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JANESVILLE, Wis. (Oct. 27, 2022) — Spectrum joined Sen. Tammy Baldwin and community leaders in Rock County today to celebrate progress on fiber-optic network expansion projects that are bringing gigabit broadband and other Spectrum services to thousands of rural homes and small businesses across Wisconsin through the first full year of Spectrum’s RDOF expansion initiative.

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Larry Kinsman, owner of ORIN Technologies of Verona.  He discusses a pilot project at the Dane County Regional Airport that demonstrated an average 97 percent removal rate for PFAS in the area over time. His company is partnering with a Canadian firm called Fixed Earth...

October 28, 2022 - Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Sevastopol Arts and Craft Fair will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2022 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at Sevastopol School, 4550 Highway 57, Sturgeon Bay. Admission will be $2/person (17 and younger free).

MADISON, Wis. – In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Tom Dott, senior vice president for commercial banking at First Business Bank, talks about the recent statewide survey of manufacturers and what challenges they face. Click here to view the latest episode of the show, which is produced in collaboration with WisBusiness.com. The show is sponsored...

General Purpose Revenue (GPR) Collections Amounts in Thousands ($), rounded  First Quarter RevenuesRevenue SourceFY22FY23% change  Individual Income     2,038,406     1,914,307-6.1%   General Sales & Use     1,142,393     1,271,87511.3%   Corporate         544,295         642,78418.1%   Excise Taxes         123,954         115,044-7.2%   Other           27,080           21,919-19.1%   Total GPR     3,876,127     3,965,9302.3% This report includes general purpose revenue (GPR) taxes collected by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and does not include taxes collected...

In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Tom Dott, senior vice president for commercial banking at First Business Bank, talks about the recent statewide survey of manufacturers and what challenges they face. Click here to view the latest episode of the show, which is produced in collaboration with WisBusiness.com. The show is sponsored by UW-Milwaukee, BDO and Exact Sciences.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association today announced the speakers for the group’s 2023 Dairy Strong conference. The theme for the ninth annual conference will be “Local presence, global reach,” to reflect the importance of farmers making a positive impact in their communities and the significance of the industry on the international stage...

Contact: Antony Okonji, Communications & Media Specialist 414.906.4607 aokonji@cr-sdc.org Unique collaborative project will be first conducted within newly formedInstitute on Poverty and Structural Racism Milwaukee, Oct. 27, 2022 – The Social Development Commission (SDC) is launching a research project through its newly formed Institute on Poverty and...

Fox Cities, Wis. (October 27, 2022) – Attendees of the Fox Cities Chamber Business Awards Luncheon can receive a free business portrait at the event, courtesy of Debbie Daanen Photography. The awards, slated for Monday, Nov. 14th, will be held from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Best Western Premier Bridgewood Resort Hotel. A representative from Debbie Daanen Photography...

Using a new stem-cell based model made from skin cells, scientists found the first direct evidence that Stargardt-related ABCA4 gene mutations affect a layer of cells in the eye called the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The discovery points to a new understanding of Stargardt disease progression and suggests a therapeutic strategy for the disease, which currently lacks...

Franklin - Wangard Partners, Inc. (Wangard), a Milwaukee-based full-service real estate company, will reveal its most recent milestone today, Wednesday, October 26th, with the opening of the first of two industrial buildings at the Franklin Corporate Park. The modern industrial facility will be part of a two-phase business center, with each building totaling 236,000 square feet. 

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – continued its month-long celebration of the state’s manufacturing industry by releasing a new video on the topic of supply chain.“Follow the Supply Chain” features a number Wisconsin companies that are needed to make a light for a local athletic field in an attempt to...