Celebrating Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Gov. Evers Signs Bill Designating May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, Orders Flags to Half-Staff
URBAN MILWAUKEE
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill 154, now Wisconsin Act 31, designating May 14 as Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin. The governor issued Executive Order #115 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of Hmong-Lao veterans...
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Special Event
New North’s second economic outlook event for Wisconsin and the New North region will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on May 19
NEW NORTH
NEW NORTH – New North Inc., the regional economic development corporation for the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, is presenting a second economic outlook event for Wisconsin and the New North region on Wednesday, May 19, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. The free webinar is being offered through a partnership between New North Inc., The Schneider School of Business & Economics at St. Norbert College and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue...
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Green Bay-area businesses feel new CDC guidance is step in the right direction
WLUK GREEN BAY -- The CDC's updated guidelines for fully vaccinated people brings good news to Green Bay businesses. But, they may require masks a bit longer.
For groups like PMI Entertainment, who manages the Resch Center, the new guidance means the venue is a step closer to having the packed concerts it once had... Read More 3> Promoting the Regional Brand
Six-story illustration in Appleton honors nurses
WLUK APPLETON -- A larger-than-life illustration in Appleton is recognizing Nurses Week. Local artist, Michael Suess stretched a drawing of trailblazing nurse, Florence Nightingale, across six floors of ThedaCare's hospital. According to Suess, it took a lot of coordination with all the hospital floors over the span of just one week. ..Read More 4> Economic Development Feature
52 Wisconsin broadband providers offering subsidized internet through FCC program
MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL Fifty-two Wisconsin broadband providers — including the state's largest providers — are participating in the Federal Communications Commission's Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP), which starts today.
The temporary $3.2 billion federal program will subsidize internet access by up to $50 per month for qualifying low-income households and up to $75 per month for eligible households on tribal lands. As many as 300,000 Wisconsin households could be eligible, according to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC)...Read More 5> |
