WEDC: Announces six global trade ventures through mid-2018

Contact: Mark Maley (608) 210-6706 mark.maley@wedc.org Wisconsin businesses can build international relationships on trips to Japan, South Korea, China, Israel, Mexico, Canada, Germany Madison, WI. June 6, 2017 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced today it will lead

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JFC action on budget stalls amid GOP division over K-12 funding

Speaker Robin Vos vowed Tuesday his caucus would not rubber stamp Scott Walker’s budget, while the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald dismissed the Assembly GOP’s K-12 proposal as a non-starter. Backed by members of his caucus, Vos touted the $580 million Assembly GOP plan as a fairer approach

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Speaker Ryan: House condemns Turkey’s violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators

Contact: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after the House passed H. Res. 354, legislation condemning violence against protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence on May 16, 2017: “Today, the House sent an unequivocal message that violence against peaceful demonstrators will not be

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WEDC: Announces six global trade ventures through mid-2018

Contact: Mark Maley (608) 210-6706 mark.maley@wedc.org Wisconsin businesses can build international relationships on trips to Japan, South Korea, China, Israel, Mexico, Canada, Germany Madison, WI. June 6, 2017 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced today it will lead six global trade ventures over the next year aimed at

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Milwaukee Co. Transit System: Bus Rapid Transit Route Kickoff meeting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2017 Contact: Brendan Conway (414) 937-3250 Bus Rapid Transit Design Kickoff Meetings This Week First Opportunity to See Project Details, Station Designs and Service Renderings Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee County and Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) are looking to get input about the planned nine-mile, regional, Bus

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SimplifIDe takes second in global integrity solutions challenge

SimplifIDe, a Madison-based startup working in the field of identification security, recently took part in Citibank’s Citi Challenge global finals for integrity solutions. This event was held in Mexico City at the end of May, and brought together companies from around the world, showcasing their ideas for how to ethically

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Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce: Black Media Luncheon

Monday, June 12, 2017 ($5 members, $10 non-members) Wisconsin Black Media Luncheon The importance of Advertising with Black Media Advertising and Marketing are very important to getting the word out about your business. Where should you spend your time and money when it comes to advertising and marketing? Is black

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WisPolitics.com: Dem conventioneers prefer Vinehout for governor

MIDDLETON — More than a third of Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll favored state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout for the party’s 2018 gubernatorial nomination. Vinehout, of Alma, was favored by 184, or 38 percent, of the 489 delegates, alternates and registered guests who voted in

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Duckworth, Baldwin rally state Dems; party chair election today

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called on state Dem party activists at their state convention Friday to “unify behind a new vision for the future.” Duckworth, D-Ill., emphasized unity among all Americans in her speech, telling the crowd in the last address of the night that U.S. citizens “will never give

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Flyer attributed to state GOP knocks Laning, Kennedy

Some attendees came outside today to flyers attributed to the state GOP on their cars knocking Dem Party chair candidates Martha Laning and Bryan Kennedy. The flyer called Laning and Kennedy “two bad choices for state party chair.” A tag at the bottom of the flyer said it was paid

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