WisBusiness

Milwaukee, Wis. – When it comes to New Year's resolutions, scammers know that losing weight and getting in shape is one of the most popular goals. This popularity has led to a slew of scams involving vitamins, supplements, and weight loss formulas, all claiming to offer rapid results. Not only are the products themselves questionable, but so are the...

Madison, WI, January 13th 2023 –The Madison International Trade Association is proud to welcome Nicole Hess, Alison Jacobs, and Jenny Patzlaff to its board of directors. The newly elected members will serve three-year term on MITA Board of Directors starting this January. Nicole Hess is the Vice President of Import Operations at ME Dey & Co. in Milwaukee,...

<b>Subscribers:</b> There will be no News Summary on Monday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Products will resume Tuesday.  -- The head of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce expects energy inflation this year will hurt manufacturing and agriculture.  Kurt Bauer, president and CEO of WMC, says higher energy prices...

The head of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce expects energy inflation this year will hurt manufacturing and agriculture.  Kurt Bauer, president and CEO of WMC, says higher energy prices could “very well tip the U.S. into a recession” in 2023. His prediction was included in the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s latest Wisconsin Economic Report. 

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Katherine Sanders, founder, owner and president of Sanders Consulting in Fitchburg.  Sanders describes herself as an “industrial and systems engineer” focused on making work healthier for people.  “My specialty is in human factors engineering, and most people would think of ergonomics, right?...

MADISON – Twenty-six Wisconsin manufacturers have been selected as finalists for the 34th Annual Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards. As part of the state’s largest industry, Wisconsin’s 9,000 manufacturing companies employ nearly a half million people. Manufacturers produce $68 billion in economic output for the state each year. The finalists represent the diversity and...

MADISON – The Green Bay Packers have announced that the Wisconsin Equal Justice Fund and one of the three nonprofit civil legal aid organizations WEJF supports, Legal Action of Wisconsin, will each receive a $50,000 donation in 2023. The generous support is “part of the team’s ongoing pledge to support social justice and racial equality in Wisconsin...

FOND DU LAC, WI, January 12, 2023 – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of St. Peter’s Place, a 46-unit apartment property located in Fond du Lac, WI, according to Todd E. Lindblom, regional manager of the firm’s Milwaukee office. The asset sold...