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-- The Trump administration’s tariffs have been front-and-center at the Hannover Messe industrial trade show in Germany, where state officials and Wisconsin businesses are visiting this week as part of a WEDC trade mission.  That’s according to Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. In an interview from Germany yesterday,...

MILWAUKEE – Marquette University researchers have found that Oxytetracycline, a common antibiotic used in agriculture, disrupts a critical social behavior in honeybees. Honeybees treated with the antibiotic moved faster but reduced participation in fanning the hive, a critical social behavior necessary to keep their colony cool when it gets hot during the summer. The...

“We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Ronald Hall to Chief Experience Officer at Potawatomi Casino Hotel,” said Potawatomi CEO and General Manager Dominic Ortiz. “Over the past two years as our Vice President of Food & Beverage, Ron has become an integral part of the Potawatomi leadership team. During his tenure, we were able to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in introducing the Lower Drug Costs for Families Act to make prescription drugs more affordable, hold Big Pharma accountable, and reduce the national deficit by billions of dollars. The bill would do so by punishing drug companies for raising prescription...

M.F.A. design, graphic design students receive several awards during annual regional competition Menomonie, Wis. – Plastic is the most prevalent type of marine debris found in the oceans and Great Lakes, with an estimated 33 billion pounds of plastic trash entering the oceans every year. And microplastics – those about the size of a...

The seven companies participating in this week’s TitletownTech Startup Draft Combine are developing laser-based communications systems, battery manufacturing technologies and other innovations.  The venture capital firm TitletownTech yesterday announced details for the companies taking part in the national pitch competition, which coincides with the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. These early-stage businesses will...

-- The seven companies participating in this week’s TitletownTech Startup Draft Combine are developing laser-based communications systems, battery manufacturing technologies and other innovations.  The venture capital firm TitletownTech yesterday announced details for the companies taking part in the national pitch competition, which coincides with the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. These early-stage businesses...

Talking Trade hosts Sandi Siegel and Ken Wasylik join Carroll University Business School Dean Tim Sullivan and Prof. Alexandra Sielaff to discuss the tariff plans of the Trump Administration, the first of four segments recorded live at Carroll University, Shattuck Recital Hall, March 20, 2025.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, in coordination with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), is kicking off a trade and investment mission to Europe to promote exports and international investments in Wisconsin, highlight the state’s growing biohealth sector, and kick off the 50th anniversary of Wisconsin’s sister-state relationship with Hessen, Germany. The trade mission will build upon Gov. Evers and the Evers Administration’s efforts to bolster international trade efforts, promote state exports,...