WisBusiness

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Omanhene Cocoa Bean Company President Steve Wallace discusses challenges associated with growing the Milwaukee-based chocolate business.  The company’s products are processed and produced in Ghana, one of the world’s largest producers of cocoa.  “Overcoming history was difficult … the politics and the economics were...

While the snow fall was limited and continues to fall slowly, we are concerned with the extreme cold and wind that will follow. Temperatures are expected to drop and go well below zero the next 72 hours.  The combination of drifting snow and low temperatures makes traveling risky. Heavy winds are expected throughout the next...

-- COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Wisconsin have largely subsided compared to last December, but care providers continue to feel the impacts of the pandemic.  That’s according to Wisconsin Hospital Association President and CEO Eric Borgerding, who said in a recent interview that hospitals “have become adept over the last few years at managing capacity to...

The RNC has announced the 2024 national convention in Milwaukee will run July 15-18, the earliest the party will meet to formally select its presidential nominee since 1980. Yesterday's announcement formally kicked off the countdown until the convention rolls into Wisconsin's largest city. Milwaukee also was set to host the national Democratic convention in...

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #181 declaring an energy emergency in the state of Wisconsin. Due to the below-average temperatures, accumulating and blowing snow throughout the state, deliveries of liquid fuels for home heating shipped by truck, barge, and particularly rail, are limited. Additionally, since Wisconsin had several weather-related power outages recently, and more could...

GREEN BAY | MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – Today DeWitt LLP announced attorney Nicole Williams Buttery was recently included in the Lawyers of Color Hot List 2022. The list recognizes attorneys throughout the country for their commitment to legal excellence and their continuous efforts to advance diversity in the legal profession.  Williams Buttery, who...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that more than $255.7 million in congressionally directed spending for Wisconsin projects she supported has been included in the bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023. The bill passed the Senate today, 68-29. Senator Baldwin has spent the last year working to...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. –Despite inaccurate reports on FlightAware, FlightView, and CNN, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is OPEN and will remain open during this winter storm, with the exception of brief closures to clean the active runway. As always, anyone traveling or picking up an arriving passenger should keep in touch with their airline for the latest flight status.

Patrick Sheehan has been chosen to lead as associate vice chancellor and chief human resources officer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Sheehan, who has served as the interim CHRO since Dec. 2021, will officially begin his role on Jan. 1, 2023.  Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Rob Cramer says Sheehan brings a variety...

Nearly 60 Soldiers gathered Dec. 14 for a course on parenthood, pregnancy and postpartum (P3) policies in the Wisconsin National Guard. It was a historic landmark training that represents groundbreaking Soldier equity and support policies and the culmination of years of work by Wisconsin Army National Guard volunteers. There are now more than 100 Soldiers trained across the...

Milwaukee, Wis. (December 22, 2022) — Skylight Music Theatre is one of 75 Wisconsin nonprofits to be awarded a Legacy Grant by the Wispact Foundation. The $10,000 Legacy Grant will support Skylight Music Theatre’s efforts to serve deaf or hearing-impaired people by bolstering existing American Sign Language interpreted performances and programming. Skylight Music Theatre offers...

Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 22, 2022 – The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has chosen Vincent Lyles to serve as the next executive director of Milwaukee Succeeds, following the retirement of longtime leader Danae Davis. Lyles will begin his new role Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Currently, he serves as the system vice president of community relations at Advocate Aurora Health.

Menomonie, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Stout will host the DECA District I Career Development Conference for the 51st straight year on Saturday, Jan. 7. The event, organized and run by the UW-Stout Marketing and Business Education Association, is an applied learning experience for high school competitors and UW-Stoutstudents. The competition is...

BALDWIN, Wis. — Western Wisconsin farms continue to have a high interest in conservation practices and their impact on local soil health and water quality. Western Wisconsin Conservation Council (WWCC) is a group of farmers committed to stewardship of the land and water in their care. To promote farming best practices that keep soil healthy and water...