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MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s most prominent dairy lobbying group, released its 2023 budget and legislative priority issues. These priorities, established by the DBA board of directors, set the direction for fiscal and policy initiatives for the association for the next two years. Budget priorities include supporting clean water initiatives, improving the...

Brookfield, Wis. (January 10, 2023) – MLG Capital – a national leader in diversified private real estate investments ­­– today announced that the firm saw another record-breaking year in 2022 as acquisitions totaled more than $1.2 billion. 2021 marked the first year that MLG surpassed $1 billion in asset acquisitions, and this past year it continued that success with more than...

MENASHA, Wis. (Jan. 10, 2023) – Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI), a national leader in engineering, construction, manufacturing and clean energy, completed its annual holiday giving campaign, totaling $11,000 in donations to three charitable organizations. Charitable partners for this year’s holiday campaign were chosen based on alignment with FTI’s Culture of Care initiative of a positive and stigma-free workplace, as...

MILWAUKEE — Registration is now open for the third cohort of “Igniting Insights: Innovation Leadership,” a seven-week program offered to working professionals through Marquette University’s Innovation Alley, which drives the Marquette community to reimagine education both in the classroom and in their workplaces to create a ripple effect far beyond campus boundaries. Effective leadership and...

Sun Prairie, Wis.— Bank of Sun Prairie’s Christopher Cox has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Business Banking Officer. Cox has enjoyed a successful career in commercial banking for more than 20 years in central and southern Wisconsin where he has specialized in commercial lending and managing extensive portfolios across widely respected community banks. He now oversees...

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association – presented Rep. Paul Tittl with a Working for Wisconsin Award. Rep. Tittl was honored for his work during the 2021-2022 legislative session. The Working for Wisconsin Award recognizes legislators who supported specific pro-growth policies and earned a high...

MUKWONAGO, WI – On Thursday, Jan. 19, Milwaukee Bucks Guard Pat Connaughton will be the featured speaker at the annual Mukwonago Community Kids For Wish Kids kickoff event at 6 p.m. at the Mukwonago High School Gym. Connaughton will be joined by Coach Rick Witte, Mukwonago Varsity Girls Basketball Coach and Make-A-Wish® dad.   Themed “Strength. Hope....

Join us on Monday, January 23, in Shannon Hall at the Memorial Union as we welcome Benjamin Jealous to campus for UW–Madison’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. The event is free and open to the public. A former investigative journalist and NAACP president, Jealous has dedicated his life to bringing people together, building...

Menomonee Falls, WI – Jennifer Stalsberg has recently been named Meetings Director at Association Acumen. She provides committee management, meeting planning and support to educational initiatives for the Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI) and the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA), including site and vendor selection, aswell as speaker and onsite event management. “Jennifer...

MADISON - January 10, 2023 - The Dane County Land & Water Resources Department and the Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership (MAMSWaP) are currently accepting grant applications for their Storm Drain Mural Program and Free Native Plants for Schools and Communities Program. Both grants aim to engage local groups in projects that protect area waters.“Dane County wants to...

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (January 10, 2023) – Linda Appleby will join School Choice Wisconsin as Director of Development effective January 16, 2023, according to Nicholas Kelly, SCW President. Appleby has extensive experience in complex fundraising environments, including healthcare, higher education, and religious organizations. She brings a deep commitment to parental choice and has worked...

Acuity announced that in 2022 the company surpassed $2 billion in annual revenue for the first time in its 97-year history, finishing the year with $2.22 billion in written premium. This achievement was driven by an 11.3% growth rate that generated a record $225 million increase in top-line revenue. “Thanks to our strong partnerships...

LITCHFIELD, MINNESOTA and MONROE, WISCONSIN (January 2023)—MAG Capital Partners, LLC acquired two industrial facilities totaling 205,410 square feet in a sale leaseback with Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc., an industry leading truck and trailer equipment manufacturer, upfitter and distributor servicing commercial and municipal users. 61381 US-12 in Litchfield, Minnesota, is a 162,170-square-foot industrial property situated on...