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Head Start is a 100% federally funded program with locations all across the country.It primarily focuses on three and four-year-olds from low-income families.
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The Northwoods Alliance for Temporary Housing says most homeless shelters in the area are at or near capacity.More people are needing services as less affordable housing is available.Now the government shutdown is slowing down services that help get people into permanent housing.
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The chain announced in a news release they’re making the change after the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to stop penny production.
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Construction started on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Lac du Flambeau.Business leaders say it will take the long-running Simpson Electric company into the next stage of product innovation.
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Northern Wisconsin lawmakers and forestry industry leaders want to bring an aviation fuel facility to the state to help revive the forestry industry.
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UW’s Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction has been an integral part of lake health and research for a century now.Federal funding cuts could change how that work is being done.
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A federal appeals court ruled last week many of the tariffs put in place by the Trump administration exceeded authority granted to the President.Despite the ruling, tariffs are still in place for now and its impacting local small businesses.
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Many people have ideas for a business but turning that idea into reality can be a challenge.New this year, Nicolet College is offering an eight-week “Start Your Own Business” class.
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The first payment from Child Care Bridge Payment program went this month totaling $8.7 million to more than 3,100 child care providers in the state.
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“Tourism remains a major economic driver for Rhinelander and generates significant spending in our businesses."
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When Northland Pines High School students return to school in just a couple of weeks, an entrepreneurship program will be returning with them.
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The old hospital on Highway 17 in Phelps is now a pile of rubble that will soon be completely cleared.Work started this summer to tear down the blighted property.