NVNG Investment Advisors has closed on a $50 million fund of funds, the firm announced recently. Investors in the fund include Exact Sciences, Baird, Johnson Financial Group, West Bend Insurance and A.O. Smith, according to a release from the Madison-based firm. NVNG...
A UW-Madison economist says Wisconsin is likely headed for a “soft landing” rather than a recession, based on trends in the state labor market. The state’s chronic labor shortage is often blamed for limiting economic growth, Prof. Steven Deller wrote in a recent...
If you have kids, regardless of their ages, disposable cleaning wipes are probably a part of your daily life. Wipes are great for tackling sticky hands and shopping cart handles, but what do you do with the used wipe? Local inventor Lizzy Osma created a quick and...
The Marquette University Graduate School has announced three new “career skill” requirements for Ph.D. candidates to ensure each graduate has the opportunity to reflect on their desired career and acquire additional career-related skills needed for them to pursue...
Fleet Farm has committed to its plans to build a new store in Kenosha County, buying the 29 acres for that project for $4.5 million this month. The project was approved last year for the site at 7500 125th Ave. in Bristol, just west of the Interstate 94 interchange...
More than 200 middle and high school students around the area rose to the challenge at Fox Valley Technical College. The college hosted the SkillsUSA competition Friday where students from 20 different school districts showed off their talents in 16 events such as...