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MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Sheriff Denita Ball will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker luncheon set for Wednesday, April 5, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com.Ball, who was elected in November to a full term, is the first female sheriff in Milwaukee County and the first African American female sheriff in Wisconsin. She was appointed sheriff by...

Wisconsin—March 20—Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) is expanding access to birth control services for Medicaid eligible patients through the Planned Parenthood Direct (PP Direct) mobile app. The PP Direct app allows patients to order birth control or receive treatment for a urinary tract infection (UTI) from the convenience of their phone. The PP Direct app can be...

Businesses interested in hiring and mentoring a local high school student can consider participating in the Youth Apprenticeship Job Fair set for the Rock County Job Center on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Hosted by the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (SWWDB) and theRock and Green County Youth Apprenticeship Consortium, the Job Fair is a...

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (March 16, 2023) – Romy Snyder, President and CEO of the Wisconsin Dells Visitor & Convention Bureau (WDVCB) was recently honored with the Governor’s Legacy Award at the Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Green Bay. As Snyder prepares to retire as the President and CEO of the WDVCB on April 8, the Legacy Award...

MADISON, Wis. – In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Jim Hartlieb president and chief executive officer of First Business Bank, talks about the collapse of two specialty banks and implications for the larger banking industry. The Show also previews the following events: Lunch, March 28, “State efforts to boost venture...

Gov. Tony Evers is again proposing a hike in concentrated animal feeding operation permit fees, though the ask isn’t as high as what Republicans stripped from his past budgets. A concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, is a livestock operation with at least 1,000 animal units. The Department of Natural Resources can also consider...

-- Gov. Tony Evers is again proposing a hike in concentrated animal feeding operation permit fees, though the ask isn’t as high as what Republicans stripped from his past budgets. A concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, is a livestock operation with at least 1,000 animal units. The Department of Natural Resources can also...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. The tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a field depending on weather conditions and soil temperature. The runoff risk advisory forecast includes maps...

Onalaska, WI (March 17, 2023) - Blain's Farm & Fleet is excited to announce the grand re-opening of their La Crosse, Wisconsin location on March 23rd – 25th. The store has undergone major renovations to provide customers with a refreshed look and an improved shopping experience. The grand re-opening of Blain’s Farm & Fleet will be a celebration for the...

MADISON, Wis., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fetch, America's No. 1 rewards app and leading consumer-engagement platform, today announced the addition of Meredith Guerriero to its executive team as Chief Operating Officer. Tapping into her wide-reaching expertise in the technology sector, Guerriero will work closely with Fetch CEO and Founder Wes Schroll to scale Fetch's operations as the company enters its next phase of...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare plant, which may result from the I-41 Expansion Project.  Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the species’ overall population at risk.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – More than 4,000 college students, faculty mentors and others from across the country will descend on Eau Claire in mid-April for the 2023 National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sign up for an April 4 luncheon of the Tech Council Innovation Network at UW-Eau Claire to learn how your company can take advantage of this gathering...