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Appleton, Wis. – Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc. is happy to announce the additions of Greg Gerbers, Shelly Bradley, and Jeremy Jansen to its team.   Gerbers brings nearly 20 years of law/risk management experience to his role at Hoffman after spending the past five years as risk manager for Brown County. A graduate of Marquette...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will hold its 2022 winter commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18 at the Kohl Center, 601 W. Dayton St. The university anticipates conferring degrees to 1,758 doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s students. Of these students, 1,258 have indicated they plan to attend Sunday’s ceremony in person. The ceremony...

MENASHA, Wis. (December 13, 2022) – Gavin Celia has joined McClone as an employee benefits risk advisor supporting the company’s growing presence in central Wisconsin. Since starting his career in 1998, Celia has been focused on employee benefits working at organizations including Warren Insurance, Cottingham & Butler, Ansay and Gallagher before joining McClone. “The opportunity to help clients create benefits solutions that fit...

MADISON, Wis. (Dec. 13, 2022) – Inflation remains the top business problem for small business owners, with 32% of owners reporting it as their single most important problem in operating their business, five points lower than July’s highest reading since the fourth quarter of 1979. The Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.6 points in November to 91.9. November’s...

MADISON, Wis. – Indigenous people living in Wisconsin and throughout the nation experience significant health and financial burden from Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to new research published by a University of Wisconsin–Madison team and collaborators. Researchers retrospectively analyzed healthcare utilization cost data from 2015 to 2020 from the Wisconsin Department of Health...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bay Bank’s Board of Directors recently selected a new board chair, Elaine Skenandore-Cornelius. Founded in 1995, Bay Bank is the only tribe-owned bank in Wisconsin and has two locations in Green Bay and a third location in Keshena. Skenandore-Cornelius, who worked in organizational development for the Oneida...

WAUKESHA, Wis. – December 13, 2022 – Firehouse Subs® is pleased to announce the grand opening of its newest Waukesha restaurant. Located at 21481 E. Moreland Blvd. and part of the highly-anticipated Goerke’s Corner redevelopment, the restaurant is owned by Eric Erwin, Don Davey and Scott Anthony. With more than 40 years of restaurant...

Menomonee Falls, WI – Elizabeth Schlicht, CAE, was named to the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (WSAE) Board of Directors to serve as Secretary/Treasurer, effective December 1. She has previously served as Chair of the Membership Committee, Board Director and Young Professional Director for WSAE. She also received the Young Professional Award from WSAE in 2020.

On December 14, representatives of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the United States Department of Defense will sign a memorandum of understanding, launching a two-year pilot program of collaborative work on environmental issues. UW–Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies will provide expertise to the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) across...

Milwaukee, Wis. – BBB Scam Tracker has gotten numerous reports from people whose purchases ended up being far different from what they thought – if they arrived at all.   How the scam works While scrolling through social media, an ad comes up for the cutest personalized product. It could be a clothing item with a...

-- Several utilities in Wisconsin are running pilot projects for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to gather data.  Mark Bender, special counsel for the law firm Godfrey & Kahn in Madison, gave an overview of several of these projects yesterday during a webinar. He explained the state Public Service Commission in late 2020 laid out...

Several utilities in Wisconsin are running pilot projects for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to gather data.  Mark Bender, special counsel for the law firm Godfrey & Kahn in Madison, gave an overview of several of these projects yesterday during a webinar. He explained the state Public Service Commission in late 2020 laid out a...