WisBusiness

MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received more than $590,000 to develop and offer paid internship opportunities for students in collaboration with area businesses. The grant comes from the state Department of Workforce Development’s (DWD) Wisconsin Fast Forward Program, which will connect UWM students with meaningful work experience in two areas – green energy, and the social...

Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout choirs and bands will be performing three unique visual and audio experiences this spring. UW-Stout choirs will present “Vision,” with select songs to incorporate American Sign Language. The Symphonic Singers, Chamber Choir and Devil Tones Acappella will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at Our Savior’s...

This Tax Day, as many Wisconsin families struggle to make ends meet, the wealthiest Wisconsinites are allowed to pay a smaller share of their income to taxes than low and middle income families. This lopsided system is a choice by state lawmakers that makes it harder to solve the problems Wisconsin families face, like...

Green Bay, WI – April 17, 2023 – Martin Systems Inc., a leader in the security technology, fire, and life safety solutions industry, announced David Arrowood had been named Vice President of Finance. Arrowood moves into this newly created role as the company expands and grows. In his new role, Arrowood will focus on overseeing day-to-day financial activities,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Waukesha, Wisconsin, April 18, 2023 — HRG will facilitate the next IndieChat for IndiePet retail members, “How to Set your Store Apart,” May 11, 2023 at 2:00p.m. CT. HRG’s Angela Pinkstaff, director of business development, and Corey Paske, business development manager, will offer actions that pet retailers can take to build their business, strengthen...

MADISON, Wis. – As a married mother of three, Shannon Lehmann never imagined she’d go on a first date again, but this was not a typical first date. In October 2022, Lehmann, along with her husband, her brothers and their spouses met Cliffe Connor, the man who received their deceased mother’s liver. His first...

MENOMONIE, Wis.  – Menomonie’s premier film festival, the Red Cedar Film Festival, received a major boost recently when the state Department of Tourism awarded Main Street Menomonie a $4,838 grant to promote the event over four days in July.   The Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) funding will help Main Street Menomonie expand marketing efforts for...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin is pleased to announce the recipients of its prestigious BBB Torch Awards for Ethics and BBB Spark Awards for Entrepreneurship. The recipients were selected by an independent, distinguished panel of business and community leaders and will be recognized at the 2023 BBB Ethics Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 18th at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee.

(Milwaukee, WI ● April 18, 2023) Greater Milwaukee Urban League is partnering with Chase to help individuals learn more about how they can use credit to achieve their financial and homeownership goals. This workshop, which will be conducted by Chase Bank staff, will help individuals and families identify steps to generational wealth.  What:   Chase...

For the third year in a row, the City of Madison is giving every Madison Metropolitan School Districts Middle and High School student a free Metro bus pass for the summer. This summer Metro has made 7,000 passes available to MMSD students. “These free bus passes were used for 37,989 trips in the summer...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2023 Spring Hearing questions and results are now available.  More than 11,500 people responded to the 2023 Spring Hearing questionnaire available online April 10-13. The results and questions are available on the DNR website. “I’m really pleased to see the amount...

West Bend, WI - Gov. Tony Evers has declared April 17-21, 2023, as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin. This awareness campaign is launched every April to remind people of the dangers associated with tornadoes, thunderstorms, flooding, and hail and to encourage citizens to educate themselves regarding protective safety measures. Washington County Emergency...

MADISON, Wis. – As California responds to widespread flooding across multiple counties, the state has turned to emergency management agencies across the country for help during the recovery process. Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) responded to California’s request for assistance earlier this year by sending a member of its recovery staff to help. WEM Public...

Republican lawmakers want to establish a grant program to encourage new pharmacists to practice in rural Wisconsin.  Sen. Rob Stafsholt, R-New Richmond, and Rep. Alex Dallman, R-Green Lake, are circulating a bill for co-sponsorship that would create this program under the state’s Higher Educational Aids Board. The bill would also exempt from taxation funds...