Versiti: Acquires Indiana-based Quantigen
Contact:Kristin Paltzer262-388-1909kpaltzer@versiti.org
Accelerating pace of innovation for preclinical research services while adding complementary clinical expertise
MILWAUKEE – July 10, 2023 – Versiti, a national leader in blood health innovation, today announced the acquisition of Quantigen, a specialty lab based in Fishers, Indiana. Further expanding Versiti’s clinical trial expertise and service...
Milwaukee County Department of Transportation: Safe Streets Roadshow underway this summer
Contact:Jeff Sponcia414-257-5948jeff.sponcia@milwaukeecountywi.govMilwaukee County Department of Transportation – Director’s Officecounty.milwaukee.gov/CompleteCommunities
Resident Feedback on Multimodal Safety and Impact of Reckless Driving Needed at Public Meetings
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) launched a new safety initiative earlier this summer. The Complete Communities Transportation Planning Project is an effort to increase...
UW-Stevens Point: Receives gift to create a $1 million endowed professorship in music
Contact:715-346-3572ucm@uwsp.edu
An additional gift from the Copernicus Cultural Foundation of Stevens Point, Wis., will fund the first $1 million endowed professorship in the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
The gift, from the foundation founded by notable Stevens Point businessman Edmund Bukolt, will fund an...
Soaring Education Services: Announces expansion
Contact:media@platform-communications.com
WAUKESHA, Wisc. - Soaring Education Services, a division of Open Sky Education, is announcing leadership promotions and the launch of two new divisions: Partner Services and Microschool Initiatives. Each of these divisions will work separately within Soaring Education Services, but ultimately serve to further each of Soaring Education Services' goals of supporting sustainable Christian...
Northwestern Mutual: Study finds Americans who carry personal debt owe an average of $21,800 exclusive of mortgages
Overall average is $8,000 lower than it was in 2019, but 35% of Americans say they're carrying close to or at their highest level of debt ever while 43% say their debt is close to or at a historic low
Credit cards account for more than double any other single source of personal debt
World Dairy Expo: Compete on the colored shavings – WDE entries open
Contacts: Lisa Behnke, Communications Managerlbehnke@wdexpo.com
Jenna LangrehrCommunications Specialistjlangrehr@wdexpo.com(608) 224-6455
MADISON, WIS. – Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 56th World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin are now being accepted, exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com. The first entry deadline is September 4 at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). Late entries can be submitted online through 5:00 p.m....
La Follette School: Capstone projects provide real-world training and policymaking opportunities
Contact: Tommy Jaime608-265-6175tjaime@lafollette.wisc.edu
Madison, Wis. - Nearly four dozen students from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW–Madison concluded their graduate education this spring by completing projects addressing real-world challenges on behalf of clients from the public, non-governmental, and private sectors.
Working in teams of four to six, the...
WMC: Hiring, wage growth slows in latest Wisconsin Employer Survey
Contact:Nick Novak 608-661-6916 nnovak@wmc.org
MADISON - A new survey of Wisconsin businesses previewed a potential job market cooldown, as fewer employers plan to hire more workers. According to the Wisconsin Employer Survey, 49 percent of businesses expect their number of employees to increase in the next six months – a drop from 68 percent just a...
Dept. of Natural Resources: Accepting artwork for the 2024 Turkey, Pheasant And Waterfowl Stamp Contest
Contact: Alissa KakatschDNR Assistant Turkey and Pheasant EcologistAlissa.kakatsch@wisconsin.gov 608-576-7559
Submissions Due July 15
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting artwork entries for the Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Waterfowl Stamp design contests. The winning designs will appear on the 2024 collection of stamps.
Each year,...
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Visits Hayward and Rice Lake to discuss support for native communities and small businesses
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov202-224-6225
WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Baldwin (D-WI) visited Hayward to highlight her efforts to deliver federal funding to the Waadookodaading Language School and the Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) Ojibwe College. Senator Baldwin also was in Rice Lake to visit Aqua Gardens, a local business that produces fresh greens and fish filets, to discuss ways...
Milwaukee County: McGovern park to host Mike Taylor’s 3v3 Safe Summer Basketball League and Wellness Fair
Contact: Eddie Cullen 414-793-0347
MILWAUKEE – Health Connections Incorporated (HCI), in partnership with Mike Taylor and the Taylor-Made Foundation (TMF), and the MKE Black Grassroots Network for Health Equity (MBGNHE) has announced the launch of their 3v3 Safe Summer Basketball League and Wellness Fair at McGovern Park in Milwaukee County’s 7th District. Supervisor Felesia Martin made the following statement:
“I am thrilled...
Old World Wisconsin: Announces two flashback field trips for adults
Contacts: Rebecca Werner/Kendall Poltzerrebecca.werner@wisconsinhistory.orgkendall.poltzer@wisconsinhistory.org
The popular historic attraction offers two nostalgic evenings for kids at heart
Eagle, Wis. -- Wouldn’t you like to be a kid again? Now, you can be at Old World Wisconsin’s Flashback Field Trips. Taking place on July 27 and Aug. 24 from 5 to 7:30 p.m., this after-hours, adults-only event features all those historic...
