WisBusiness

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the release of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access’ third annual report. Building upon findings from the previous two reports, the 2023 report provides an update on efforts under Gov. Evers and the Evers Administration to expand access, adoption, and affordability of high-speed internet across the...

Contacts:MPS Department of CommunicationsStephen Davis, Media Relations ManagerNicole Armendariz, Director414-475-8650comm@milwaukee.k12.wi.us (MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Public Schools is holding the second in a series of four monthly job fairs on Wednesday, July 12, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The district has immediate openings for a variety of positions; many of the entry-level positions available offer professional career pathways....

Contact: erunge@two-rivers.org $50,000 WEDC grant helps bring vibrant space to downtown TWO RIVERS, WI. JULY 10, 2023 – The City of Two Rivers is receiving a $50,000 Vibrant Spaces grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to fund upgrades to Central Park, a community hub and event space in the...

Contact:Kristin Paltzer262-388-1909kpaltzer@versiti.org Accelerating pace of innovation for preclinical research services while adding complementary clinical expertise MILWAUKEE – July 10, 2023 – Versiti, a national leader in blood health innovation, today announced the acquisition of Quantigen, a specialty lab based in Fishers, Indiana. Further expanding Versiti’s clinical trial expertise and service...

Contact:Jeff Sponcia414-257-5948jeff.sponcia@milwaukeecountywi.govMilwaukee County Department of Transportation – Director’s Officecounty.milwaukee.gov/CompleteCommunities Resident Feedback on Multimodal Safety and Impact of Reckless Driving Needed at Public Meetings MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) launched a new safety initiative earlier this summer. The Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project is an effort to increase...

Contact:715-346-3572ucm@uwsp.edu An additional gift from the Copernicus Cultural Foundation of Stevens Point, Wis., will fund the first $1 million endowed professorship in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The gift, from the foundation founded by notable Stevens Point businessman Edmund Bukolt, will fund an...

Contact:media@platform-communications.com WAUKESHA, Wisc. - Soaring Education Services, a division of Open Sky Education, is announcing leadership promotions and the launch of two new divisions: Partner Services and Microschool Initiatives. Each of these divisions will work separately within Soaring Education Services, but ultimately serve to further each of Soaring Education Services' goals of supporting sustainable Christian...

Overall average is $8,000 lower than it was in 2019, but 35% of Americans say they're carrying close to or at their highest level of debt ever while 43% say their debt is close to or at a historic low Credit cards account for more than double any other single source of personal debt

Contacts: Lisa Behnke, Communications Managerlbehnke@wdexpo.com  Jenna LangrehrCommunications Specialistjlangrehr@wdexpo.com(608) 224-6455  MADISON, WIS. – Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 56th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin are now being accepted, exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com. The first entry deadline is September 4 at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). Late entries can be submitted online through 5:00 p.m....

Contact: Tommy Jaime608-265-6175tjaime@lafollette.wisc.edu Madison, Wis. - Nearly four dozen students from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW–Madison concluded their graduate education this spring by completing projects addressing real-world challenges on behalf of clients from the public, non-governmental, and private sectors.  Working in teams of four to six, the...