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MADISON, Wis., Jan. 30, 2023 – NEXT Generation Consulting and Kate Moreland Consulting are joining forces in a partnership that will blend strategic foresight and strategic doing, to help communities develop more resilient and sustainable economies.  The new alliance will focus on “assisting communities with learning the strategic doing process in order to use...

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM), the state’s coordinating agency for disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery efforts, has been recognized by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) for its commitment to excellence. The EMAP commission last week approved the division’s application for accreditation renewal, following an extensive review of WEM policies and procedures.

STEVENS POINT, Wis., Jan. 30, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today announced the Department is investing $19.4 million to help two electric cooperatives expand and modernize Wisconsin’s rural electric grid and increase grid security. “These are exciting, long-term infrastructure investments that will help rural electric...

  MADISON, Wis. – Today, Quartz announced the launch of two new health insurance products aimed at meeting the needs of populations needing extra support in service areas across Wisconsin.              The new products, a Medicare Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (DSNP) and supplemental security income Medicaid product (SSI),...

MADISON, Wis. – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) is now accepting applications for multiple federally funded grant programs to assist in the state’s broadband and digital equity planning efforts.  In December 2022, Gov. Tony Evers and the PSC announced the state will receive nearly $6 million to plan for the...

MADISON, Wis., Jan. 30, 2023 – Deloitte and SuccessWorks at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Letters & Science announced a new, collaborative effort to bring state-of-the-art career training programs to students. Deloitte’s Future of Work InstituteTM (FoWI) offered its program to UW-Madison’s College of Letters & Science to help undergraduate students prepare for a successful transition...

MADISON, Wis. – While taxpayers prepare their 2022 state and federal tax returns, they can also minimize the risk of identity theft by keeping their personal information private and secure. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) are teaming up during Identity Theft Awareness Week to encourage the...

MENOMONIE, Wis. – Sarah Webber was offered her full-time dream job five months before graduation. She will be a sustainable packaging engineer at Plastic Ingenuity in Cross Plains, a custom thermoforming company that serves the health care, food and consumer packaging markets. “I will be working to help customers meet and/or exceed their sustainability...

MADISON, Wis. – A coalition of Wisconsin agricultural groups shared priorities they are seeking support for in the 2023-25 biennial state budget on Monday.  “Wisconsin Farm Bureau and our fellow agricultural groups want to see a budget proposal best suited for Wisconsin’s farm families,” said Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Executive Director of Governmental Relations...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Jan. 30, 2023) – Lakeland Care, Inc., an organization focused on building better lives through programs that care for and inspire our communities, is implementing a new policy directed at encouraging employees to volunteer. Volunteer Time Off (VTO) will be increased from eight hours per year to 24 hours per year for each employee. With...

WHITEWATER, Wis. - The 2023 U.S. News and World Report Best Online Programs rankings were announced January 24th. One Wisconsin college is the top-ranked, single-college, online program in all five business school categories. That school is the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics. UW-Whitewater is Wisconsin’s number one, single school for Best Online MBA, Best Online...

MADISON, Wis. – On Nov. 1, 2022, twin boys Shea and Carter Anderla were born happy and healthy to the delight of their parents Phoebe and Chad.  It was a joyful day that almost didn’t happen.  The Anderlas, who live in Menominee, Mich., were undergoing routine monitoring of their twins with...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – On Broadway's annual State of the Broadway District presented by American National Bank will take place on Tuesday, February 21 from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. at Gather, 139 N Broadway. A presentation will go over accomplishments in 2022 and goals for 2023 in the Broadway District. Updates will be given on several large-scale projects...

MANITOWOC, Wis. – The Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) program is pleased to announce Travis and Melissa Marti, Vesper, Wisconsin, were selected as the 2023 Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmers during the 69th Annual Awards Weekend Jan. 27-28. When Travis joined the farm, the family milked 160 cows and had 150 replacement animals. Today the...