Springs Window Fashions: Welcomes new senior leadership team members
Middleton, WI – March 8, 2023 – Springs Window Fashions, a leading global provider of custom window coverings in Middleton, WI has appointed two new members to its senior leadership team. Kevin Dexter has joined the company as EVP and President of the dealer business unit and Amanda Frantz has been promoted to Vice President of customer service. The announcement...
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: Notice of potential changes to eligible area maps for USDA rural development housing programs
USDA Rural Development is conducting a review of all areas under its jurisdiction to identify areas that no longer qualify as rural for housing programs. The last rural area reviews were performed in 2017-2018 using 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) data. Rural area designations are reviewed every five years. This review will utilize the 2020 United States...
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Insurance: State chamber forms partnership to provide discounted insurance
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – will offer discounted property and casualty insurance coverage through a new partnership with Frankenmuth, a 150-year-old insurance carrier.
The partnership will enhance WMC’s current health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance offerings through its for-profit subsidiary, WMC Insurance. With...
UW Health: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Family shares the importance of getting screened
MADISON, Wis. – March is colorectal cancer awareness month, a time when experts urge patients to talk about risk factors like family history and to get screened.
For instance, last March, Toni Cruz, director of the UW Health Digestive Health Center, succeeded in getting her husband, who had recently turned 50, and a few...
Security Health Plan: Helps central Wisconsin volunteers recirculate medical equipment for community members in need
MARSHFIELD – Recovering from an injury or remaining independent in your own home can be difficult without the right medical equipment. Thanks to the Good News Project’s Health Equipment Lending Program (HELP), people in North Central Wisconsin can borrow necessary equipment to stay mobile, safe and independently living in their own homes.
Leanne Severson,...
Wisconsin Farmers Union: Wisconsin farmers attend National Farmers Union Convention
SAN FRANCISCO – Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) members are in San Francisco this week for the National Farmers Union 121st Anniversary Convention. Hundreds of farmers and ranchers from throughout the nation gathered March 5-7 to set the family farm organization’s 2023 policy.
“Farmers Union has a rich history dating back to 1902, when its founding farmers saw the...
Experts say state, local government can help lower cost of new home construction
Experts say state and local government entities can help address Wisconsin’s affordable housing shortage by helping to cover related infrastructure costs.
Kurt Paulsen, a professor of urban planning at UW-Madison, spoke yesterday during a joint hearing of the Senate Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry and Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate....
Kettle Moraine Metal Products: To build 75,000 SF manufacturing facility at City of West Bend Manufacturing Center
West Bend, Wis. (March 6, 2023): The City of West Bend Common Council approved a developer’s agreement with GenX Holdings, LLC (DBA Kettle Moraine Metal Products (KMMP)) to purchase 11 acres of land and build a 75,000 SF industrial facility on Forge Place in the West Bend Manufacturing Center. Building construction is estimated to be completed by...
Dept. of Military Affairs: Wisconsin Soldier competes with National Guard All-Endurance Team
Staff Sgt. Marguerite Zaepfel, a supply noncommissioned officer with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, competed in the Jacksonville Spartan Race Feb. 25-26.
Zaepfel placed first in her age group in the Spartan Super, a 6.2-mile course with obstacles, finishing with a time of 1 hour, 16 minutes...
Generations of Excellence: Accelerates international expansion
Generations of Excellence (G.O.E), Wisconsin Leading Prenatal Care Company (Currently 3 locations in Milwaukee), will hosts a Press Conference on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023, located at G.O.E headquarters, 6633 W. Mill Road, Milwaukee WI. 53223 starting at 4:00 pm CST with networking and tours of the faciality and the Press Conference starting promptly at 5:00 pm CST....
Dept. of Administration: State of Wisconsin honors National Procurement Month
Madison, Wis. – In recognition of National Procurement Month, as proclaimed by Governor Tony Evers this week, Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld highlighted the efforts of procurement staff across all State agencies and campuses. In Fiscal Year 2022, state procurement staff were responsible for procuring more than $2.5B in general goods and services to support operations that allow...
Hamacher Resource Group: Reviews 1,875 new items in 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Waukesha, Wisconsin, March 7, 2023 – HRG’s new item review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, examined 1,875 new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items in 2022. This is a decrease of 15.8% from the 2,227 products reviewed in 2021, and it is the third consecutive year...
