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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced two projects in Wisconsin were awarded U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) funding for renovations at the High Cliff State Park Marina and South Bay Marina. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded more than $20 million to assist 22...

Menomonie, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, UW-Stout, will be in the state spotlight Thursday and Friday, March 30-31, including shining a light on student applied research and innovation. The UW System Board of Regents will hold its monthly business meeting at UW-Stout’s Memorial Student Center, providing President Jay Rothman, board members and other state...

MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., has been named Best Performing Small- to Mid-Sized Call Center for 2022 from Service Quality Measurement (SQM), a leading North American research firm that specializes in customer service improvement. Security Health Plan also earned five additional service quality awards, including its seventh consecutive world class customer experience certification.

Madison, WI - Cirque Us is thrilled to perform “One Man’s Trash: A Repurposed Circus” at Madison Circus Space on April 5th. Tickets and additional information are available now at www.thecirqueus.com.  Grab your garbage bags, pick up the recycling, and get ready to laugh and cheer as this repurposed circus turns trash into treasure!...

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2023 - The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released its 2023 Franchising Economic Outlook report, showing that Wisconsin will add 132 new franchised businesses in 2023, creating 3,193 new jobs. These local businesses continue to deliver jobs and business ownership opportunities, despite economic uncertainty across all industries and in daily life. “Even...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) today released its 2023 Health Care Workforce Report, which highlights data trends and analysis of Wisconsin’s health care workforce. According to this year’s report, as Wisconsin’s aging population continued to depart the workforce, high job vacancy rates persisted as demand for care grew in 2022 putting further strain on the health care...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Waukesha, Wisconsin, March 28, 2023 — Angela Pinkstaff, director of business development at HRG, will lead a Smart! Talk presentation, “Improve Your Environmental Impact with Sustainable Fixture Practices,” on the show floor at Shop! MarketPlace, Wednesday, April 26, at 10:00 a.m. The session will focus on streamlining the fixture reset process by employing processes to...

Milwaukee, WI - The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation has announced that former U.S. Secretary of Education and nationally recognized education reformer and philanthropist Betsy DeVos will receive a 2023 Bradley Prize. Now in its 19th year, the Bradley Prize is awarded to individuals whose extraordinary work exemplifies the Foundation’s mission to restore, strengthen and protect the principles and institutions of...

WASHINGTON, DC (March 28, 2023) – KL Engineering, Inc., of Madison, Wisc., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 56th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for the North Fish Hatchery Road Reconstruction Project in Fitchburg, Wisc. The project team designed and rebuilt 1.5 miles...

Milwaukee, WI: Today, Bublr Bikes, Milwaukee’s nonprofit bikeshare operator, announced their spring re-launch of their electric bicycles. Bublr’s electric bicycles launched in spring 2021 after offering only pedal bicycles since the organizations beginning in 2014. Powered by Bosch ‘eBike’ system, Bublr’s April 2022 ebike launch offered 200 new bicycles. This year, they are offering close to 400 which...

MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. – The Village of Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC), Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Milwaukee 7 today announced plans for an agreement with Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) to purchase a 315-acre parcel of land in the Village of Mount Pleasant in Racine County. The aim is to create a...

LA CROSSE – Employers, educators, community leaders, nonprofit service providers, and more are encouraged to attend an event on workforce priorities and removing barriers. The event will feature Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, Wisconsin Technical College System President Morna K. Foy; nine cabinet agencies, and small group discussions on workforce development services and support; housing and neighborhood investment; talent attraction...

Federal officials say businesses in Wisconsin will have numerous opportunities to benefit from Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.  In a webinar yesterday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said “now is the time” for manufacturers and other Wisconsin companies to make sustainability investments.  “Whether that’s taking advantage of the tax credits for energy...

-- Federal officials say businesses in Wisconsin will have numerous opportunities to benefit from Inflation Reduction Act tax credits.  In a webinar yesterday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said “now is the time” for manufacturers and other Wisconsin companies to make sustainability investments.  “Whether that’s taking advantage of the tax credits for...