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Wisconsin’s startup ecosystem leaders are calling Governor Tony Evers’ proposal for a $100 million venture capital fund a bold but necessary step for economic recovery and the prosperity of the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Alverno College will expand its nursing program to Arizona with plans to open a location in a suburb of Phoenix next year.

The state of Wisconsin's Building Commission on Thursday approved the purchase and site development for a planned new Milwaukee State Office Building, which will be built southwest of 27th Street and Wisconsin Avenue on the city's Near West Side.

Milwaukee philanthropist and former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl is again fulfilling all project requests from Wisconsin educators on the crowdfunding site DonorsChoose.

Marquette University has received a $1 million gift to support the $3 million restoration of its St. Joan of Arc Chapel.

West Bend-based Commerce State Bank has added Carla Cross, president and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Cross Management Services, to its board of directors.

Chuck Wikenhauser, director of the Milwaukee County Zoo, announced he is retiring in April after 31 years with the organization.

Crisis brings out the best and worst in people, says leadership expert John Maxwell, and the world-changing effects of Covid-19 have presented a proving ground to reveal who the true leaders are in workplaces across the country.

SC Johnson is donating $5.5 million to Gateway Technical College to create scholarships for women, people of color and low-income students pursuing STEM-related career fields.

Rev Collective, a Milwaukee-based professional organization for female and non-binary professionals, announced it plans to expand nationally.