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Acuity is the top-ranked Wisconsin-domiciled carrier in the 2023 CRASH Network Insurer Report Card, which puts Acuity among the top 5 insurers nationwide in the report’s Honor Roll. Acuity is also ranked #1 in the 6-state Great Lakes Region, consisting of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. CRASH Network surveyed over 1,000 collision...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (March 6, 2023) – GI Associates, an independent practice in Northern and Central Wisconsin dedicated exclusively to gastroenterology care, is pleased to welcome Raquel Molepske, NP-C, to its team of providers at GI Associates Stevens Point location.   Molepske joined the GI Associates team of digestive health specialists in September 2021, first practicing at the...

Madison, Wis. (March 6, 2023) – Henry J. Predolin Foundation is pleased to announce a grant of $1,165,000 to Edgewood College. This grant—a record high amount among their 15 years of annual grants to the College—will provide scholarships for approximately 166 students—incoming first-year, upper-level, and transfer students to Edgewood College. “The impact of the...

APPLETON, Wis. (Mar. 6, 2023) – Specifically designed for kids and teens, the new Children’s Wisconsin Appleton Clinic opened to families today.  The 50,000+ square foot clinic, conveniently located off Interstate 41 at 2575 E. Evergreen Dr., will reduce the need for patients to travel to Milwaukee for specialty appointments. In addition to consolidating existing...

Stevens Point, WI (March 6, 2023) – The Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin (AROW) proudly held their annual awards ceremony last week at the 2023 Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference (www.wirmc.org). The ceremony, held on February 23rd, recognized individuals and organizations for outstanding work in the field of recycling and waste reduction. This year AROW...

  MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Greater Milwaukee Urban League is stepping up as the presenting sponsor of Leaders LeadUp™, a new online social community and learning platform for women of color in the region.  "Greater Milwaukee Urban League is dedicated to providing and supporting opportunities that empower communities and change lives. We...

Green Bay, WI — In a continued effort to meet regional needs and address community challenges, UW-Green Bay announced today the UW-Green Bay Literacy Initiative. The new reading-focused program wil provide much needed hours of volunteer reading time to area first through third graders in an intentional effort to boost literacy rates across the region. 

MIDDLETON, Wis. – The increasing frequency and severity of storms, emerging cybersecurity threats and changing population demographics require an adaptive approach. To help collaborate and learn from how others are working to address those issues, emergency mangers, first responders, public health workers and many others gathered last week for the 55th Annual Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Emergency...

ADISON, Wis. – With less than four weeks until an election that will decide reproductive freedoms in Wisconsin, Sarah Godlewski’s PAC Women Win Wisconsin is launching the Rally For Our Rights tour.  Despite 78% of Wisconsinites showing concern over abortion policy, our rights to reproductive healthcare and abortion are under attack. Elections in Wisconsin are decided over razor...

MADISON, Wis.—Outstanding undergraduate student researchers and their faculty advisers from across the University of Wisconsin System will showcase their work Wednesday, March 8, at the UW System’s annual Research in the Rotunda event at the state Capitol. Lawmakers, employers, alumni, and the public are invited to attend. This year marks the...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Employment scams are now the second riskiest, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. Employment scam reports submitted to BBB Scam TrackerSM were up 23.1 percent from 2021 to 2022. The median dollar loss of $1,500 for employment scams is significantly higher than the overall median dollar loss of $171 for all...

FORESTVILLE, WI, March 3, 2023 – HelloDoorCounty.com, the premier travel website for Door County, Wisconsin, analyzed publicly available data on tourist spending to reveal the seven most popular Wisconsin travel destinations: Milwaukee Metro Area: $2.75 billion Wisconsin Dells / Devil’s Lake: $1.85 billion Madison: $1.05...

(Wisconsin Rapids, WI) MARCH 2023 –  Visit Rome, Inc. continued to show unwavering for support for its community with a donation of $100K towards financial assistance of the Culinary Arts Certification Program at Mid-State Technical College in central Wisconsin. Last year, Visit Rome, an organization dedicated to helping businesses in the area grow and prosper, funded 100%...

MILWAUKEE – Aside from the first robins returning, a sure sign of the changing seasons takes place on Thursday, March 9 when the 82nd annual Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show opens at the Wisconsin State Fair Park’s Expo Center. The four-day event is the longest-running outdoor recreation show in the nation and runs through Sunday, March 12.

Madison, WI – On Tuesday, March 7, Community Shares of Wisconsin and its nearly 70 nonprofit members will host The Big Share®, an online day of giving focused on social and environmental justice. Now in its ninth year, the annual campaign is themed “Make Change Happen” and aims to raise over $650,000 and engage 5,000 donors.