OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, March 22 -- The Experimental Aircraft Association issued the following news release: EAA will pay tribute to the heroes and sacrifices made during the Normandy landings on D-Day (June 6, 1944), and throughout the year 1944, with an 80-year "Turning the Tide" commemoration at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 on July 23 and 24. "As the number of veterans from WWII who are still with us are dwindling, it is important to commemorate the events of 1944, and the importance of the camp  more

SUPERIOR, Wisconsin, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Yesterday, the City of Superior Plan Commission recommended the Superior City Council deny the necessary permits for Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power to move forward with the construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC). Minnesota Power requested rezoning the proposed property for NTEC and for street vacation on nearby undeveloped roads. The commission denied both requests - a   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, March 22 (TNsres) -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers issued the following news: In a move to bolster safety across the off-highway equipment industries, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) introduces a free online safety toolkit (https://workforcetoolkit.aem.org/login)tailored to promote safety awareness, education, and training for operators of off-highway equipment used in the construction, agriculture, utility, mining, and forestry sectors. AEM'  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Advocates rallied alongside Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in downtown Cincinnati today, before her office delivered oral arguments at the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in her lawsuit to shut down and decommission the aging Line 5 crude oil pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes. The deteriorating 71-year-old pipeline, owned by Canada oil giant Enbridge, operates  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 22 -- The Wisconsin Economic Development Association issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Great News! Gov. Tony Evers yesterday signed Assembly Bill 627 into law. A top WEDA legislative priority, the legislation modernizes the state's Business Development Tax Credit (BTC), changing it from a job-focused incentive to a capital expenditure-focused program. The bill was approved by the Assembly earlier this year and cleared the state Senate on March 12 - the last   more