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Contact:Jennifer Erickson1-800-323-7033mediarelations@northwesternmutual.com The company has donated more than $30 million to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation to accelerate the search for better treatments and cures MILWAUKEE, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual is kicking off a unique social media challenge today to generate awareness for a cause the company has been supporting for more than a decade...

Site Rallies Support for Legislation to Empower Nurses, Improve Health Care Access MADISON – A new website, www.QualifiedtoHeal.com, shares the stories of nurses whose practice has been unnecessarily restricted by Wisconsin law. It hosts a petition where the public can express support for legislation that empowers these professionals to do the work for which they’re trained.  

Contact:     Scott PigeonHoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc. Director of Marketing920-380-2175 spigeon@hoffman.net (Appleton, Wis) – Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc. is pleased to welcome Chris Peterson to the Appleton-based Total Project Management firm as an Education Specialist. Peterson joins Hoffman in a newly created business development role aimed at cultivating relationships with school districts...

WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Dental Association announced that Andrew “Gus” Gustafson has joined the Association as Director of Government Services. In this position, he will manage the Association’s relationships with state lawmakers and regulators; oversee insurance and public health issues; assist in directing activities of the WDA Political Action Committee and lead the WDA’s Madison...

Contact: DNR Office of CommunicationsDNRPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for this year’s round of funding for the Hunting Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation (R3) grant program. Funding from the grant program is used to help grow the number of hunters in Wisconsin and expand hunter activities.

Contact: Andrew Hellpap608-225-5024ahellpap@uwhealth.org    MADISON, Wis. – The Inflation Reduction Act $35 cap on out-of-pocket costs for insulin led to increases in the total number of filled insulin prescriptions for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Southern California...

Contact:Jenny Bradleymediarelations@atcllc.com     Rowe to support transition, retire in January 2024 PEWAUKEE, Wis. – The ATC board of directors have announced the selection of Teresa Mogensen as president and CEO effective Aug. 16, 2023. Current President, CEO and Chairman Mike Rowe has led ATC since 2015, and announced earlier this year...

Temperatures in the 90s and increased humidity forecast next several days Eau Claire, Wis.  (July 24, 2023) – With temperatures and humidity expected to rise this week, Xcel Energy is offering tips to help customers find relief from the heat and their bills. Home cooling can account for about half of...

Contact:Kate Battiato WHCA/WiCAL608-260-5865 Providers Thank Legislature, Governor Evers for Meaningful Investment in CNA Workforce MADISON –Wisconsin’s nursing home community applauded Governor Evers and the Legislature for investing $2 million in WisCaregiver Careers through the recently enacted state budget. WisCaregiver Careers is Wisconsin’s widely recognized workforce development program that seeks to address...

Contact:  Judi Murphy Murphy Associates  262-786-7424 judi@marketingwithmurphy.com  Waukesha, Wis. – July 24, 2023 – Friends With Food Celebrates its grand reopening on July 26th, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The second largest food pantry in Waukesha County was severely impacted on January 17, 2023, when an SUV went off the road and crashed through the front...

Contact: Michelle BrietzmanDNR Community Financial Assistance Specialistmichellee.brietzman@wisconsin.gov 608-490-0187 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Washburn is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of watermains and...

Contact:      Lisa Schiller Media Relations414- 847- 6055lschiller@wisconsin.bbb.org Milwaukee, Wis. – After more than three years of relief, the payment pause on student loans is coming to an end. The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that student loan interest will resume September 1, 2023, and payments will be due starting in October. This student loan...

Contact:Luke Punzenberger1-800-323-7033mediarelations@northwesternmutual.com Northwestern Mutual's Planning & Progress Study reveals Americans with an advisor are much more confident about their financial future, yet only 37% work with one Advisors are Americans' most trusted source for financial advice – more than loved ones, friends, news, FinTok and Reddit