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Green Bay, Wis. – Ho‐ho‐ho! Holiday travel at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport is kicking into full gear – thanks to a Monday night home Packers game and the Christmas holiday. “Normally, for Christmas week, we’d see travel pick up a few days before the holiday,” explained Airport Director, Marty Piette, A.A.E. “But,...

MILWAUKEE (December 15, 2022) – Southwest Airlines has announced that it willrestore nonstop service between Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) andKansas City International Airport (MCI) next summer. The service will begin July 11,2023 and will be offered on a year-round basis every day of the week except Saturdays.“Kansas City is a market that was flown nonstop by...

MILWAUKEE -- As part of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s advocacy efforts for the Milwaukee Region’s business community, Andrew Davis has been promoted to Vice President of Governmental Affairs. Davis has been a member of MMAC’s government affairs department for nearly a decade, most recently serving as Director of Governmental Affairs.

The National Science Foundation has released its 2021 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison has again ranked eighth in the national research rankings for public and private universities. UW–Madison ranked eighth in the last survey covering the 2020 fiscal year. The rankings are the first to include a full...

MADISON, Wis. – Two northern Illinois hospitals are the latest members of the University of Wisconsin Telestroke Network, headquartered at UW Health University Hospital. Starting immediately, the emergency departments at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford and UW Health SwedishAmerican Medical Center - Belvidere, which are staffed by experienced physicians who specialize in emergency...

An expert with the investment management firm Neuberger Berman predicts federal officials will be largely successful in limiting inflation next year.  Brad Tank, the New York firm’s chief investment officer and managing director, discussed this and other financial trends during a recent UW Now livestream hosted by UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Alumni Foundation. 

-- An expert with the investment management firm Neuberger Berman predicts federal officials will be largely successful in limiting inflation next year.  Brad Tank, the New York firm’s chief investment officer and managing director, discussed this and other financial trends during a recent UW Now livestream hosted by UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Alumni Foundation. 

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” former diplomat Andy Rothman of the firm Matthews Asia highlights the benefits of U.S. engagement with China and says an initially bumpy transition from strict COVID-19 protocols will improve next year. Rothman urges continued engagement, including international investment and trade, as well as academic exchanges, partnering on...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The largest fall class of graduates will cross the stage on Saturday, while being urged to “make a difference” in the region. A total of 558 eligible graduates and their families celebrate the 2022 Fall Commencement, Saturday, December 17, 2022 in two ceremonies at the Weidner Center.  Degrees to be...

GREEN BAY, Wis., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB), the holding company for Associated Bank, N.A., announced today it has increased the bank's prime rate from 7.00 percent to 7.50 percent, effective December 14, 2022. ABOUT ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP   Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) has total assets of $38 billion and is the largest bank holding...

MADISON — Clint Smith, author of the 2022-23 Go Big Read selection “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America,” took readers to his hometown of New Orleans, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Angola Prison to illustrate how some of our country’s most essential stories hide in plain view and how much...