WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the appointment of Derris Banks as Regional Director of the USPTO's Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office located in Detroit, Michigan. The Midwest Regional Office serves aspiring and current inventors and entrepreneurs in the Midwest Region, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Min  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 5 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following newsletter on June 4, 2024: * * * Bay View Printing Co., a historical letterpress shop nestled in the heart of Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood, serves as a welcoming space for community events, including letterpress workshops and popular Drink & Ink gatherings. The business achieved a significant milestone in 2023 by securing a $25,000 Community Fi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 4 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: Small businesses fuel the economy and access to capital is among the biggest hurdles they face in keeping their doors open. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) responds with a two-pronged approach that includes both grants and discounted lending. In recognition of the importance of small businesses and the challenges they often   more

FORT MYERS, Florida, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the extradition of Craig Austin Lang (34, Surprise, Arizona) from Ukraine to the United States to stand trial for six federal offenses. Lang, along with his co-defendant Alex Jared Zwiefelhofer (27, Bloomer, Wisconsin), was charged in 2019 in a conspiracy to commit robbery and discharging a firearm during and in r  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: A Michigan man was sentenced today to 26 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring with other members of a white supremacist group, The Base, to victimize Black and Jewish people, and for defacing Temple Jacob, a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, Michigan, using swastikas and symbols associated with The Base. Nathan Weeden, 24, of Houghton, was convicted at tri  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 5 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news on June 3, 2024: The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will honor this year's recipients of the Academic Staff Excellence Awards at its next meeting in Milwaukee on June 7. These awards recognize exceptional service to the university and are the Universities of Wisconsin's highest recognition bestowed on members of its academic staff. "This year's award recipients reflect the impressive range of  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 4 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following commentary on June 3, 2024: * * * Secretary Encourages Wisconsinites to Support Dairy this June By Secretary Randy Romanski For some, June kicks off the summer months as the weather gets warmer and school is finishing up for the year. But for those in Wisconsin, June celebrates an entire industry that is central to Wisconsin's communities, culture, and history. In America  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 4 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites organic food processors and producers to apply for reimbursement of costs related to organic certification through the USDA's Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) through October 31, 2024. Farms and businesses that produce, process, or package certified organic a  more

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, June 5 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Baumann Block in Oshkosh on the State Register of Historic Places. The commercial building was added to the State Register on May 24, 2024. State Historic Preservation Officer Daina Penkiunas presented a certificate to Megan Beer Pemberton. The Baumann Block is notable as an intact example of a Queen Anne style commercial building and a  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, June 5 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway bridge in Eau Claire on the State Register of Historic Places. Popularly known as the "High Bridge," it was added to the State Register on May 24, 2024. State Historic Preservation Officer Daina Penkiunas presented a certificate to Megan Beer Pemberton. The iron lattice deck truss brid  more

STURGEON BAY, Wisconsin, June 5 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Pride shipwreck in the State Register of Historic Places on May 24, 2024. The remains of the schooner Pride rest 250 feet north of the intersection of West Juniper Street and North Lansing Avenue in Sturgeon Bay. State Historic Preservation Officer Daina Penkiunas presented a certificate to Bob Jaeck. Built at Black River, Ohio, in  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 5 -- The Wisconsin Historical Society issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of Spring Creek School in the Town of Albion on the State Register of Historic Places. The schoolhouse at N5311 Moss Hill Road was added to the State Register on May 24, 2024. State Historic Preservation Officer Daina Penkiunas presented a certificate to Bruce Thayer, Karen Thayer, Linda Zabek and Darren Durman. Spring Creek School is the only  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 4 -- The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Wisconsin's 119 state-chartered banks continue to demonstrate stable financial performance as of March 31, 2024, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). Total assets of Wisconsin's state-chartered banks stand at $67.3 billion through March 31, 2024, up from $66.1 billion reported March 31, 2023. The net interes  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 4 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Wisconsin's 107 state-chartered credit unions continue to exhibit sound financial performance as of March 31, 2024, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). At the end of the first quarter, total assets for Wisconsin's state-chartered credit unions rose to $65.5 billion. This is an increase of $1.5 bill  more