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Spring Valley Farm, Heath Jerseys: Awarded the 2023 McKown Master Breeder Award

FORT ATKINSON, WIS. — The Jersey breed has been the foundation of Spring Valley Farm in Westminster, Md., for nearly 100 years. The farm is owned and operated by third generation dairymen, brothers Allen and Wayne Stiles, and included their nephew Michael Heath until his sudden passing earlier this year. In honor of their hard work and success,...

Hy-Vee: New, updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2023-2024 season are now available at Hy-Vee Pharmacies for individuals ages 12+

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 26, 2023) — Hy-Vee, Inc. announces today that the new, updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2023-2024 season are now available at Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations across the Midwest. At this time, Hy-Vee is offering the updated COVID-19 vaccines to individuals ages 12+. Individuals can save time by scheduling an appointment in advance...

Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.: City of La Crosse receives $217,900 state grant to support housing construction initiative

Contact: David Callender, 608.210.6706 Releases online at: wedc.org/newsroom WEDC Secretary and CEO visits Fifth Ward Residences to celebrate housing initiative LA CROSSE, WI. SEPT. 26, 2023 – The City of La Crosse is receiving a $217,900 state grant to convert a former Trane Company manufacturing site into apartments and townhomes on the north side...

PETA: ‘Not your mom? Not your milk!’: Media blitz targets World Dairy Expo

Madison, Wis. — People traveling to the World Dairy Expo next week will likely catch sight of a new messaging blitz from PETA that reminds visitors that a mother cow’s milk is meant for her calf. The appeal—plastered on more than a dozen local buses and placed inside Chicago’s Midway International Airport—urges people to leave cows in...

Lubavitch of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation: To host giant holiday street party open to all

—Lubavitch of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation are partnering to host the entire Jewish community for an outdoor street festival on Monday, October 2, from 5:00pm-8:00pm. The "Sukkot Street Party" will feature a DJ, carnival rides, street shows, a mega sized sukkah structure, and dinner. The Sukkot holiday, which begins at nightfall on September...

UW–Madison: Unleash your curiosity at the 13th annual Wisconsin Science Festival

Ready, set, science! The annual Wisconsin Science Festival, a statewide celebration with an array of activities and events happening October 16-22, is fast approaching. Taking place during what Gov. Evers has once again proclaimed as Wisconsin Science Week, the weeklong festival boasts more than 300 events in 40-plus counties throughout the state. All are...

Vangard Partners: To break ground on 180 additional units and townhomes to Tivoli Green Development

Mount Pleasant, WI – September 26, 2023 – Wangard Partners, a leader in multifamily and industrial property development will break ground on its second phase of Tivoli Green Apartment Homes on Wednesday September 27th at 9am (9110 Megan’s Way in Mount Pleasant, Wis.), marking another significant milestone for the highly successful apartment community in Mount Pleasant, WI.

Wisconsin Technology Council: Economist, ex-White House advisor Knetter to speak Nov. 8 at Early Stage Symposium

MADISON, Wis. – Michael Knetter, president and chief executive officer of the UW Foundation and a former economic advisor to Republican and Democratic presidents, will speak on current economic trends during lunch at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium on Wednesday, Nov. 8, in Madison. Knetter is a former dean of the UW-Madison School of Business,...

Colectivo: Giving out free coffee Friday

Milwaukee, WI- Colectivo Coffee Roasters invites coffee drinkers to join in celebrating its favorite holiday on Friday.  This Friday, September 29th is National Coffee Day, and to commemorate, any customer visiting Colectivo on Friday will receive a free medium brewed coffee with purchase and a signature, limited edition sticker (while supplies last).   “Coffee fuels communities,...

Make-A-Wish® Wisconsin: Introduces four new Board Directors and Board Chair

(Wauwatosa, WI) Make-A-Wish Wisconsin announced that it has added four new Board Directors and have introduced their new Board Chair, Joe Imhoff, Partner – International Tax Services at PwC. The new Board Directors include Holly Courtney, Partner, Michael Best & Friedrich, Joe Gehrke, President, Kesslers Diamonds, Chad Hamilton, General Counsel, Secretary and EVP, Legal and Government Affairs, Sargento Foods and Devina Mistry, Group...

Holiday Folk Fair International: Announces 2023 theme and featured food

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Representatives of the 80th annual Holiday Folk Fair International, America’s premiere multi-cultural festival to be held Fri., Nov. 17 – Sun., Nov. 19, 2023, at the Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis., announced the event’s 2023 theme – “Celebrate the Culture of Traditional Dress.” “Traditional Dress” encompasses garments,...

Milwaukee Press Club: Journalist and author Meg Kissinger headlines Newsmaker – Special Edition

MILWAUKEE – Meg Kissinger, an award-winning journalist and now author will be the guest speaker at a special evening Newsmaker event set for Wednesday, October 11, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 6 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells Street in Milwaukee.

UW Health: ‘What the heck, am I having a heart attack?’

MADISON, Wis. – At a time when most people are headlong into things like careers or family life, Delonda Jackson found herself mysteriously in the emergency room. In the summer of 2022, she began experiencing symptoms out of the blue, like shortness of breath and extreme fatigue; carrying groceries from the car was a...
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