Courtney Everett

Nelson-Jameson, based in Marshfield, employs more than 200 people throughout Wisconsin. The food processing distributor recently earned a “Great Place to Work” certification for a second consecutive year.

A farmer-owned cooperative in the Driftless Area is taking a different approach to hybrid work and having positive results.

Portage County is one of 40 Wisconsin counties improving social connections for older adults through a statewide grant program funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

As university branch campuses close, the aftermath creates an “education desert.” To provide rural students with improved access to higher education, the College for Rural Wisconsin launched a program through UW-Madison.

In western Wisconsin, a five-year action plan to end homelessness is creating housing opportunities and supportive services. 

Kody Green of La Crosse has a new book out that shares his experiences living with schizophrenia and struggling in the workplace.

The report shows housing in the state’s capital city growing by 37 percent since 2005. The city had 138,000 new units last year.

For the past 15 years, trail volunteers in Lodi have collaborated with local students to provide outdoor learning opportunities. Now, the Ice Age Trail Alliance has a formal partnership with the Lodi School District.

This fall, a four-story mixed-use building is expected to open in downtown Appleton. The more than 120,000-square-foot space will feature the historic museum, classrooms and community apartments.

Brown County plans to close its downtown jail facilities and construct a new $15 million pod this spring at the Brown County Jail.