WisBusiness

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System's Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship and the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce (WVCC) have announced their partnership to support and empower the Veteran and Military Community’s entrepreneurial endeavors. This collaboration fosters a thriving business ecosystem for Wisconsin’s veteran and military community and their families by supporting a statewide Veteran and Military Community Small Business Development Center...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA), received 450 applications for rebates on approximately 145,000 acres of land for a new program offering crop insurance rebates for planting cover crops. DATCP anticipates approximately $725,000 will be awarded in rebates....

MADISON, Wis. - Following the introduction of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act in Congress on Wednesday, Family Friendly Wisconsin, Main Street Alliance and 9to5 Wisconsin released a storybook to demonstrate the dire circumstances families face in a state without paid family and medical leave. The FAMILY Act would create a comprehensive...

MADISON, Wis.—Students and career professionals will have new online learning opportunities this fall when the University of Wisconsin System launches 11 new certificates and one master’s degree in fast-growing fields.  The 100 percent online programs were developed collaboratively by several universities and feature graduate-level certificates in the expanding fields of Digital Marketing, Financial Technology,...

MILWAUKEE, WI – On April 20, 2023, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors approved a resolution to conduct a comprehensive review of the MPS Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. The Board directed MPS Administration to establish a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Task Force (D/HH) with the goal of conducting a thorough review...

MADISON — The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Student Success Through Applied Research Lab is launching a new project to connect Native students with financial support for postsecondary education. Though a growing number of state systems, public and private colleges and universities currently offer in-state tuition or tuition waivers to Native students based on their tribal...

Madison, WI (May 18, 2023) – SSM Health at Home is pleased to announce the Goodman Community Center as our contracted caterer, preparing delicious and nutritious Meals on Wheels for clients living in Madison, Middleton, and Monona. In late January 2023, SSM Health at Home unexpectedly and abruptly lost their Meals on Wheels caterer....

Milwaukee, Wis. – If you get an unexpected letter from your mortgage company, look closely! According to numerous BBB Scam Tracker reports, the letters are a deceptive solicitation for a home warranty service. Here’s how to spot the scheme. How this scam works You receive a letter that appears to come from your mortgage provider....

MEQUON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Mequon, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 17, 2023. At approximately 3:31 p.m., Mequon Police Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 3100 block of Bonniwell...

GENESEE DEPOT, WI - Ten Chimneys Foundation has announced prominent director Jerry Zaks will serve as Master Teacher for the 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program, a national program to serve the future of American theater. July 16th-23rd, ten of the nation’s top regional theater actors will join Mr. Zaks for an intensive, weeklong master class...

Kenosha and Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld made stops at UW-Parkside in Kenosha as well as the City of Madison Fleet Services as part of a tour to celebrate today’s release of the Clean Energy Plan Progress Report by Governor Evers. Today’s visits highlighted the four key pathways identified in the Clean...

(Green Bay, Wis.) – With the 2023 shipping season fully underway, early tonnage totals for the Port of Green Bay are starting to accumulate. This year’s shipping season began on Wednesday, March 15. The combined tonnage total for March and April was 186,066 tons, an 84% increase over last season’s tonnage for the same two months.

State officials say Wisconsin is making progress toward its clean energy goals, pointing to projected utility emissions reductions, new renewable resources and other steps.  The Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy yesterday released a progress report, about a year after Gov. Tony Evers created the state’s Clean Energy Plan in April 2022. Among other...

-- State officials say Wisconsin is making progress toward its clean energy goals, pointing to projected utility emissions reductions, new renewable resources and other steps.  The Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy yesterday released its first progress report, about a year after Gov. Tony Evers created the state’s Clean Energy Plan in April 2022....