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Contact: Tod Pritchard, tod.pritchard@supportuw.org, 608-609-5217, uwalumni.com@WisAlumni Country faces tough choices  MADISON, WI (June 19, 2023) — With the recent raising of the U.S. debt ceiling, questions abound over the best course of action. What are the consequences of ongoing fiscal deficits and growing national debt? How much debt is too much for the health...

Contact: DNR Office of CommunicationsDNRPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) alerts the public that because water temperatures are heating up, anglers may notice more dead fish than usual on their favorite waterbodies.  Many underlying causes can explain this uptick in fish die-offs during warm weather periods, from pathogens...

The deputy director of the National Economic Council is pushing back on the idea of a labor shortage amid record-low unemployment in Wisconsin.  In a recent interview, Bharat Ramamurti said the state maintaining unemployment at 2.4 percent through April and May of this year is “obviously good news for folks in Wisconsin,” particularly those...

LA CROSSE, WI— The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a $14.89 million Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Grant to Dairyland Power Cooperative to expand internet access in underserved rural communities. Dairyland applied for the grant in 2022 to support the communities served by its member cooperatives in rural Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa....

After winning this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, SixLine Semiconductor CEO Katy Jinkins is focused on proving the company’s technology and building industry relationships.  This Middleton-based company is developing advanced electronics components using carbon nanotubes -- very small materials that can be incorporated into wireless devices and used for next-generation computing. 

-- After winning this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, SixLine Semiconductor CEO Katy Jinkins is focused on proving the company’s technology and building industry relationships.  This Middleton-based company is developing advanced electronics components using carbon nanotubes -- very small materials that can be incorporated into wireless devices and used for next-generation computing. 

*Discover Green Bay is sending this media release on behalf of the Algoma Chamber of Commerce* 1226 Lake Street Algoma WI  54201 Office: 920-487-2041 Email: director@algomachamber.org www.algoma.org On June 16th, the City of Algoma will be considered an International Port...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dayne Rusch, a Green Bay-area entrepreneur who launched startup companies Vyper Industrial and Vyper Energy.  Vyper Industrial makes chairs for industrial shop environments and other customers. Since getting into the chair business in 2020, the 27-year-old entrepreneur has sold more than 20,000 chairs to high-profile...

Contact: Sen. Mark Spreitzer, (608) 266-2253 MADISON - In response to the Wisconsin State Senate’s passage of legislation on Wisconsin’s shared revenue formula, Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement: “Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Senate took up a critical local funding bill that will provide desperately needed resources to our...