MADISON, Wisconsin, July 27 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release: * * * More than $206,000 in regional funding to benefit 2,000 students in Southeast Wisconsin * * * The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has awarded $206,130.68 in Regional Career and Education Equipment grants to eight school districts in Southeast Wisconsin. The funding will help schools prepare students for quality jobs and address the state's skilled workforce shor  more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, July 26 -- Carthage College issued the following news: The daughter of a highly respected retired Kenosha pastor has pledged $1.5 million to establish a new Carthage professorship in his honor. The major financial commitment from LeAnn Pedersen Pope '79, who serves on the Carthage Board of Trustees, establishes The Rev. Raymon L. Pedersen Distinguished Professorship in Social Change to further the College's equity and inclusion goals. Ms. Pope grew up in Kenosha, where her  more