to celebrate its momentous five-year milestone. The two-day conference, scheduled for October 3rd and 4th, will take place in Green Bay, WI. For half a decade, this conference has been a catalyst for...

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Nicholas Reiter, assistant professor of chemistry in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received nearly $1.68 million in R01 funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study the misregulation of RNA binding proteins that lead to degenerative disorders and cancer. His...

MADISON — The University of Wisconsin–Madison's award-winning Odyssey Project has received its largest donation to date: a $1 million gift from the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation. The gift to the Odyssey Future Fund will support the program’s long-term sustainability and comes as a challenge match: Any donations made to the Odyssey Future Fund by December...

Milwaukee, WI – September 7, 2023 – First Stage kicks off its 2023/24 season with the world premiere production DREAM, QUICKIE! DREAM!, a story for all ages inspired by the life of Donald “Quickie” Driver, written by playwright Gloria Bond Clunie and directed by popular Milwaukee actor/producer/director Dimonte Henning. In the play we find Donald, a champion football player on the Green Bay Packers,...

MILWAUKEE (September 7th, 2023) – Sunday, September 10th marks the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Week. Lakefront Brewery is joining forces with a nationwide coalition of brewers for a suicide prevention awareness initiative inspired by O.H.S.O Brewing in Phoenix. O.H.S.O owner Jon Lane had lost family and friends to suicide, and even had ideations himself. He credits the...

Milwaukee, Wis. – You’re so close to the finish line. The home improvement project you’ve dreamed of for days, months, maybe even years, is about to become a reality. So, congratulations. All that time and money you’ve invested is about to pay off. Phew! But you’re not there quite yet. Before you can call it a...

Two Wisconsin natives now living out of state battled over the final holes of the 39th Wisconsin State Senior Open Wednesday afternoon at Maple Bluff CC in Madison. Tony Rohlik, who grew up in the Chippewa Valley but now lives in Arizona, defeated Derek Stendahl, formerly of Middleton but now a Minnesotan, by one stroke...

-- Gov. Tony Evers is touting the role of the building trades in various state economic development efforts, such as expanding broadband and improving transportation infrastructure.  Speaking yesterday as part of the North America's Building Trades Unions national road tour, Evers noted construction projects at UW System campuses, state parks and other public facilities...

-- Gov. Tony Evers is touting the role of the building trades in various state economic development efforts, such as expanding broadband and improving transportation infrastructure.  Speaking yesterday as part of the North America's Building Trades Unions national road tour, Evers noted construction projects at UW System campuses, state parks and other public facilities...

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman today announced three finalists for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside, a student-centered university that serves approximately 4,300 students and offers 51 undergraduate majors, 87 minors and certificates, and 16 graduate degrees across four academic colleges. A Special Regent Committee selected the finalists...