WisBusiness

Fox Cities, Wis. (October 21, 2022) – The Fox Cities Chamber, as part of their partnership with “Grow with Google,” is offering members the second in a series of free educational offerings on Wednesday, November 9. The event, “Get Your Local Business on Google Search and Maps,” will be held via live webinar from 8 – 9 a.m.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- American Dairy Coalition participated in a productive American Farm Bureau Federal Milk Marketing Order Forum in Kansas City Oct. 14-16. “We thank American Farm Bureau for having this Forum that is vital to building consensus to move forward in a positive direction,” said ADC CEO Laurie Fischer. “ADC led an...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Mark Rhoda-Reis of DATCP discusses another potentially record-setting year for Wisconsin ag exports.  Rhoda-Reis, the director of the agency’s International Agribusiness Center, said the state set a new record with $3.94 billion in ag exports in 2021, marking an 18 percent increase over the prior year. 

Wearing an exosuit could help people rehab from an injury or even give them extra oomph if they’re carrying something heavy.  But, according to University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University researchers, not everyone who dons a wearable robot today can immediately reap benefits from the assistance. For the first time, the...

RIVER FALLS, Wis. - A first of its kind program, the Humane Handling Institute (HHI), will provide comprehensive hands-on training for current meat industry workers in humane pre-slaughter handling, transport, stunning, and equipment maintenance. The formation of the HHI was announced by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer...

MADISON, Wis. — Harry Hansen Meat Service in Franksville, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for a variety of flavored beef strips sold at wholesale and at retail stores. This includes products purchased on or before Oct. 19, 2022, and all packages are vacuum-sealed in various weights carrying a mark of inspection with establishment No....

Mt. Pleasant Village Administrator Maureen Murphy was elected President of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities by her peers from cities and villages across the state at the League’s 124th Annual Conference in La Crosse. The League is comprised of more than 600 members: large and small cities and villages representing both urban and rural Wisconsin.

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Jon Horne, managing director of the Idea Fund of La Crosse.  After initially launching in June 2017, the Idea Fund invested in 11 companies across the state over its first four years. Horne explains initial investments were typically around $500,000 and spanned a wide...

While the state’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2 percent in September, Wisconsin continues to make progress in regaining jobs lost during the pandemic.  That’s according to Department of Workforce Development Chief Economist Dennis Winters, who discussed the latest state employment figures yesterday during a web briefing.  Wisconsin has now regained...

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ allocation of an additional $10 million in federal funding to the state’s Food Security Initiative. The program supports hunger relief efforts through the purchase of Wisconsin-made products, including milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter. This funding brings the total investment in the Initiative to...

MADISON – Globally in the past year, as many as 1 billion children experienced violence or neglect. A new collaborative study involving scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Healthy Minds provides physiological evidence that group therapy involving mindfulness, creative expression and reprocessing of traumatic experiences can help these victims begin to heal.