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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...

Green Bay, WI — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been awarded a $865,010 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to help address the state’s caregiver crisis.  Currently, there is no training program in Wisconsin for those supervising the 39,000 vital caregivers who work in supportive home care, adult daycare, respite...

NEW NORTH, January 11, 2023 – Juan Corpus, an established leader of diversity initiatives within the region, will join New North Inc. as Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, President and CEO Barb LaMue announced. The appointment becomes effective on Feb. 6, 2023. In the role, Corpus will lead New North’s current DEI initiatives,...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding snowmobilers to operate safely as current warming trends thin ice across the state and make certain areas extremely unsafe. "With these unusually mild temps and International Snowmobile Safety Week coming up Jan. 14-22, we urge snowmobilers to be extra careful when driving on...

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 events:

SHEBOYGAN, WI — The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) is a public-private partnership leading economic, community, and workforce development efforts in Sheboygan County, including partnerships through the SCEDC Foundation that help the redevelopment of historic buildings like the Cheese Counter and Dairy Heritage Center in Plymouth, WI. After a successful six-year partnership, the City of Plymouth...

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 years, including a...

Milwaukee, Wis. – If your goal is to lose weight, get in better shape, or improve your overall health, deciding to join a gym may be the first step. However, don't just sign up at the first gym you see or visit. Before signing on the dotted line, research all options first! Get the most from...

Wisconsin will need to boost immigration, reduce barriers to jobs and lean on new technologies to improve the workforce shortage, a top state economist says.  Dennis Winters, the chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development, spoke yesterday at an in-person event in Madison hosted by the Madison International Trade Association. 

-- Wisconsin will need to boost immigration, reduce barriers to jobs and lean on new technologies to improve the workforce shortage, a top state economist says.  Dennis Winters, the chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development, spoke yesterday at an in-person event in Madison hosted by the Madison International Trade Association.