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Contact: Jim Geisking Geisking Public Relations jim@geiskingpr.com 608.558.0693 ROCKFORD, IL – While the Covid pandemic was raging around the world, something unusual occurred to a local business owner: his company boomed. Greenlink Energy Solutions, based in Rockford, IL with...

MADISON – September is Workforce Development Month, and to celebrate, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) will host open houses at job centers around the state on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. "DWD has a wealth of resources and information for people looking for employment opportunities. Whether a person is searching for an hourly position...

-- Economic development experts say a recent surge in entrepreneurship in Wisconsin was driven in part by businesses reaching new customers online.  “In terms of those business applications that we were looking at, the surge of entrepreneurial activity, the largest component of that is online retail,” UW-Madison Associate Prof. Tessa Conroy said yesterday during...

(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...

VERONA, Wis. ― The Wisconsin Beef Council created a free, digital resource to help consumers in Wisconsin research options for purchasing beef directly from the farmer. “We know that since COVID-19, farmers have been diversifying their livestock operations,” Wisconsin Beef Council Director of Compliance and Producer Outreach Grace Link said. “They might start selling...

MADISON – The Public Service Commission (PSC or Commission) recently unveiled the Broadband Grant Footprint, a new interactive mapping tool for Wisconsinites to see the location of broadband expansion grant projects statewide. This tool shows where in the state projects are being built that were awarded broadband grant funding by the Commission. “The Broadband Grant...

Green Bay, Wis.— Aurora BayCare Medical Center is deepening its investment to address a dire nursing shortage in Northeast Wisconsin by providing support to prospective and current nursing students at UW-Green Bay. The support from Aurora BayCare will be highlighted on Wednesday when ten UW-Green Bay nursing students receive scholarship dollars through the Aurora...

MILWAUKEE — Today, the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce announced the featured speakers for their upcoming Women's Leadership Reception, an uplifting evening celebrating the impact of women veteran business owners, professionals, and community leaders in Wisconsin.  The featured speakers include:  Secretary Mary Kolar, Wisconsin Department of Veterans AffairsDr. Jennifer Potts, Center Street Business Improvement DistrictYolanda Medina,...

MADISON, Wis. – Bobby Franklin, president and chief executive officer of the National Venture Capital Association, will open the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Madison. Franklin leads the NCVA’s efforts to promote entrepreneurism and early stage investment, producing research reports, model documents, surveys and other tools to help...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (Sept. 20, 2022) – Fox World Travel is pleased to announce the addition of Nahren Youkhana as global sales director. In her role, she will bring customized travel solutions to strategic clientele located in the western region of the United States. Youkhana brings more than 15 years of hospitality sales experience to Fox World Travel, including...

BELLEVUE, WI – Buddy’s Vets has selected Bayland Buildings as the design/build general contractor for a new 8,254 SF animal hospital in the community of Bellevue. Formerly known as Green Bay Animal Hospital, the hospital has been part of the community since the ’60s and then Allouez Animal Hospital was added in the early 1980s. The organization has been a...