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MADISON, Wis. – The need to complete phase two of the Prairie Springs Science Center on the UW-La Crosse campus, which a mix of business leaders believe can spark Coulee Region growth, will be discussed at the Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in La Crosse. The luncheon will be held...

Green Bay, WI---September 27, 2023--- The Neville Public Museum has thousands of artifacts in our collection. Most of them are regular items you would expect people to use in their everyday lives. Others, however, have a more disturbing or macabre past. Each October, artifacts are taken from the collection and displayed to the public....

MILWAUKEE (September 27, 2023) -- The Wisconsin Conservatory of Music (WCM) is on a mission to inspire young musicians by providing them with musical instruments. WCM is inviting the community to contribute to this cause by donating gently used instruments that will be refurbished and given to students and schools who cannot afford to rent or purchase instruments....

Acuity Insurance honored truck drivers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week with a special message of thanks. Employees who have a truck driver in their lives wrote letters of appreciation, then surprised the truck driver with a meeting that was captured in video. A compilation video is available online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIxbX_Z64wU.  National Truck Driver...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the cities of Ashland, Ladysmith, Spooner and the village of Dresser are applicants for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve their public drinking water systems. These projects are all located in the northern region and include: 

MILWAUKEE, WI – Leadership from Northwoods League baseball teams around Wisconsin signed an open letter urging elected officials to support a solution to save Major League Baseball in Wisconsin. Team management from the nine Wisconsin-based Northwoods League teams are offering their support to the Home Crew Coalition’s mission and urging action.  READ THE LETTER HERE

Ashland, Ashland County, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of Fifield Place Historic District, located in Ashland, in the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 2023. Located on a bluff near the south shore of the Chequamegon Bay, the Fifield Place Historic District consists of six houses situated on...

Town of Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Hammond Farmstead in the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 2023. The Hammond Farmstead has been owned and operated by the Hammond family for more than 175 years, beginning in 1846 when Alexander Hammond constructed...

De Pere, Brown County, Wisconsin - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Agnes and Ruth Lenfestey Mark House in the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2023. Situated on a prominent corner lot, the Agnes Lenfestey and Ruth Lenfestey Mark House was built in 1963 and is one of...

– CG Schmidt is proud to announce its recent achievement of Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75™ Distinguished Performer Award in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) category. In addition to this prestigious accolade, CG Schmidt is ranked No. 67 among the Wisconsin 75™ largest private companies in the state based on sales revenue. The DEI...

MADISON, Wis. – Quartz today announced it has been named to Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75™, a list of the 75 largest private companies based in Wisconsin, ranking No. 22 on the list for 2023. Christine Senty, Quartz President and CEO (interim), celebrated the recognition, attributing the accomplishment to Quartz’s commitment to the members and communities it serves. “Quartz is proud to...

Early investment figures for 2023 suggest the number and size of deals in Wisconsin may be lower this year, according to Tech Council Investor Networks Director Joe Kremer.  Speaking yesterday during a luncheon hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council in Madison, Kremer noted the group’s Investor Networks program tracks early-stage financing activity throughout the...

-- Early investment figures for 2023 suggest the number and size of deals in Wisconsin may be lower this year, according to Tech Council Investor Networks Director Joe Kremer.  Speaking yesterday during a luncheon hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council in Madison, Kremer noted the group’s Investor Networks program tracks early-stage financing activity throughout...

MADISON – As the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – the first federal civil rights legislation protecting people with disabilities from discrimination – DWD is launching new training videos to help employers recruit, retain, and support the success of workers with disabilities.