The Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to help the state’s government, industries and health care workers better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sweeping 97-2 bipartisan vote follows weeks of negotiations between the Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov.…
The COVID-19 global pandemic brings unprecedented challenges for small businesses in our region and throughout the US. Thrive Economic Development (ThriveED) and the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Whitewater are ready to address the challenges our businesses are…
Gov. Tony Evers today directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue a Safer at Home order that prohibits all nonessential travel, with some exceptions as clarified and defined in the order. The order is available here. The order is…
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved Wisconsin’s request for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to access low-interest federal disaster loans. “This is very good news for Wisconsin businesses that…
JUNEAU — Like many others across the state, Dodge County is waiting to hear whether its grant application to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) has been successful, and whether it can pursue a plan to bring broadband coverage throughout…
MARINETTE - Rural manufacturers' ability to attract and retain workers is hindered by a lack of affordable and current housing. A bill up for vote in the Wisconsin Assembly aims to alleviate this housing gap. The housing challenge in rural…
Madison College-Watertown will begin offering two new, non-credit welding classes beginning in January. Welding (#64480) will take place Tuesdays, Jan. 21-Feb. 25, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. This introduction to welding technology will include arc, wire feed, and oxyacetylene welding, oxy-fuel cutting,…
The maker of the highest-rated automatic, self-cleaning litter box on the market is expanding its operations in Dodge County. AutoPets, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, manufactures and ships the Litter-Robot in Juneau. Launched in 2000, the company currently employs more…
JEFFERSON — In an effort to get more homes and businesses logged onto the internet, Jefferson County is applying for a grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission that would increase broadband access across the county. In 2020, the PSC…
Jefferson, Wis., November 20, 2019 – An idle building in Jefferson will soon hum with activity once again. The former Tyson Foods plant in Jefferson, shuttered since mid-2016 when the company announced a shutdown, is now home to Rock River…