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KAUKAUNA, Wis.  – Tundraland Home Improvements, a Wisconsin-based home remodeling company specializing in baths, walk-in showers and decks, is looking to make a child’s dream come true by sending them to music school. Tundraland is famous for its Singing in the Shower booth outside the Hilton Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton during Mile of Music, a festival...

The head of UW-River Falls’ Dairy Pilot Plant says the renovated facility, due to reopen this spring, will have three times as much production capacity.  In an interview yesterday, plant manager Michelle Farner explained the university’s Dairy Pilot Plant first came online in 1982 as a laboratory for food science and dairy science courses....

-- The head of UW-River Falls’ Dairy Pilot Plant says the renovated facility, due to reopen this spring, will have three times as much production capacity.  In an interview yesterday, plant manager Michelle Farner explained the university’s Dairy Pilot Plant first came online in 1982 as a laboratory for food science and dairy science...

An international trade expert says company leaders need to build a “culture of trade compliance” to avoid the pitfalls associated with importing and exporting overseas.  Margaret Lange, compliance director for Milwaukee logistics firm M.E. Dey & Co., discussed this topic yesterday during a webinar hosted by the Madison International Trade Association. She warned participants...

MADISON, WIS. – World Dairy Expo hosted 672 participating companies during its 55th event featuring booths of all shapes and sizes. At the conclusion of this year’s event, three booths of varying sizes were recognized with Outstanding Booth Awards, presented by Econoprint. These awards are given to companies or organizations with a strong presentation and promotion of a product,...

MADISON, WIS. – Keenan Thygesen of Tunbridge, Vermont, was named the 18th Merle Howard Award winner at the 55th World Dairy Expo on Friday, October 7. “Hard-working” and “a can-do attitude” are two descriptions for this year’s Merle Howard Award Winner. In 4-H, Thygesen served as secretary, vice president, and then president of his club. As his 4-H career...

MADISON, WIS. – The 2022 A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award was presented to Timothy Coon of Amenia, New York, during World Dairy Expo 2022. Whitie Thomson was known for his exemplary leadership and sportsmanship in the Showring. This honor is awarded to a herdsman or showman that exhibits the same attributes the A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award was founded...

MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Clinic Research Institute is the sole participant from the United States’ Midwest in a worldwide Pfizer Phase 3 clinical trial, Vaccine Against Lyme for Outdoor Recreationists (VALOR), to investigate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of their investigational Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. Lyme disease is a common illness caused by a...

DELAVAN, Wis. (Oct. 11, 2022) – Scherrer Construction Co., Inc., a full-service general contractor and construction management firm, in partnership with Blue Design Group LLC, and Point of Beginning, Inc. recently completed the construction of Borg Stadium for Delavan-Darien School District in Delavan, Wisconsin.  The 8,000-square-foot facility features a synthetic turf multi-use field, separate natural turf practice fields,...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (October 11, 2022) - The Ability Center announces a commitment from PNC Bank and DICK’S Sporting Goods to support Open Gym, an adaptive program to encourage good health and wellness and to reinvent how people play together. As Proud Partners, PNC Bank and DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation’s support will help fund opportunities for participants to engage in...

Madison, WI – Some Wisconsin healthcare providers have aggressively resumed filing medical debt collections lawsuits against patients. In contrast, medical collections actions generally slowed during the first part of COVID-19 pandemic. “The collections machine is back!” says Bobby Peterson, Public Interest Attorney and Executive Director of ABC for Health, Inc. (ABC) “Some providers and collectors are making up...