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Seminar to explore Wisconsin site selection process
A seminar hosted by the St. Croix Economic Development Corp. will shed light on how sites are selected for new developments in western Wisconsin. At the event, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 8 at the St. Croix Valley Innovation Center in River Falls, Wisconsin, representatives of the Site Selection Group of South Carolina will help attendees “learn more about how site selectors and corporate decision-makers think, what is important to them, and, most importantly, how to tap into that knowledge to bolster corporate investment efforts,” according to a press release.
Two Big Lots stores in Northeast Wisconsin to close
Big Lots announced it would close 149 stores in 28 states earlier this year and citing inflation and competitive difficulties as the cause. “While we made substantial progress on improving our business operations in Q1, we missed our sales goals due largely to a continued pullback in consumer spending by our core customers, particularly in high ticket discretionary items,” President and CEO Bruce Thorn announced in June.
Last peregrine falcon chick of 2024 takes flight from Weston Power Plant
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - A Wisconsin Public Service fan favorite is celebrating a medal-worthy moment just as the world’s greatest competition gets underway. “Champ,” the final peregrine falcon chick of the season, is learning to fly and will soon leave the Weston Power Plant nest box for good.
Spending federal funds in Wisconsin: What voters need to know about the Aug. 13 referendums
A pair of questions on Wisconsin’s Aug. 13 ballot would give state legislators more control over how federal money is spent in the state. If approved by a majority of voters statewide, the Republican-backed proposals would amend the Wisconsin Constitution to limit the governor’s power to spend federal funds unilaterally in specific instances.
USA Today names cocktail lounge in Wisconsin one of the best bars in America
(WFRV) – While Wisconsin has no shortage of bars, cocktail lounges, supper clubs and everything in between, only one place was named one of the best bars in America. USA Today released its list of the 27 USA Today Bars of the Year for 2024 and Wisconsin had one spot make the list. It was mentioned that USA Today did not want to select places that visitors would find on an average roundup.
Wisconsin GOP: Buttigieg 'working to kill private investment in infrastructure'
(The Center Square) – Ahead of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg's Wisconsin tour, Republican leaders in the state bashed his record and the transportation priorities of the Biden administration. During the press conference Tuesday, Rep. Bryan Steil said Buttigieg will “sugar coat” the major spending yet continuous transportation issues under the current administration, accusing them of killing private infrastructure. “I think it’s important to remember that on day one...
Wild Rose man wins $4.3M Megabucks jackpot, the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize of 2024
REDGRANITE – A longtime Megabucks player from Waushara County claimed a winning $4.3 million Megabucks ticket last week at the Wisconsin Lottery office. Richard Kiesner of Wild Rose has been playing the Megabucks lottery game since the Wisconsin game started in 1992, according to a release from Wisconsin Lottery. He purchased his winning ticket at Kwik Trip at 549 W. Bannerman Ave. in Redgranite for the July 17 drawing. ...
7th Congressional District candidate Kyle Kilbourn says health care a major concern
Kyle Kilbourn of Woodboro is one of two Democratic candidates in the primary election for the 7th Congressional District that covers central and northern Wisconsin who hopes to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in the November election. Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District was a longtime Democratic stronghold until the retirement of U.S. Rep. Dave Obey in 2011. The district has been in the Republican column since, first by Obey’s successor,...
Overstretched assisted living facilities, National park bill for Apostle Islands, ‘Slow-Mow Summer’
A journalist shares their reporting on Wisconsin assisted living facilities struggling to care for the complex needs of residents. Then we learn about the effort to make the Apostle Islands a national park. And an Appleton site manager explains how the city’s pivot from from “No Mow May.”
Wisconsin primary election guide for Aug. 13: Referendum questions, candidates, drop boxes, early voting
The next statewide election is Aug. 13, when Wisconsin voters will weigh in on two referendum questions and narrow down candidates for the U.S. Congress, the state Legislature and some county races. Early voting may start in some communities as early as Tuesday. ...
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