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MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 11, 2022) – Last month as part of Hunger Action Month, Alliant Energy raised over $500,000 to support programs that fight hunger and food insecurity in Iowa and Wisconsin.  Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study revealed one in 14 people and one in eight children in Wisconsin are food insecure. This disparity has widened since the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing...

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its long-term commitment to investing high-quality education to help close the opportunity gap for students in the city of Milwaukee, Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, is donating more than $3.5 million in grants to local educational programs, nonprofits and schools. The grants will support the company's goal of increasing the number quality...

Milwaukee, Wis. – The 2022 holiday shopping season promises to be an unpredictable one.  High inflation rates and increased prices of consumer goods are already throwing a wrench into holiday shopping. Electronics, toys, and other products will be (or already are) in short supply, and retailers are struggling to staff up as the shopping season nears. Just like in 2021, people are planning...

Milwaukee, Wis. – An election's approach always seems to turn up the emotional heat across the nation, but the United States 2022 midterm elections are no exception. The voices arguing for and against hot button issues are loud and persistent. And when emotions run high, bad actors look for ways to use peoples' passion to trick them.

NEENAH, Wis. (October XX, 2022) – Reach Counseling, a leading mental health and sexual assault service provider of culturally responsive outreach, prevention education, victim advocacy, trauma counseling, and sex offender treatment, announced today that it has accepted a letter of funding intent from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Victims of Crime Act (VOCA). The funding will allow Reach...

FOX CITIES, Wis. (Oct. 10, 2022) – Nominations are open now through Oct. 31 for the Fox Cities Chamber Lifetime Achievement Awards. These awards recognize individual professional excellence in the region, which includes Outagamie County, Calumet County, and the northern portion of Winnebago County. Here are eligibility requirements for each: ·       The ATHENA Leadership Award®, which is sponsored...

Starbucks workers at a store in Green Bay are seeking to unionize for better hours and working conditions, according to union advocate and barista Ajii Rauworth.  In an interview yesterday, Rauworth said workers at the Green Bay location submitted a petition for union representation to the National Labor Relations Board last week, and are...

-- Starbucks workers at a store in Green Bay are seeking to unionize for better hours and working conditions, according to union advocate and barista Ajii Rauworth.  In an interview yesterday, Rauworth said workers at the Green Bay location submitted a petition for union representation to the National Labor Relations Board last week, and...

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 10, 2022 — Children’s Wisconsin has promoted Mark Rakowski to President of Chorus Community Health Plans (CCHP). Recognizing the impact of his leadership, Rakowski will also oversee the Children’s Community Health and Education teams, and he will become a member of the health system’s senior leadership team.  The change recognizes the growing importance of...

(Green Bay, WI) Aurigin Inc., the largest mid-market focused investment banking platform in the world, is partnering with Cornerstone International Alliance (C.I.A.), a consortium of 28 industry leading mergers and acquisitions firms focused on the lower middle market. The new relationship expands the Alliance’s global network, creating greater access to international buyers and investors. “We’re excited about...