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-- The state has seen a substantial improvement in drought conditions over the past few weeks as farmers continue harvesting corn, potatoes and other crops.  The percentage of Wisconsin experiencing extreme drought -- the second-worst category -- has fallen from 22% in early September to just 6.8%, according to the National Integrated Drought Information...

Massachusetts takes the top spot as the U.S. state with the highest chance of survival over three years for a small business.  Wisconsin comes in second.  South Dakota is revealed as the third-best state for a small business to survive at least three years. 

Green Bay, WI - Legacy Hotel, a new all-suites boutique hotel in Green Bay’s Stadium District, is looking to hire energetic people to join the hotel staff when it opens in November. Legacy Hotel is holding a job fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 11 at the Barrel Haus at Badger...

APPLETON, Wis. — Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, joined Lt. Col. Bill Benson, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, and other Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 28 to celebrate the grand opening of a renovated armory for the battalion headquarters element.

Stacy Vogel Davis                                         (414) 988-8754sdavis@thewatercouncil.com Canadian and French businesses choose Milwaukee for first U.S. locationMilwaukee, WI, Oct. 2, 2023 – Two foreign companies, Eaux Collectives & Traitements (ECT) of France and Pipesonic of Canada, have signed leases with the Global Water Center, the heart of Milwaukee’s world-class water technology hub, The Water Council announced today. Both...

MADISON — Total campus enrollment at the University of Wisconsin¬–Madison is a record 50,662 students — the first time the figure has topped 50,000 — and the new freshman class includes the second-highest number ever of Wisconsin residents at 3,813. The number of applications from prospective freshmen and transfer students also hit a high...

honored with a state award for its professionalism and excellence in serving students, the campus and community. Dining Services will receive the 2023 Regents University Staff Excellence Program Award on Friday, Oct. 6, at the UW System Board of Regents meeting in River Falls. “This is a staff who truly cares...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Eleva is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the construction of a treatment plant for well #1 and well #2 in the village of...

APPLETON, Wis. (October 2, 2023) – Red Shoes Inc., an award-winning, Wisconsin-based, full-service strategic communication firm, is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary of providing innovative, adaptable and forward-thinking marketing and public relations services. Founded by Lisa Cruz, Red Shoes has established itself as a leader in communication and is known for its staff of red-shoe-wearing experts.

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) is proud to announce that Meghan Gaffney, CEO of Madison, Wis-based Veda, a health technology provider specializing in accurate, curated provider data, is one of the 23 women founders from 20 companies selected for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America (Winning Women) Class of 2023.  Now in its 16th...

MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today announced the recipients of the University Staff Excellence Awards. These awards recognize exceptional service to the university and are the UW System’s highest recognition bestowed on members of its university staff. The 2023 recipients will be honored at the next Regents meeting, October 6. The...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the release of its 2023 Air Quality Trends Report. The annual report includes state monitoring data through 2022 for air pollutants regulated under the federal Clean Air Act, including ground-level ozone, particle pollution, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide. While concentrations of these...