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Wisconsin business owners weigh in on potential marijuana legalization

Michigan dispensary owner says Wisconsin customers cross state line as advocates and opponents debate.

Wisconsin · 2d
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The Advocate: How a Wisconsin Shop Takes Insurance Short Pays to Small Claims Court

When an insurer won’t pay the full cost of a repair, Andy Grundman said, he doesn’t send the balance to his customer, and he doesn’t write it off. He takes it to small claims court. Grundman owns Pat’s Body Shop in Wausau, Wisconsin. In an interview with...

Wisconsin · 2d
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wisconsinrightnow.com

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Tony Evers Appointees Jack Up WE Energies Utility Rates on Wisconsinites as Chairwoman Goes on Partisan Tirade

The Public Service Commission, appointed by Tony Evers, voted to jack up Wisconsin residents’ utility rates in 2027 and 2028. According to WISN-TV, the utility rates will increase 3.9% in 2027 and 3.5% in 2028. “It will be the energy company’s sixth rate increase since 2020,” the television station reported.

Wisconsin · 4d
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Wisconsin farmers see varied results in final weeks of harvest

WRIGHTSTOWN, Wis. — Wisconsin farmers are moving into what should be the final weeks of harvest, with crop conditions varying widely across the state after a season marked by drought in some areas and stronger yields in others. Exceptional drought in northwest Wisconsin has cut into yields and pasture...

Wisconsin · 2d
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WBAY Green Bay

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New Wisconsin Construction Academy combines online coursework with hands-on training

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A new Construction Academy aims to give Wisconsin students a start on careers in the skilled trades. The program combines online learning with industry experience. Leaders with Wisconsin Virtual Academies said success in the trades requires more than learning to use tools. Students also have...

Wisconsin · 2d

Wisconsin Examiner

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Commentary: The election is over. The energy bills aren’t. Five priorities for Wisconsin’s new leadership.

Wisconsin voters have chosen a new governor and Democratic majorities in the Legislature. The campaigns have ended. The bills will not. Families and businesses still face rising utility costs. Communities are weighing enormous data center developments. Utilities are proposing billions in new power plants and transmission infrastructure. And too many Wisconsin families live in homes […]

Wisconsin · 3d

thebusinessnews.com

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Bank First acquires Peoples State Bank, expands WI footprint

WISCONSIN – After obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals in late September, Bank First and Peoples State Bank are set to make their merger official in just one month. “We close Dec. 4, and [Peoples] branches will open as Bank First branches Dec. 7,” Mike Molepske, Bank First Chairman and CEO, said.

Wisconsin · 3d

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Paying farmers for measured runoff cuts costs less than EQIP, study finds

Paying farmers for measured reductions in phosphorus runoff costs less per pound than the federal Environmental Quality Incentives Program, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison and Environmental Policy Innovation Center report. The pay-for-performance model cut costs by 35% for every pound of contamination reduced. Researchers compared EQIP payment rates with...

Wisconsin · 2d

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The Fast-Spreading Vine Taking Over Wisconsin Yards

Something is quietly rewriting the landscape in Wisconsin backyards, and barely anyone notices until it’s too late. It starts small, just a thin green tendril curling around a fence post or a low branch. Within a single season, that tendril becomes a rope, and the rope becomes a stranglehold....

Wisconsin · 5d

FOX6Now.com Milwaukee

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Mississippi viral video sparks backlash for WI auto dealership

A viral video showing racist gestures at Ole Miss sparked nationwide outrage, signaling trouble for Kunes Auto Group, a Wisconsin dealership that has a storied past with discrimination against Black customers.

Mississippi · 2d

The Coconut Mama

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Inclusive Wisconsin brewery winds down after nearly 8 years as costs mount

A Wisconsin craft brewery ended regular operations on October 25 after nearly eight years, citing rising costs, weaker consumer spending and lasting economic pressure from the pandemic. The wind-down follows…

Madison, WI · 5d

thebusinessnews.com

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Complete Filtration joins the Veyra family, mission

MARSHFIELD – A recently rebranded group of water treatment companies, Veyra – formerly Integrated Water Services (IWS) – has added a North Central Wisconsin company to its growing family: Complete Filtration Resources. “We made three acquisitions this year,” Veyra CEO Cody Phipps said. “Complete [Filtration] was one...

Marshfield, WI · 3d

thebusinessnews.com

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Helke Funeral Home and Cremation Service celebrates 100 years

WAUSAU – Helke Funeral Home and Cremation Service – the oldest operating business in Marathon County – recently celebrated 100 years of helping area families both grieve the passing of loved ones and celebrate their lives. Beth Juris, Aftercare Coordinator and licensed Funeral Director Apprentice for Helke,...

Wausau, WI · 3d

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10 Wisconsin Cheese Shops Selling Fresh Curds, Aged Cheddar And Local Favorites

A block of cheddar can age for 20 years before anyone takes a bite. Some of the cheese waiting on Wisconsin shelves has been around longer than the people buying it. And the places selling it are just as memorable. One is a roadside castle beside a busy interstate. Another is a tiny shop that closes at 2 PM on weekdays and takes the entire weekend off.

Wisconsin · 3d

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The Shake Guys build solid growth with DaVinci®

Surpassing 33,000 squares installed, the Illinois and Wisconsin contractor shows how meeting customer demand for authentic looks, durability and reduced maintenance can expand composite roofing business. For roofing contractors, a major installation milestone tells two stories: how much material a company has installed and why customers keep choosing it. For...

Wisconsin · 2d

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Core advocates – Connecting the dots between fundraising and board service

Local news about the companies, people and issues that impact business in Northeast Wisconsin and beyond. Last fall when the Fox Valley-based Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (NPLI) facilitated listening sessions with more than 200 area nonprofit organizations to identify their most important areas for support “beyond grant funding,” Executive Director Hope Schaefer says it ultimately identified six throughlines: workforce constraints, outdated infrastructure, limited ability to engage in advocacy work, lack of infrastructure to collaborate, the need to normalize and shift harmful narratives about overhead, and the revelation that “boards are a limiting factor.”

Wisconsin · 2d

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Wisconsin bank CEO Jim Popp advocates for human touch as tech grows

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom serving Madison and Wisconsin. Sign up for the Morning Update to receive news in your inbox each morning. Amid the widespread growth of financial technology, President and CEO of Johnson Financial Group Jim Popp emphasized the need to remain human-first. “I think all...

Wisconsin · 4d

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This Small-Town Northern Wisconsin Shop Is Serious About Old-School Sausage

A butcher shop up north makes a Packers brat stuffed with cheese curds and jalapeño. That one sausage tells me quite a bit. It says somebody behind the counter is having fun. Mixing football pride with squeaky curds is a very Wisconsin kind of creativity. It also says the...

Lake Tomahawk, WI · 8d

The Financial Wire

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Wisconsin bars heating shutoffs for unpaid bills Nov. 1 to April 15, and Georgia blocks freezing-day electric shutoffs from Nov. 15 for customers who agree in writing to a payment plan

Wisconsin utilities cannot disconnect residential customers for nonpayment when the service is used for home heating between Nov. 1 and April 15, the state’s Public Service Commission says, and this year’s moratorium began Sunday. Georgia has a winter hold of its own, with a condition attached. From Nov. 15 to March 15, the Georgia Public... The post Wisconsin bars heating shutoffs for unpaid bills Nov. 1 to April 15, and Georgia blocks freezing-day electric shutoffs from Nov. 15 for customers who agree in writing to a payment plan appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Wisconsin · 5d