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MADISON, WI (October 2023) – Today Park Bank announced a change in executive leadership. Effective immediately, Ken Lammersfeld has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Josh Marron has been named President and Chief Banking Officer (CBO). Lammersfeld joined Park Bank as the Senior Vice President of Retail Banking in 2016 and...

MADISON – University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers are supporting a first-of-its-kind energy storage system in the United States that could come online as early as 2026 in Wisconsin's Columbia County. The project would be the first to demonstrate — at a commercial scale — a closed-loop, carbon dioxide-based energy storage system and could validate the...

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today, during Keep Your Kids Safe Online Month, is warning parents of current online dangers and reminding Wisconsinites of the resources available through the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. “Online safety has become an integral part of overall safety,” said...

Brookfield, WI – October 20, 2023 – On November 29, 2023, the Elmbrook Education Foundation will host the 20th Annual Ladies Night, presented by Craig Husar Fine Diamonds, at the Improv at The Corners of Brookfield from 6:30-9:30pm.  The Jewelry Grand Prize drawing and after-party will be held at Craig Husar Fine Diamonds with free shuttle service....

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Clean Fuels Alliance America announces the promotion of Jeff Earl to the Director of State Governmental Affairs following the retirement of Floyd Vergara. In his new role, Earl will lead the organization's efforts in advocating for enhanced state policies and initiatives to meet the needs of a growing market for biodiesel, renewable diesel and...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce (DWD) this week launched an educational campaign to build awareness of and help combat worker misclassification, a practice in which employees are incorrectly and illegally treated as independent contractors. Under the law, workers are presumed to be employees unless an employer demonstrates the workers meet the legal criteria to be...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) cautions hunters to avoid placing deer stands in or near ash trees this deer hunting season as they start scouting properties. Most ash trees in the southern half of Wisconsin, Door County and the Mississippi River counties are dead or dying from emerald ash borer infestation. Although...

Acuity earned industry leadership awards from ACORD, which were presented at ACORD Connect 2023. ACORD is a nonprofit organization recognized as the global standard-setting body for the insurance and related financial services industries. Susan Matzat, Systems Architect and member of Acuity’s Agency Interface Team, was honored with the ACORD Community Leadership Award. The award...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Chytania Brown, president and CEO of Employ Milwaukee, the workforce development board for Milwaukee County.  The organization’s mission is focused on employment and education, helping to connect employers and job seekers and meeting the needs of both groups.  “We offer trainings,...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Rapport International owner Wendy Pease shares insights on the translation and interpretation industry.  The business offers written translation, spoken interpretations and other communications services for businesses, helping its customers to reach international markets. Pease discusses how technologies such as Google Translate have influenced this work. 

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Chytania Brown, president and CEO of Employ Milwaukee, the workforce development board for Milwaukee County.  The organization’s mission is focused on employment and education, helping to connect employers and job seekers and meeting the needs of both groups.  “We offer trainings, we...

MADISON - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – partnered with Johnson Financial Group to announce this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin: the Bevi Bottleless Water Dispenser, manufactured by Plexus Corp. in Appleton. Plexus was crowned the winner at WMC’s annual Business Day event on Thursday in Madison.