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Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced their plans to offer abortion access and abortion counseling to veterans and eligible dependents in cases of rape, incest, and pregnancies that endanger the life or health of the mother.   This ruling would allow VA physicians to perform abortions on federal property in states where abortion is...

– Angel Brown received the national Excellence in AmeriCorps Award for the Most Impactful Member Service on September 1st during the 2022 AmeriCorps State and National Symposium. Angel served as an AmeriCorps member for the last three years with Marshfield Clinic Health System (MCHS) AmeriCorps – Recovery Corps, and before that, for a year with the Tribal...

Gordon, Douglas County, WI. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the A.D. Thompson Cabinin the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2022. The A.D. Thompson Cabin was constructed in 1906 as a part of a recreational retreat in a rural setting northeast of the Town of Gordon. The retreat includes...

Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, WI. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Soo Line Railroad Bridgein the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 2022. The Soo Line Railroad Bridge is a deck truss bridge constructed in 1910. It spans the Eau Claire River between Galloway and Gibson Streets in...

In recognition of generous support from the founders/owners of Skyward Inc., the multi-activity center (MAC) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point today was named Skyward Fieldhouse. Skyward founders/owners, Jim King, class of ‘68, and his wife, Jean, created the Skyward Scholars Program. This new endowed program will provide four-year tuition scholarships to incoming UW-Stevens...

Stoughton, Dane County, WI. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Stoughton Municipal Power Plant No. 1in the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 2022. The Stoughton Municipal Power Plant No. 1 was erected in 1911 to serve as the flagship hydro-electric power plant for the community. One of three...

New Glarus, Green County, WI. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Wilhelm Tell Schuetzen Haus and Parkin the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 2022. The Welhelm Tell Schuetzen Haus and Park is located in a rural setting north of New Glarus Village. Also known as the Wilhelm Tell Shooting Barn and Park,...

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. —  More than 300 members of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville community and tri-state region gathered to celebrate the opening of Sesquicentennial Hall – UW-Platteville’s newest, $55 million state-of-the-art engineering building – at a ribbon-cutting celebration on Sept. 1.   “While showcasing our strengths in the recognition of more than 150 years of being Pioneers...

MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 2, 2022) – Steven Skolaski will retire as President of the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation effective December 31, 2022. Jenni Jeffress will assume the President position effective January 1, 2023. Steven has been President of the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation since 1987 and will remain on the foundation’s Board of Directors. “We...

Although Not Selected for the Build Back Better Grant, the Coalition Remains Focused on Creating Pathways to Progress for the Forest Products Industry. Madison ...The Wisconsin coalition vying for the federal Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge Grant released the following statement regarding today’s announcement: “While we are...

MADISON, Wis. – Members of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Something Special from Wisconsin™ (SSfW) program won 27 of 41 awards at the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair Grand Champion Eats and Treats competition in August. "The success of SSfW members at the competition is a testament to the high quality and...

MADISON, Wis. – The emergency room is no place to spend the final holiday weekend of the summer. Millions of people will be traveling on Labor Day weekend by car across the United States, according to a recent survey by AAA. About 32% of the country’s population will travel this weekend, and 82% of...

(MILWAUKEE, WI  / GREEN BAY, WI)  - The Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks are teaming up to sponsor three planeloads of local veterans on Stars and Stripes Honor Flight’s 65th “mission,” scheduled for Saturday, October 8, 2022. This “Flight of Champions” will honor approximately 240 Korean War and Vietnam War veterans from southeastern and east central Wisconsin with a...

 A new report from a UW-Madison think tank shows wage growth in the past two years has helped to close some of the state's "pronounced racial and ethnic disparities." The "State of Working Wisconsin" report, from the progressive policy-focused Center on Wisconsin Strategy, shows the strongest wage growth by percentage was seen for Black...

<i><b>Subscriber note:</b> There will be no WisBusiness.com News Summary on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday. Products will resume Tuesday.</i>   -- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Emily Pritzkow, executive director of the Wisconsin Building Trades Council.  Although the organization includes member unions that have existed for...