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MADISON, WIS. – The winning Five-Year-Old Cow, Lin-Max Beemer Sweet Pea, took home Senior and Grand Champion titles at the 2023 International Junior Holstein Show at World Dairy Expo® on Sunday. For this honor, Sweet Pea and owner Sophie Leach of Linwood, Kan., received the $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Cash Award and the Lillian & Keith King...

MADISON – Wisconsin agriculture is becoming more technologically advanced, and the Wisconsin Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council's (WAEWDC) 2023 annual report highlights the need for a strong and highly trained workforce that can manage the complex agriculture systems that are emerging in the industry. These advanced systems cover challenging and exciting areas such...

NEW NORTH, October 2, 2023 – Multiple programs for New North companies to be engaged in building a military-talent pipeline now are available, and New North Inc. stands ready to help in making the connections. Highly trained transitioning service members, along with their spouses, can be prospective employees through tailored internships or apprenticeships. SkillBridge is a...

Precision Plus will once again open their doors to celebrate Manufacturing Month with their annual Open House and Youth Apprentice Signing Ceremony. The Manufacturing Day 2023 (MFG Day ’23) event will be held on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at their 840 Koopman Lane, Elkhorn, Wisconsin facility. Precision Plus...

APPLETON, Wis. (September 28, 2023) – Reach Counseling, a sexual assault service provider in the Fox Valley, will host Utopia, a brand new event to raise awareness and support for sexual assault survivors, on October 12, 2023 at the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. The event will include dinner, entertainment, and the opportunity to learn more about the...

Milwaukee, Wisc. – Oct. 2, 2023 - It is estimated that 1 in 4 women have had a miscarriage and over 172,000 people in Wisconsin are living with infertility. Many are unable to afford medically necessary fertility treatment. The ART of Infertility, a national arts organization, announces a month-long series of events at the North Shore Wellness Collective and Milwaukee...

Madison, WI – Wisconsin businesses are enjoying an eighth straight year of savings in their worker’s  compensation insurance premiums as of yesterday, October 1. The latest substantial rate reduction is an 8.4%  drop, which the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) estimates is worth nearly $150 million  in premium savings for state businesses.   The...

(Oshkosh, WI – October 2, 2023) The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh held a ribbon cutting ceremony to re-dedicate the Clow Social Science Center. The complex recently completed an additional significant renovation of the building which houses the College of Education and Human Services. The project focused on teacher education and adds active learning classrooms, a science education lab,...

MADISON – How can employers, educational institutions, and communities tap into grant funding to support innovative technical education projects and customized worker training programs? Hear from local workforce development leaders and recipients of technical education and training grants as they share strategies to apply for and implement grant-funded workforce technology and training programs at...

MADISON, WIS. – It was a clean sweep for Kaskaskia College as they secured the Overall Team, Overall Reasons Team, High Individual and High Individual Reasons honors in the 33rd International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The team consisted of Sophie Leach, Savannah Rice, Gage Wendling, and Gracen Hoffman and coached by Aaron Heinzmann. SUNY Cobleskill followed as...

MADISON, WIS – World Dairy Expo® welcomed 345 competitors to the colored shavings for the Youth Showmanship Contest on Saturday, September 30, and youth from Wisconsin rose to the top in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions. Jennifer Charlton of Brantford, Ontario, Terri Packard of Boonsboro, Maryland and Mandy Brazil-Schmidt of Petaluma, California, served as the official judges of...

MADISON, WIS – Youth across North America participated in the 2023 World Dairy Expo® Youth Fitting Contest on Saturday, September 30 at the Alliant Energy Center. There were 43 participants registered, representing 10 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Contestants, ages 13-21, were given one hour to prepare their animal to be showring ready. Kaleb Kruse, Dyersville, Iowa, and Doug Nifong,...

MADISON, WI, OCTOBER 1, 2023 – More than 800 participants from across Dane County took part in this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Dane County at Warner Park in Madison on Oct. 1. The Walk is anticipated to raise more than $150,000 to fund research and local services in Dane County and surrounding areas, including support groups,...

While investment activity in Wisconsin so far this year is faltering, one expert says there’s still time for “a nice uptick” in the coming months.   The Tech Council has identified about $191 million in investment deals in 2023 -- well below the year-end totals of $870 million in 2021 and $640 million in 2022....

-- While investment activity in Wisconsin so far this year is faltering, one expert says there’s still time for “a nice uptick” in the coming months.   The Tech Council has identified about $191 million in investment deals in 2023 -- well below the year-end totals of $870 million in 2021 and $640 million in...