WisBusiness

MADISON, Wis. – Only about 40% of people in Wisconsin got the influenza vaccine last year. That is a significant drop compared to the usual 50-55% and that could impact this year’s flu season according to Dr. Jim Conway, medical director, immunization programs, UW Health, pediatric infectious disease physician, UW Health Kids, and professor of pediatrics,...

Public Health Madison & Dane County is expanding its clinic hours and adding availability on weekends, in an effort to meet demand for the newly updated COVID-19 boosters. On September 7, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced updated booster recommendations, following the authorization of a new bivalent booster. The new...

Fox Cities, Wis. (September 19, 2022) – The Fox Cities Chamber has partnered with “Grow with Google,” a national initiative that offers digital tools, resources, and training to help local business adapt, grow and better serve the community. As part of this partnership, the Chamber is offering members a series of free seminars and webinars that...

MADISON – What is the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin? The people of the Badger State can decide. Voting officially kicked off on Monday in the seventh annual contest sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group. To vote, please visit www.madeinwis.com.  With nearly one million votes cast over the...

-- A Madison-based startup called Realta Fusion aims to develop commercially viable fusion technology that could help offset global greenhouse gas emissions.  Kieran Furlong, the company’s CEO, said the UW-Madison spinoff company is working to create the “lowest capital, least complex path” to fusion energy production. He discussed its plans for commercialization during a...

A Madison-based startup called Realta Fusion aims to develop commercially viable fusion technology that could help offset global greenhouse gas emissions.  Kieran Furlong, the company’s CEO, said the UW-Madison spinoff company is working to create the “lowest capital, least complex path” to fusion energy production. He discussed its plans for commercialization during a presentation...

The Federal Highway Administration has approved Wisconsin’s plan to expand its electric vehicle charging stations under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) initiative. The approval means that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) can now receive federal funding to implement the Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan. “As we work to implement the...

MARSHFIELD – Security Health Plan received a high rating for another year by The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The annual Health Plan Ratings evaluated Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid health plans in Wisconsin and nationwide. In the 2022 NCQA Health Insurance Plan Ratings released Thursday, Sept. 15, Security Health Plan’s Medicare plans were...

MADISON, WI – SEPTEMBER, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will gather information about production practices from producers across Wisconsin, as part of the 2022 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). “ARMS is a vital survey that tracks how Wisconsin farms use technology to manage production of their major...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The partners in a new broad climate-smart initiative today touted the potential of the project to greatly expand farmer-led conservation practices and business opportunities.   The groups learned on Wednesday they will receive up to $50 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the initiative through USDA’s new Partnerships...

MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 16, 2022 – Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) announces it has achieved a 4.5 out of 5 rating according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance's (NCQA) Private Commercial Health Insurance Plan Ratings for 2022. Of 536 health plans nationally reporting partial or full data to NCQA, only 36 plans...

Milwaukee, Wis. – With college students settling in on campus, many of them living away from home for the first time, Better Business Bureau® (BBB) warns consumers to guard against the so-called “grandparent scam.” Scammers will call family members and pretend to be a child, grandchild or friend who has run into a difficult situation, often...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Laura Dresser, associate director of UW-Madison’s COWS policy research center.  She discusses findings from the latest State of Working Wisconsin report, which includes data on employment, wages and labor organizing in the state.  “Workers see that this is a moment where...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Laura Dresser, associate director of UW-Madison’s COWS policy research center.  She discusses findings from the latest State of Working Wisconsin report, which includes data on employment, wages and labor organizing in the state.  “Workers see that this is a moment where they...

La Crosse, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld joined representatives from Downtown Mainstreet, Inc., the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce, and the city and county of La Crosse to tour downtown businesses and highlight state investments. Governor Tony Evers made a combined $8.5 million investment in City of La Crosse businesses as part...