WisBusiness

MADISON - The Government of Japan has committed to investing $550 billion in the United States and there is an organized effort underway to attract some of that money to Wisconsin. The Wisconsin-Japan Strategic Partnership (WJSIP) was formed late last year and is chaired by former Gov. Tommy Thompson. The group’s goal is to maximize...

PORTFOLIO INCREASES TO APPROXIMATELY 85 MILLION SQUARE FEET AND NEW INFRASTRUCTURE & DATA CENTER VERTICAL IS LAUNCHED MILWAUKEE, WI (January 5, 2026)—Alongside its affiliates, Phoenix Investors (“Phoenix”) is pleased to announce that 2025 marked another record year of growth. Phoenix’s portfolio now totals approximately 85 million square feet spanning 27 states. During the year,...

Middleton, WI — Kylee’s Gift Cottage is proud to announce the return of its annual community initiative, the Second Annual Kylee’s Sock Drive, benefiting WayForward Resources in Middleton. Building on the success of last year’s program, the sock drive aims to provide essential warmth and dignity to local individuals and families experiencing housing insecurity.

SUN PRAIRIE, WI – AARP Wisconsin is thrilled to announce that the City of Sun Prairie has been officially accepted as a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. The Network is an affiliate of the  World Health Organization’s Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Program , an international effort launched in 2006 to help...

MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin today announces the appointment of Jan Wilberg of Milwaukee to a two-year term on the organization’s Executive Council – a top volunteer position within the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has more than 800,000 members statewide and nearly 38 million members nationwide. Wilberg, 77, was appointed to the position by...

APPLETON, Wis. Consolidated Construction Company, Inc. has announced Emily Bakey, a senior at Xavier High School in Appleton, as the winner of its inaugural Consolidated for a Cause Student Art Contest. Bakey’s artwork was selected through an employee vote and will serve as the visual identity for the 2026 campaign benefiting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Since Donald Trump took office last January, this year has been a complete disaster for Wisconsinites. In his first year, under Trump, working families are struggling with skyrocketing prices and a dismal job market, rural communities are being gutted, family farm bankruptcies are soaring, and Wisconsin’s economy is taking a nosedive. Simply put, as Trump focuses on...

-- A new effort to connect Milwaukee to Racine and Kenosha by train would take the “commuter” out of commuter rail and keep going all the way to Chicago. The seemingly defunct KRM plan has been resurrected with a new name, a new approach and a new governing structure, borrowing from the playbook that...