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MILWAUKEE - On Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 10 am to 1 pm at Milwaukee High School of the Arts (2300 W. Highland Ave., Milwaukee) MPS will host its 4th annual event that will give families access to resources and community organizations including health care, child care, employment, food access, housing, and legal support. In addition, families will also get language services,...

Contact Grace Murray, Marketing & Communications murrayg@titletowntech.com   GREEN BAY, WI (May 4, 2023) – TitletownTech, a venture capital firm formed out of a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, has expanded its portfolio with its investment in Croux, a platform that connects talent with flexible work opportunities.

MILWAUKEE – On Thursday, Mayor Cavalier Johnson and local leaders welcomed the Viking Octantis, the first cruise ship to visit Port Milwaukee as part of the 2023 season. Mayor Johnson was joined by Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, Port Milwaukee officials, local tourism leaders, and Great Lakes recreational cruise partners. The Viking Octantis’ arrival in Milwaukee began a 2023...

MILWAUKEE, May 4, 2023 – Northwestern Mutual, in partnership with gener8tor, today announced the addition of five promising tech startups to its innovative Black Founder Accelerator program. An extension of the company’s Sustained Action for Racial Equality (SARE) Task Force, the program demonstrates Northwestern Mutual’s commitment to closing the racial wealth gap and empowering the next generation...

MADISON, WI – Voters across Wisconsin and the entire country want Congress to address family caregiving issues, according to a new AARP poll released today, conducted by the bipartisan polling team of Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research. This is especially true for those age 50 and older: over two-thirds of voters, and 75% of voters age 50-plus,...

Madison, WI – The 2023 Wisconsin Film Festival which ended on Thursday, April 20, marked a significant return to moviegoing, post-COVID, resulting in attendance of over 27,000 for the eight-day program, including over 30 filled-to-capacity screenings. In addition to screening at four University of Wisconsin-Madison venues (UW Cinematheque at 4070 Vilas Hall, The Marquee at Union...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for two seats on the Wisconsin Cranberry Board. Producers that grow and sell cranberries in Wisconsin are eligible to nominate themselves or other producers. Nomination forms will be mailed to producers that submit requests prior to June 1,...

Milwaukee, WI- Colectivo Coffee Roasters will be celebrating nurses and teachers over the next week with free cold brew coffee.   On Saturday, May 6th, National Nurses Day, any nurse that visits a Colectivo Coffee location will receive a free 8oz can of Colectivo Cold Brew, and on Tuesday, May 9th, during Teacher’s Appreciation Week,...

WHITEWATER—May 5, 2023—The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) is set to host Young Auditorium Director, Jay Craggs, as guest speaker at its upcoming monthly meeting in May. Craggs will be discussing his future goals for UW-Whitewater’s Young Auditorium.  “I am very excited about the reopening of Young Auditorium this fall. The season events are coming...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to a day of learning, exploring and celebrating the great outdoors at OutWiGo Green. The event will be Saturday, May 13 at the Kettle Moraine State Forest – Southern Unit. OutWiGo Green is a play on words, 'green' meaning both being "new" and...

Sturgeon Bay, WI—In cooperation with The Big Plant, the Door County Land Trust will be giving away native evergreen and perennial seedlings on the Saturdays of May 13 and 20. On both days, the events begin at 9am and will continue until all plants are gone. The May 13 giveaway will be located at the Southern Door School...

Sturgeon Bay, WI—A generous land donation by the Bogdanowicz family that includes 150 feet of Lake Michigan shoreline was recently accepted by the Door County Land Trust (DCLT). Located in the Town of Clay Banks, this land is directly to the south of the Land Trust's Legacy Nature Preserve at Clay Banks. The donation extends the preserve’s boundary,...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) encourages Wisconsin food companies to participate in a Midwest Buyers Mission organized by Food Export Association of the Midwest and DATCP’s International Agribusiness Center (IABC). The mission is scheduled to be held July 26, 2023, in Madison. During the Midwest Buyers...

MADISON, Wis. – May is prime time to smell the flowers and enjoy the fresh air, unless you are one of the 81 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in four adults and nearly one in five children have a diagnosed...

Middleton, WI – Rural Electric Supply Cooperative (RESCO), a member-owned, not-for-profit electrical wholesaler and one of the Midwest’s largest full-line distributors of high-voltage electrical products, officially broke ground on its new warehouse and offices in the town of Stanley, WI, on May 3. In attendance for the groundbreaking ceremony were: Matt Brandrup, RESCO president and...