VFW: Honors Wisconsin Department commander
Contact:Rick Butlermembership directorrbutler@vfw.org
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 14, 2023) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is pleased to announce Michele Rathke has achieved All-American status as a Department commander. To achieve this honor, Department commanders must meet strict requirements in their role to include exceptional leadership, authentic accomplishment in membership growth and strong...
General Mills & Fetch: Launch Back-to-School Sweepstakes to celebrate anniversary of successful loyalty program
Good Rewards Anniversary Sweepstakes offers chance to win prize packs including a MacBook and General Mills products; enter by joining Good Rewards on the Fetch app
MADISON, Wis., July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fetch, America's No. 1 rewards app and leading consumer-engagement platform, and General Mills today announced the Good Rewards Anniversary Sweepstakes celebrating the one-year...
Dept. of Natural Resources: Sinkhole detected on Hank Aaron State Trail
Contact: DNR Office of CommunicationsDNRPress@wisconsin.gov
Trail Closed From 76th St. To 89th St.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Hank Aaron State Trail will be closed effective immediately between the 76th St. and 89th St. access points.
Due to recent rain events, a...
UW System: 2023-2024 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars announced
MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System announced today the selection of the 2023–2024 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars.
This year’s program participants come from the System’s 11 comprehensive universities and UW-Milwaukee. Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars must demonstrate excellent teaching skills and have a curiosity about student learning to be nominated by Provosts. The...
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: AEA snapshot: St. Marie AEA helps protect agricultural lands, promotes conservation efforts
Contact: Dan RichterPublic Information Officer(608) 419-5352dan.richter@wisconsin.gov
MADISON, Wis. – Designated in 2021, the St. Marie Agricultural Enterprise Area (AEA) covers portions of the towns of St. Marie and Princeton in Green Lake County. Bounded by the Fox, Black Creek, and Puchyan rivers, this area is home to lush farmland that is worked by a...
Dept. of Safety and Professional Services: Wisconsin working to connect pharmacists with potential employees
Contact:DSPS Newsroom dspsnewsroom@wisconsin.gov
State Youth Apprenticeship allows high school students to train on the job as Pharmacy Technicians
Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) partnered with the Pharmacy Examining Board for an educational webinar Thursday. The topic was...
Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: Chairman Gallagher’s opening remarks, witness testimony
Contact: Caroline VikAllison Aprahamian
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing titled, "Risky Business: Growing Peril for American Companies in China".
Chairman Mike Gallagher's opening remarks
Testimony of Ms. Piper Lounsbury, Chief Research and Development Officer, Strategy Risks
Atlas Network: Announces 2024 class of “Smart Bets” grantees
Contact: Luka Ladan
The 10 named Atlas Network partners generate impressive returns on philanthropic investment, spread liberty around the world
Arlington, VA — Today, Atlas Network—the nonprofit organization that partners with over 500 independent think tanks worldwide—announced its 2024 class of 10 “Smart Bets” grantees, the Atlas Network partners that...
Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: ICYMI: “The golden blindfolds need to come off”- Select Committee highlights grave risk of doing business in China
Contact: Caroline Vik, Allison Aprahamian
Tonight, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party explored the growing peril for American companies operating in China.
Following three major CCP raids of American firms and the CCP's new ‘counterespionage law’, expert witnesses Piper Lounsbury, Shehzad Qazi, and Desmond Shum warned...
Gov. Evers: Announces new Rustic Roads Guide with 124 routes
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov
Print and online guides now also feature Wisconsin’s Scenic Byways
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that the new 2023 Rustic Roads Guide is now available in print and online and offers 124 backroad trips, including the state’s latest Rustic Road, Rustic...
National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum: First Savannah Bananas bobblehead unveiled
MILWAUKEE – Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first Savannah Bananas Bobblehead. The officially licensed, limited-edition bobblehead features Split, the mascot of the Savannah Bananas. The special edition bobblehead is being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of the Savannah Bananas.
Standing on a banana-shaped base bearing his name...
FRI AM News: WisBusiness: the Podcast with Wendy Baumann, WWBIC; DHS Sec. Johnson laments lack of Medicaid expansion in budget
-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Wendy Baumann, president and chief visionary officer of the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation.
WWBIC is a statewide economic development corporation that aims to level the economic playing field in Wisconsin through comprehensive business and financial training, as well as access to capital.
