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MADISON, WI – January 27, 2023  –  First Business Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Marlee Jorgensen to Assistant Vice President II – Treasury Management. Marlee, who has more than eight years of experience in financial services, helps business leaders implement a full range of Treasury Management solutions while focusing on delivering high-touch, personal service.

-- An economist with Kansas-based Armada Corporate Intelligence says expectations for a coming recession have softened.  Speaking yesterday during a webinar hosted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s World Trade Association, Chris Kuehl highlighted a “consensus emerging about the possibility of a soft landing” in various global markets.  “As you’re...

An economist with Kansas-based Armada Corporate Intelligence says expectations for a coming recession have softened.  Speaking yesterday during a webinar hosted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s World Trade Association, Chris Kuehl highlighted a “consensus emerging about the possibility of a soft landing” in various global markets.  “As you’re going...

Madison, Wis. —  Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that during the recent Open Enrollment Period, 221,128 Wisconsinites signed up for health insurance on Healthcare.gov. This is Wisconsin’s highest enrollment since the2018 period and an increase of 8,919 enrollees over the last period. “It’s exciting to see thousands of Wisconsinites get the high-quality health...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with returning guest Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council.  Still discusses this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, an annual competition hosted by the Tech Council for entrepreneurs in the state.  The contest aims to support early-stage tech startups in Wisconsin,...

MILWAUKEE — Blake O’Neal Turner, mathematics educator and Marquette University’s 2022-23 Arnold L. Mitchem Dissertation Fellow, will present “Black Education Spaces: Black Liberatory Mathematics in the Margins,” the 2023 Mitchem Fellow Lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 4:30 p.m. at Raynor Memorial Libraries. This lecture, sponsored by the College of Education and the Office of...

GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated" or "Company") today reported net income available to common equity ("earnings") of $106 million, or $0.70 per common share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. These amounts compare to earnings of $74 million, or $0.49 per common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 and...

MADISON, Wis. – Co-working spaces, legal services and accounting services are just some of the prizes available to the applicants in the 2023 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. This year’s prize pool, which also includes cash, will approach $125,000. Contestants have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 31, 2023, to enter their 250-word business ideas at govsbizplancontest.com.

MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Clinic Research Institute was a key part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-led study that found household spread of flu during the second flu season of the COVID-19 pandemic was more than twice as high as it was prior to the pandemic. The CDC study published Thursday in the Journal...

FOX CITIES, Wis. – (January 26, 2023) – Ducommun has been certified as a gold-level Employee Friendly Workplace by the Fox Cities Chamber. This certification recognizes employers who demonstrate a significant commitment to promoting work/life integration by creating a positive work environment and experience for all employees. Gold-certified employers go above and beyond, offering benefits...