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Toss It Now! Huge Recall In Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin For Cucumbers
People in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin make not be feeling the best after eating cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are letting Iowans, Illinoisans, and Wisconsinites know to avoid whole cucumbers. Whole cucumbers that have been grown in Florida are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak...
365 Amplified: WiDEN Your Network
The Wisconsin Diverse Entreprise Network is a new platform designed to help big businesses find great vendors and help small businesses land big contracts. Beyond that, it offers mentorship and technical assistance to startups and small businesses across the state. A joint effort of the Ethnic and Diverse Business Coaltion (EDBC) and the New North, WiDEN hopes to have 1,000 businesses on the platform by the end of the year. Today, on a special episode of 365 Amplified, we talk to Marjorie Rucker of the EDBC and Glossy Bird Management owner Stephanie Comer. Her business has benefitted from WiDEN and she’s a member of the outreach team about the platform, how it works and how you can get involved.
Fond du Lac bishop Matthew Gunter to be installed as Episcopal Bishop of Wisconsin
(WLUK) -- A Northeast Wisconsin bishop will soon be installed as theBishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wisconsin. Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter currently serves as the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac, one of the state's three Episcopal dioceses. In 2021, thedioceses of Eau Claire, Fond du...
Podcast: Burger Boat is Wisconsin's second-oldest company
Ron Cleveringa of Burger Boat Company joins co-hosts Kate Bruns and Ann Franz on this week's episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast, detailing the past, present and future of the 161-year-old Manitowoc-based shipbuilder, which officially ranks as our state's second-oldest company. This episode, along with all other July and...
Scott Beck Named American Seed Trade Assn. Central Regional VP
Scott Beck, president of Beck’s Hybrids based in Atlanta, Indiana, was recently elected as central regional vice president of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). He’ll represent Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin during his three-year term. “This role offers an incredible opportunity to represent and advocate for...
Wisconsin Democrats focusing on voter turnout in Black community this election season
CHICAGO, Ill. (WMTV) - Rallying voters from every corner of the United States and from all backgrounds seems to be a theme for Democrats this election cycle, especially focusing on young and Black voters. For Fitchburg resident Frances Huntley-Cooper, the Harris-Walz campaign is bringing a new sense of enthusiasm for...
Ashley for the Arts Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting the Community with a Record Donation of Over $750,000 to 70+ Area Non-Profits
ARCADIA, Wis. (ASHLEY FOR THE ARTS PRESS RELEASE) - Ashley for the Arts concluded yet another unforgettable weekend of live entertainment and family fun. The 15th annual, three-day music and arts festival took place August 8-10 and drew in tens of thousands of fans to see a world class lineup of performers, access to art and craft vendors, a plethora of food vendors, an inflatable air park, a lumberjack show, street performers, fireworks, and much more! The event donated over $750,000 which will benefit 70+ participating non-profit organizations.
Judge rejects giving Wis. youth prison counselors more freedom to punish
A federal judge has rejected Republican legislators' calls to give counselors at Wisconsin's troubled youth prison more leeway in controlling and punishing inmates after a counselor was killed during a fight at the facility this summer.U.S. District Judge James Peterson sent a letter Tuesday to state Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Van Wanggaard and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers telling them if they want changes at Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake Schools they should file a formal legal motion and need to show current restrictions on counselors are endangering staff and inmates.The youth prison in northern Wisconsin has been plagued by allegations of staff-on-inmate...
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