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MADISON, Wis. – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) is now accepting applications for multiple federally funded grant programs to assist in the state’s broadband and digital equity planning efforts.  In December 2022, Gov. Tony Evers and the PSC announced the state will receive nearly $6 million to plan for the...

MADISON, Wis., Jan. 30, 2023 – Deloitte and SuccessWorks at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Letters & Science announced a new, collaborative effort to bring state-of-the-art career training programs to students. Deloitte’s Future of Work InstituteTM (FoWI) offered its program to UW-Madison’s College of Letters & Science to help undergraduate students prepare for a successful transition...

MADISON, Wis. – While taxpayers prepare their 2022 state and federal tax returns, they can also minimize the risk of identity theft by keeping their personal information private and secure. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) are teaming up during Identity Theft Awareness Week to encourage the...

MENOMONIE, Wis. – Sarah Webber was offered her full-time dream job five months before graduation. She will be a sustainable packaging engineer at Plastic Ingenuity in Cross Plains, a custom thermoforming company that serves the health care, food and consumer packaging markets. “I will be working to help customers meet and/or exceed their sustainability...

MADISON, Wis. – A coalition of Wisconsin agricultural groups shared priorities they are seeking support for in the 2023-25 biennial state budget on Monday.  “Wisconsin Farm Bureau and our fellow agricultural groups want to see a budget proposal best suited for Wisconsin’s farm families,” said Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Executive Director of Governmental Relations...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Jan. 30, 2023) – Lakeland Care, Inc., an organization focused on building better lives through programs that care for and inspire our communities, is implementing a new policy directed at encouraging employees to volunteer. Volunteer Time Off (VTO) will be increased from eight hours per year to 24 hours per year for each employee. With...

WHITEWATER, Wis. - The 2023 U.S. News and World Report Best Online Programs rankings were announced January 24th. One Wisconsin college is the top-ranked, single-college, online program in all five business school categories. That school is the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics. UW-Whitewater is Wisconsin’s number one, single school for Best Online MBA, Best Online...

MADISON, Wis. – On Nov. 1, 2022, twin boys Shea and Carter Anderla were born happy and healthy to the delight of their parents Phoebe and Chad.  It was a joyful day that almost didn’t happen.  The Anderlas, who live in Menominee, Mich., were undergoing routine monitoring of their twins with...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – On Broadway's annual State of the Broadway District presented by American National Bank will take place on Tuesday, February 21 from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. at Gather, 139 N Broadway. A presentation will go over accomplishments in 2022 and goals for 2023 in the Broadway District. Updates will be given on several large-scale projects...

MANITOWOC, Wis. – The Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) program is pleased to announce Travis and Melissa Marti, Vesper, Wisconsin, were selected as the 2023 Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmers during the 69th Annual Awards Weekend Jan. 27-28. When Travis joined the farm, the family milked 160 cows and had 150 replacement animals. Today the...

The chair of the state Senate Utilities and Technology Committee says the unprecedented level of broadband funding coming to Wisconsin presents a chance for bipartisanship.  Speaking Friday at a conference in Brookfield hosted by the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, Sen. Julian Bradley noted the state could see as much as $1.2 billion for...

A western Wisconsin community is pushing back against the UW System decision to end in-person instruction at UW-Platteville Richland, with some arguing the two-year campus was undermined. The Richland Center campus’ enrollment was at just 51 full time equivalent students this fall. UW System President Jay Rothman directed UW-Platteville’s interim chancellor to begin planning...

-- The chair of the state Senate Utilities and Technology Committee says the unprecedented level of broadband funding coming to Wisconsin presents a chance for bipartisanship.  Speaking Friday at a conference in Brookfield hosted by the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, Sen. Julian Bradley noted the state could see as much as $1.2 billion...