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Milwaukee, Wis. – The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about an old scam with a new twist. The “Can you hear me?” scam has long been used to coerce businesses into purchasing office supplies and directory ads they never actually ordered, but now it’s targeting individual consumers.  BBB has seen recent reports to BBB Scam...

Microsoft plans to invest billions of dollars over the next decade to expand its operations in Mount Pleasant, state and local officials announced.  Under the plan released Friday afternoon by the village of Mount Pleasant and Racine County, the Washington-based tech giant would spend billions of dollars to build new data centers in the...

-- Microsoft plans to invest billions of dollars over the next decade to expand its operations in Mount Pleasant, state and local officials announced.  Under the plan released Friday afternoon by the village of Mount Pleasant and Racine County, the Washington-based tech giant would spend billions of dollars to build new data centers in...

MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. – The Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC), and Milwaukee 7 (M7) today announced plans for Microsoft to significantly expand its investment in Mount Pleasant.   PLANNED DATACENTERS If approved by the Village and County, the company would invest billions of dollars to construct...

MADISON – With new funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, an interdisciplinary initiative led by the University of Wisconsin–Madison will continue to grow its research on concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. Christian Franck, a professor of mechanical engineering at UW–Madison, started the initiative, called PANTHER, in 2017. Under his leadership, it...

MADISON — Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison made an unexpected discovery while studying a strain of yeast closely related to the kind used to ferment beer — they observed the yeast left half its genetic material behind while evolving. Their study, published this week in the journal PLoS Biology, started with the straightforward...

MADISON, Wis. – Frank DiPiazza, WWII Veteran and 105-year-old Agrace Hospice Care patient was honored Friday, November 10, with a Quilt of Valor®. A Quilt of Valor is a quality, handmade quilt that is machine or hand quilted with three layers, each with a special meaning. The top of the quilt’s colors, shapes and...

MILWAUKEE, WI -- Dancers, vocalists, and musicians representing cultures from around the world will perform daily at the 80th annual Holiday Folk Fair International, America’s premiere multi-cultural festival, to be held Fri., Nov. 17 – Sun., Nov. 19, 2023, Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis. The All Nations Theater will host...

MILWAUKEE – Disability:IN Wisconsin, the state’s business association dedicated to advancing, improving, and expanding employment outcomes for people with disabilities, announced that founding Executive Director Judy Quigley will retire at the end of the year. She will be succeeded by Saul Newton, founder and former President and CEO of the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce. Newton will...

KENOSHA, Wis. – The first group of students accepted into the new Certified Nurse Aide program at Carthage College will attend for free, thanks to scholarship funding from local philanthropists Tom and Jan Duncan. Applications are now available for the January 2024 cohort of the CNA program. In less than a month, aspiring health...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to include helmets and seatbelts as part of a safe hunt this season. These essential pieces of safety equipment are vital to ensuring safety of operators and passengers in the field. Each year, people are injured during ATV/UTV crashes while hunting. A helmet and...

MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., supports and respects its employees who actively serve in the military. The Wisconsin Committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense program, announced its recognition of Security Health Plan Nurse Manager Laurie Rock on Nov. 9. The ESGR mission is...