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Fox Cities, Wis. (May 17, 2023) – The Fox Cities Chamber has partnered with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to expand their hours at the Chamber and have a consultant on site one day a week. Wisconsin SBDC at UW Oshkosh now holds office hours at the Chamber every Wednesday from 8 AM to 5...

MADISON, WIS. — May 17, 2023— After a six-month RFP process, Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Welding named Hiebing their new agency of record. Hiebing will support ITW Welding’s industrial and commercial divisions and central marketing team through marketing planning, research, creative, public relations, social media, content creation, media planning and buying, measurement and more.  A...

MADISON, WIS. – World Dairy Expo® recently welcomed Jenifer Dobbs, Oxford, Wis., as the organization’s new Sponsorship Manager. In this role, Dobbs will cultivate and maintain meaningful relationships with the hundreds of corporate, farm and individual sponsors involved in the world’s premier dairy event and work closely with the Commercial Exhibitor Committee. Dobbs brings a...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting comments through May 23, 2023 for a proposed special pesticide registration to help ginseng growers control Alternaria blight in years when the crop is not to be harvested. The special registration proposed by DATCP is for Bravo WeatherStik®, which is manufactured by ADAMA and contains...

Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson took the stage at the annual Opioids, Stimulant, and Trauma Summit in Wisconsin Dells today to highlight several grant awards totaling over $18 million to tribal nations and local health agencies and other partners to address opioid and other substance use disorders affecting Wisconsinites. Funding...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY – Access to health care and community resources is a luxury not all Chippewa County residents have. Thanks, in part, to a grant from Security Health Plan, some Chippewa County residents can now access care at the Open Door Clinic in Chippewa Falls.   Dr. Tom Chisholm recruited board members and opened...

Statewide survey:  people with disabilities, older adults and their caregivers suffering daily from care worker shortage, fear grim future lies ahead. Today, Survival Coalition released the results of a statewide survey of people with disabilities, older adults, family members, and care workers who are living with the daily consequences of a missing caregiver workforce.

MILWAUKEE – May 16, 2023 – SKYGEN, a leading provider of vision and dental benefit management services and  software as a service (SaaS) solutions, today announces its partnership with TeamSmile, whose mission is to  provide children in need with a life-changing dental experience through the power of sports.  In partnership with teams in the...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Greenwood is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the reconstruction associated with watermain and stormwater improvements along portions of Miller Street. Activities...

MADISON, WI – Over the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service  (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey and the June  Area Survey. The agency will contact nearly 4,300 producers across Wisconsin to determine crop acreage and stock levels as of June 1, 2023.   “The June Agricultural Survey...

NEW North, Wis. (May 17, 2023) – Registration is now open for the 2023 Manufacturing First Expo & Conference, which will take place Wednesday, Oct. 25 in Green Bay. For the second year in a row, Manufacturing First will be held at Resch Expo — a location change that allowed for significant expansion and record attendance at...

NEENAH, Wis. – ThedaCare is proud to announce that the system has received stroke care accreditations from DNV GL – Healthcare for all seven hospitals serving Northeast and Central Wisconsin.   “With strokes, the quicker a person begins care in a hospital or with trained medical providers, more treatment options are available, potentially leading to...

I’ve been a resident of Wisconsin my entire life, having grown up outside of Wausau. It was clear to me as a businessman in the private sector – but is even more apparent to me now after a year in my current job – that the UW System is Wisconsin’s largest talent magnet and economic driver. That’s...