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MADISON, Wis. — Heritage Meats in Butternut, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall of packaged meats and poultry sold wholesale, at retail, and provided as a custom service to individuals in the Ashland County area. The recalled product carries a mark of inspection with establishment No. 232 and includes: Seasoned raw ground...

Despite the numerous challenges posed by COVID-19, the head of the Wisconsin Hospital Association says the pandemic also presented “a number of silver linings” related to regulations around health care.  Speaking today during a Competitive Wisconsin event held at Western Technical College in Mauston, Eric Borgerding said he has viewed the last several years...

Members of the public railed against a We Energies rate increase during a recent Public Service Commission hearing in Milwaukee. As of 4:40 p.m. yesterday, at least 21 people had spoken against the company raising its electric rates for customers, while only a handful had expressed support. We Energies, which is owned by Milwaukee-based...

-- The latest episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Wes Schroll, founder and CEO of Madison-based Fetch Rewards.  Fetch Rewards has a mobile app that provides users with rewards points for purchases such as groceries. Since being founded in 2013, the tech company has grown to 18 million active monthly users and more...

The latest episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Wes Schroll, founder and CEO of Madison-based Fetch Rewards.  Fetch Rewards has a mobile app that provides users with rewards points for purchases such as groceries. Since being founded in 2013, the tech company has grown to 18 million active monthly users and more than...

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University announced that it will host on campus the Sport at the Service of Humanity (SSH) Conference in November 2023. The conference, developed in collaboration with the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education (formerly the Pontifical Council for Culture), is designed to advance the meaningful work of the Sport at the Service of Humanity...

MADISON, Wis – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association – presented Rep. Terry Katsma with a Working for Wisconsin Award. Rep. Katsma was honored for his work during the most recent legislative session.The Working for Wisconsin Award recognizes legislators who supported specific pro-growth policies and earned a high rating...

MADISON, Wi – Applications are now being accepted for the 34th annual Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards program. This awards program showcases Wisconsin’s top industry, which generates $68 billion in economic output each year, nearly 20% of its GDP. With over 9,000 manufacturers in the state employing a total of nearly a half million workers,...

The USDA-led Rural Partners Network expands to 12 Wisconsin counties to help local people create new and lasting economic opportunities Neopit, Wis. November 3, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Susan Rice, White House Domestic Policy Advisor, today announced the expansion of the Rural Partners Network (RPN) to 12 Wisconsin...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3—The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate dropped 1.1% in September 2022 from a year ago, down from 4.5% to 3.4%, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. Forty-two states had lower unemployment rates over the same period, Arkansas and Wisconsin were unchanged and six...

-- The state Public Service Commission is expected to make a decision early next month on a case related to third-party financing for small solar projects in Wisconsin.  That’s according to Nick Hylla, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. This organization is petitioning the PSC to declare third-party financed “distributed energy resources”...

The state Public Service Commission is expected to make a decision early next month on a case related to third-party financing for small solar projects in Wisconsin.  That’s according to Nick Hylla, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. This organization is petitioning the PSC to declare third-party financed “distributed energy resources” shouldn’t...