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MADISON, Wis. – In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Natalia Shmueli of VocaTone talks about the company’s synthesizer product, which can produce singing in 70 different languages. She was the People’s Choice Award Winner during the Elevator Pitch Olympics at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium Conference, The Show also recaps or previews the following...

 MADISON, Wis. – In Jan. 2022, the George A. Fait Family Charitable Trust provided $2.6 million in continued support for American Family Children’s Hospital, the UW Carbone Cancer Center and the George Fait Cardiomyopathy Research Fund.             The $2.6 million follows a $3 million gift that the family provided...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) has compiled eight sector-specific reports from industry experts on what 2023 will hold for Wisconsin. The reports are available at www.wisbank.com/2023forecast and include insights from: Rose Oswald Poels, Wisconsin Bankers Association, Robb Kahl, Construction Business Group, Kevin Krentz, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Brandon Scholz, Wisconsin Grocers Association, Eric Borgerding, Wisconsin Hospital Association, Kurt Bauer,...

MADISON — Platform Communications, a Midwest-based strategic communications firm, announced today a series of promotions and a staff addition made by the company, including the launch of a new Public Affairs Division to be headed by Rusty Schultz. The changes reflect the wide variety of client services Platform provides its diverse listing of clients, which includes strategy, message...

-- An executive with the Milwaukee Bucks says new developments in the Deer District will help attract more visitors and give the local economy a boost.  Michael Belot is the team’s senior vice president of Bucks ventures and development. Speaking at a recent meeting of the Milwaukee Rotary Club, he outlined the management team’s...

An executive with the Milwaukee Bucks says new developments in the Deer District will help attract more visitors and give the local economy a boost.  Michael Belot is the team’s senior vice president of Bucks ventures and development. Speaking at a recent meeting of the Milwaukee Rotary Club, he outlined the management team’s plan...

MADISON, Wis. – At a time when more military veterans are expressing interest in becoming entrepreneurs, the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2023 competition through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.  Over a dozen veterans have made it to the finalist rounds of the Governor’s Business Plan Contest in recent...

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Alan Burkard, chair and professor of counseling psychology in Marquette University’s College of Education, has been awarded a $2.66 million Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant by the U.S. Department of Education to expedite the training of diverse school counselors to help address the need for mental health care among K-12 students in high-need schools.

FOX CITIES, Wis. (January 11, 2023) – The Fox Cities Chamber is still accepting responses for its annual economic outlook survey, but the deadline to take the survey is approaching. Any individual who works in the Fox Cities region – Outagamie, Calumet, and the northern part of Winnebago County – is invited to take the...

The Foster Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will present "Drawing on Narratives," an exhibition featuring works by artists Melissa Cooke Benson, Jason Cytacki, Hayley Prestifilippo and Sohail Shehada. The exhibition will be on view from Feb. 3-March 12, with an opening reception from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the...

Milwaukee - Nearly 50 people from We Energies and its sister company Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) are in California working to get the lights back on for tens of thousands of people who lost power from a series of strong storms.  The We Energies and WPS crews are part of a mutual aid effort to help...