Brian Reisinger: Tommy Thompson likes the long odds, is UW System’s best shot

The former four-term governor and federal health secretary — a man built for the arena — was announced to bipartisan acclaim as interim president of the University of Wisconsin System, riding in to rescue an organization reeling from COVID-19, fiscal calamity and a leadership crisis following its failed search for a permanent president. But it’s far more than that.

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Brian Reisinger: Tommy Thompson likes the long odds, is UW System’s best shot

The former four-term governor and federal health secretary — a man built for the arena — was announced to bipartisan acclaim as interim president of the University of Wisconsin System, riding in to rescue an organization reeling from COVID-19, fiscal calamity and a leadership crisis following its failed search for a permanent president. But it’s far more than that.

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Advent Tool & Manufacturing relocates to Kenosha County from Illinois

— Advent Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. is relocating its headquarters and production operation from Illinois to Kenosha County’s Salem Business Park. “We are proud to call Wisconsin our new home,” said Advent President Jim Hartford. “The state is an ideal location for our business, providing a stable and business-friendly environment

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THU News Summary: Evers orders face masks for state employees; Supreme Court upholds most lame-duck laws

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** July 14: ‘Gauging the federal economic response to the pandemic’ Join WisPolitics.com for a D.C. virtual event during the lunch hour on Tuesday, July 14. The program will focus on the federal economic response to the pandemic. Thomas Walstrum, a senior business economist with the

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