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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $4 million in cooperative agreements to 17 organizations under the Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC). Placemaking is a collaborative planning and technical assistance process that helps leaders from rural communities create quality places where people will want to...

With respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, influenza, and RSV circulating at high levels nationwide, the 2022-2023 respiratory season has the potential to be severe, especially for young children and older adults. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has issued an alert to Wisconsin health care providers(link is external), and urges everyone to get all recommended vaccines, including...

Madison, WI: Government relations firm Schreiber GR Group (SGR) announced the addition of Nicole Burns to its lobbyist team. Nicole joins seven other team members, providing additional client value and continued growth to the firm. Nicole joins SGR with six years of experience working in the Wisconsin State Legislature, most recently serving as Chief...

MILWAUKEE – Scale Up Milwaukee is taking applications for its 2022 Holiday “Bonus” Cash Prize for Small Businesses. Three prizes will be awarded to deserving small businesses in the amounts of $5,000; $3,000; and $1,000. Scale Up Milwaukee knows that everyone could use a little extra bump around the holiday season and the holiday “bonuses” are...

-- NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has broken ground on a new facility in Beloit that will house a planned contract development and manufacturing business unit.  The company yesterday announced the formation of the new “Radiopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization,” or CDMO.  NorthStar develops and produces radiopharmaceutical products for therapeutic and medical...

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has broken ground on a new facility in Beloit that will house a planned contract development and manufacturing business unit.  The company yesterday announced the formation of the new “Radiopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization,” or CDMO.  NorthStar develops and produces radiopharmaceutical products for therapeutic and medical imaging...

MADISON, Wis.—One year ago today, President Joe Biden signed the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. To date, over $2.7 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Wisconsin with 160 specific projects identified for funding. Over the past year, Opportunity Wisconsin has been traveling the state as part of their...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Dr. Stephanie Hood, assistant professor of psychology in the behavior analysis program in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences and the Marquette Graduate School, has received a $2 million grant from the State of Wisconsin to expand the home- and community-based services (HCBS) workforce by training licensed providers (behavior analysts) to deliver culturally...

APPLETON, WI – Herrling Clark Law Firm is proud to announce that nine of its attorneys have been named among the 2022 Wisconsin Super Lawyers. Leading the group is Kevin Lonergan, Robert B. Loomis, and John D. Claypool who are all again listed among the top 50. Also named Super Lawyers from the firm are...

MILWAUKEE (November 15, 2022) – Developer J. Jeffers & Co. along with the City of Milwaukee and other partners today debuted the Journal Commons historic luxury apartment building in downtown Milwaukee (333 West State Street). The $35+ million project now offers 141 residences at the former home of the historic Milwaukee Journal Sentinel property, originally constructed in 1924. The...

NEENAH, Wis. (Nov. 15, 2022) – Kundinger, a Wisconsin and Michigan-based company delivering fluid power, automation, process control, products and solutions to a wide range of industries, announces the addition of SEW-EURODRIVE to its portfolio of partnerships.  SEW-EURODRIVE is a world leader in drive engineering and drive automation. Their products and technology solutions will complement Kundinger’s existing offerings and...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation has announced On Broadway, Inc. in Green Bay, Wisconsin has been awarded a multi-year Levitt AMP Green Bay Grant Award of $90K in matching funds to present a FREE outdoor music series at Leicht Memorial Park in 2023, 2024, and 2025.   Reflecting the Levitt Foundation’s commitment that all Levitt...