WisBusiness

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of February 2023, which showed Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 2.7%. In addition, total seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs increased 7,500 over the month of February...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Chad Bauman, executive director of Milwaukee Repertory Theater.  Bauman discusses Milwaukee Rep’s ongoing fundraising campaign, Powering Milwaukee, that aims to raise $75 million to develop a new complex. Next year will mark the group’s 70th anniversary, and Bauman says it’s in dire need of an...

MADISON— The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership is pleased to announce Dr. Frank I. Luntz will be discussing What America Really Wants…Really. Hosted by UW – Stout at The Raw Deal, Menomonie on April 4th at 7:00 p.m. In a career spanning almost four decades, Frank Luntz has become “the world’s most...

MADISON, WI, MARCH 23, 2023 – The Alzheimer’s Association is pleased to announce that research grants have been awarded to three UW-Madison researchers in the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia. The Alzheimer's Association is the largest nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research in the world, investing over $310 million in more than 950 projects in 48 countries.

MARKESAN, WISCONSIN– Ergo Bank has announced that Farmers & Merchants Bank of Kendall (F&M Bank of Kendall), with locations in Wilton and Norwalk, has merged with Ergo Bank of Markesan, with locations in Fox Lake, Burnett, Lebanon, and Poynette. The merger brings together two like-minded organizations with a shared culture to better serve their local communities.

MADISON, Wis. — Summit Credit Union, a proud partner of Wisconsin Athletics, announced the University of Wisconsin Student-Athlete Financial Wellness Ambassador program, an effort to increase financial wellness education through student athletes’ social media postings.  Summit has signed Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals with three UW student athletes. The student-athletes will serve as student ambassadors...

NEW NORTH, March 23, 2023 – New North Inc., in partnership with The Business Council (TBC) and the Ethnic & Diverse Business Coalition (EDBC), has established a microgrant fund designed to provide funding to non-profit organizations located in the New North region that support ethnic and diverse businesses in their startup or growth phase. The...

Milwaukee, WI - The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation has announced that John H. Cochrane, one of the country’s preeminent economists, will receive a 2023 Bradley Prize. Now in its 19th year, the Prize is given to individuals whose extraordinary work exemplifies the Foundation’s mission to restore, strengthen, and protect the principles and institutions of American exceptionalism. Cochrane will receive the...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – hosted a webinar on Wednesday to talk about the workforce advisory referendum, featuring former Gov. Tommy Thompson. The referendum, which asks if able-bodied childless adults should be required to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits, will be on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Waukesha, Wisconsin, March 23, 2023 — Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations and member of the owner’s group at HRG, will be presenting three webinars for the National Grocers Association (NGA) starting next month, entitled: Independent Grocery Strategy Series. The webinars will occur in April, May, and June. The first one, Back to the Basics: Science...

Milwaukee, Wis. – The Better Business Bureau has learned that, once again, some dishonest characters are pretending to be the BBB in order to steal information and money from unsuspecting businesses and consumers.  BBB has heard of two new impostor approaches this time: In one, El Paso businesses have received emails claiming their business has received a...

The head of the Wisconsin Environmental Initiative says federal funding for clean energy job training and a “direct pay” provision in the Inflation Reduction Act will have a major impact in the state.  WEI Executive Director John Imes called the direct pay aspect of the law a “game changer” for various Wisconsin organizations that...