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CONTACT: Erin Voelkel (press@wha.org) Advocates from across the state gathered to meet lawmakers in the Capitol and discuss issues impacting Wisconsin hospitals MADISON, Wis. — Nearly 1,000 hospital and health care leaders, providers, staff, trustees and volunteers participated in Wisconsin Hospital Association’s (WHA) annual Advocacy Day today, the first held in person since the...

LA CROSSE, WI— Dairyland Power Cooperative supports hundreds of acres of pollinator habitat at solar  arrays and substation sites throughout its rural service territory, with plans to further expand locations  within the cooperative system.   Habitat stewardship is a long-held value at Dairyland. Nearly 30 years ago, Dairyland’s first pollinator  prairie was established by seeding...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is ending Spring Thaw and Class II road restrictions for Zones 4 and 5 on Thursday, April 20 at 12:01 a.m. The restrictions remain in place for central and northern Wisconsin (Zones 1, 2 and 3) until meltwater drains sufficiently. Class II roads include about 1,400 miles of state highways...

MILWAUKEE –The Bridgewater Modern Grill, 2011 South 1st Street, is hosting an unforgettable four course dining experience, crafted by Executive Chef Steve Gustafson and Sous Chef Stephen Kozak, with elevated dishes expertly paired with award winning wines from Meeker Wine on Wednesday, May 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Special guest Molly Meeker, founder and president of Sonoma County’s Meeker Wine, will be...

NEENAH, Wis. (April 19, 2023) – Kundinger, a Wisconsin and Michigan-based company delivering products and solutions in fluid power, automation, and process control to a wide range of industries, has hired Luke Moravec as a system engineer. Moravec holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering. At Kundinger, Moravec will work in conjunction with the lead design engineer to...

Dane County is marking this year’s Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week by announcing a new $3 million upgrade to its siren control system, County Executive Joe Parisi announced today. These controls connect the network of 141 outdoor warning sirens located across Dane County that are used to help warn the public of incoming severe weather.

Milwaukee, Wis. –April 18, 2023– Greywolf Partners, Inc., a Wisconsin-based full service commercial real  estate company, conducted its ceremonial ground-breaking this morning for the new 258-unit Station 955  market rate apartments. The project, located at 955 W. Clairemont Avenue in Eau Claire, is minutes away  from both UW – Eau Claire and Chippewa Valley Technical College.  

MADISON— The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership is pleased to announce the exclusive screening of the film The Right to Read. UW-Milwaukee Student Union Cinema on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and program begins at 6:30 p.m. The Right to Read shares the stories of an activist, a...

Madison, WI - Earth Day is something of an odd entity. There are no hard and fast rituals or observations surrounding it like with other holidays. Banks and post offices don’t close for the day. Earth Day just sort of comes and goes with little fanfare. But some businesses, like Smart Motors in Madison, make it their...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting two listening sessions on Wednesday, May 3 to share updates and seek public input on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in the city of Marinette, the town of Peshtigo and surrounding communities. These listening sessions are the 19th in a series of public input opportunities hosted...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation is partnering with Count the Kicks, an evidence-based stillbirth prevention program, to educate expectant parents in Wisconsin about the importance of tracking fetal movement in the third trimester of pregnancy. Research shows that nearly 30% of stillbirths can be prevented when expectant parents are informed on the importance of tracking...

The Safe Skies Clean Water Coalition will sponsor a public forum this Wednesday evening where it will premiere a film the group has created about the negative impacts F-35 fighter jets are likely to have on infants and children living near the Truax airbase. The event is scheduled for 7 pm on Wednesday, April...

The AbbyBank Foundation, Inc. has awarded Catalpa Health a grant for $1,000 that will be used to upgrade the headsets used by many of their frontline team members, including those in client support, nursing, revenue cycle, and school-based admin teams. "We know that having the right equipment is crucial to providing the best care...