WisBusiness

To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Governor Evers recently signed a $2.9 million contract to reconstruct WIS 73 between North Village of Marshall limits and Deansville Road in Columbus, Dane and Columbia counties. Preliminary work is scheduled to begin April 27, 2023, paving will begin May 1, 2023. Payne and Dolan is the prime...

CANTON, MASS. – April 20, 2023 – School of Rock, the leader in performance-based music education with over 327 schools across 15 global markets, is looking to expand its presence in Madison, Wisconsin to meet the demand for quality music education programs. “As we set our sights on expanding in this dynamic city, School of Rock...

MADISON, Wis. (Friday, April 21, 2023) –Horse lovers from around the country gathered at the 2023 Midwest Horse Fair®, making Alliant Energy Center once again horse headquarters for the three-day weekend April 14–16. Beautiful weather on Friday and Saturday drew large crowds of equine enthusiasts. Total attendance was once again around 60,000, with Saturday drawing...

– In celebration of Earth Day, Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery is reaffirming its commitment to environmental stewardship and its patron farmers who support that important work. As an agri-business and farmer-owned co-op, stewardship and care for the environment have always been a top priority for Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery.  “The dairy industry depends on a...

De Pere, Wis.: Taylor Collard, a junior psychology major with a double minor in sociology and peace and justice at St. Norbert College, was selected to present at the 2023 Notre Dame Student Peace Conference held on April 14-15, in South Bend, Ind. The conference focused on the theme, “Voices: Naming War, Speaking Peace.”

MADISON, Wis. – Following their postponement on Thursday due to the threat of severe weather in the state, Wisconsin’s annual tornado drills will proceed as planned today. Everyone is encouraged to take time today to review and practice their tornado and severe weather sheltering plans. For the drills, the National Weather Service will conduct...

WHITEWATER – April 19, 2023 – The Discover Whitewater Series (DWS): Half Marathon, Half Marathon Team Event, 5k, and W3 Fit Kid Shuffle is excited to announce that the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA)  has certified the DWS for the eleventh year in a row! The 11th annual DWS will be held on Sunday, September 17th, 2023. 

MADISON, Wis. — Stoughton Health received the 2023 Advocacy All-Star Award at Wisconsin Hospital Association’s (WHA) annual Advocacy Day event on April 19 in Madison attended by nearly 1,000 hospital advocates. Presented by Kari Hofer, WHA Vice President of External Affairs, the award recognizes one hospital or health care system that exemplifies a dedication to grassroots advocacy.

MADISON, Wis. –  Every year in the United States more than 9,000 children go to the emergency department for lawn mower-related injuries, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Lawn mowers are dangerous machines with blades that spin hundreds of miles an hour and injuries can happen in a split second when the person mowing...

Saturday’s accident in Farmington highlights the crisis posed by possibly thousands of aging small bridges in rural Wisconsin. Last weekend, a fertilizer tender truck attempted to cross Wet Coulee Creek with disastrous results.  A structure under 20 feet in length on M. Olson Road in the Town of Farmington near La Crosse collapsed under...

Green Bay, Wis. — Long-term community support for engaging, inspiring and empowering Northeast Wisconsin’s next generation of women leaders took a phenomenal step forward on April 20, 2023, when Schreiber Foods announced a gift to UW-Green Bay’s Institute for Women’s Leadership. With the gift, the Institute will be renamed the Schreiber Foods Institute for Women’s Leadership at UW-Green Bay.

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Brian Andrew, chief investment officer for Johnson Financial Group.  He provides insights on the recent high-profile collapses of Silicon Valley Bank in California and Signature Bank in New York, highlighting some of the factors that led to the banks failing last month. 

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Brian Andrew, chief investment officer for Johnson Financial Group.  He provides insights on the recent high-profile collapses of Silicon Valley Bank in California and Signature Bank in New York, highlighting some of the factors that led to the banks failing last month.