WisBusiness

A new Forestry Revitalization Act aims to make Wisconsin a global leader in aviation biofuel made from smaller, low-quality forestry biomass. Northwoods Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would spend $210 million in state assistance to help attract a $1.5 billion plant in Hayward. It would turn bark, branches, cutter shavings, tree tops, slash...

(Madison, WI, September 22, 2025) – The Playing Field, an innovative early childhood center specializing in trauma-sensitive care, high-quality education, and family support across socio-economic backgrounds, will celebrate the opening of its new east side site with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. This expansion represents the next step in The Playing...

Fundraising Contest to Help Replace the Gym Floor for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Milwaukee – (September 22, 2025) – Zizzo Group Engagement Marketing (ZG), the region’s first engagement marketing agency, is hosting its ninth annual Donut Smackdown benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM). This anticipated community competition brings together Milwaukee’s top...

Hayward, WI – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is excited to open registration for the fourth annual Kari Traa Ski de She women’s camp & race weekend, an event for women to come together to expand their skills, build race confidence and connect with fellow female skiers. The camp will be held Friday, January 16 through...

NEENAH, Wis. (Sep. 22, 2025) — Kundinger Inc., a Wisconsin and Michigan-based company delivering products and solutions in fluid power, automation and process control, along with Astro Hydraulics, announce the hiring of parts and service coordinator Steven Olson, hydraulic technician Chris Silver and repair technician Ryan Hallam. Olson brings experience in installing car wash systems, complemented by a technical background as a hydraulic service technician. As...

Modine Hosting Career Fair, Launching Billboard Campaign to Fill Immediate Openings Racine, Wis. (Sept. 22, 2025) – Modine, a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, is looking to hire dozens of employees for its new Franklin facility at 3303 W. Oakwood Rd.  The company has 55 immediate openings—from entry level production assemblers to...

MILWAUKEE – As Milwaukee County continues early design and planning efforts in an effort to replace the outdated, crumbling, nearly 100-year-old Public Safety Building, it has selected Gilbane | Cullen, a Joint Venture, to serve as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the project. This team will provide valuable expertise as the preconstruction and conceptual design...

Number of responses increased by 10,000 from 2023 to 2024 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has released an updated report finding that emergency medical services (EMS) in Wisconsin responded to over 140,000 falls in 2024, representing a staggering 21% of all 911-related ambulance runs in 2024. This week marks Falls Prevention Week, and DHS...

WHITEWATER, Wis., Sept. 22,2025 – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of The Element, a 23-unit, 87-bed student housing property in Whitewater, Wisconsin.  “The Element presented a rare opportunity to acquire purpose-built student housing in...

The building will integrate 174,400 square feet of manufacturing, warehouse, and officespace. Kenosha, Wisconsin – McShane Construction Company was selected to provide design-build construction services for a 174,367-square-foot build-to-suit industrial facility. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the client will use the facility for manufacturing and warehousing metal products. “This facility is tailored...

Session focused on driving community-based digital skilling for diverse/underserved populations NEW NORTH, Sept. 22, 2025 – A free event designed to explore practical ways to support digital inclusion across generations and capacities – The Age of Influence: Building Connected Futures – is being held Oct. 7 from 8:30-11 a.m. at the Kroc Community Center...

MADISON - Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group opened voting for the 10th Annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest on Monday morning. Since its inception in 2016, the contest has garnered more than 1.5 million votes from Wisconsinites, highlighting the manufacturing industry’s economic output, career opportunities and innovative products. Past champions...

MADISON, Wis. – Over the past few months, University of Wisconsin–Madison women’s sports fans may have started to see much more of UW Health. That is because UW Health is now the official title sponsor for all UW Athletics women’s sports, the only such partnership in all of NCAA athletics. This...

-- Wisconsin clean water advocates are pushing back against a measure they say could pose a risk to public health and turn back the clock on progress addressing PFAS contamination.  At issue is the U.S. Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a provision to again allow the Department of Defense...