Superior, Wisconsin CNN — President Joe Biden poked fun at former President Donald Trump while announcing a major infrastructure investment during a visit to the crucial battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday. The trip comes as the president and his team are aggressive this week on improving consumer sentiment, a move that his allies hope will eventually translate into better feelings about the president's handling of the economy as he looks to a rematch with Trump. That push was on display Thursday with two events in the Midwest, starting with a trip to Superior, Wisconsin, where Biden will be equipped…
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The owners of Midwest Motoplex, a now-closed ATV dealership in Chillicothe, have been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for their part in fraudulently obtaining more than $400,000 in business loans.The case, which resulted in the conviction, was prosecuted by Ohio Attorney General Yost's Division of Consumer Protection following an investigation involving the cooperation of the Ohio Department of Revenue, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Chillicothe Police Department.Legal action against the owners gained traction in 2016 when search warrants were executed at the business.Over the years there have been multiple consumer complaints against…
Workforce Readiness University of Nebraska-Lincoln partners with SkillStorm to train tech talent across the Midwest By Kate Lucariello31/10/23 The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and technology talent training company SkillStorm have partnered to offer technology skills credential programs to upgrade the workforce across the state and the Midwest to provide a talent pool to meet the growing demand for technology jobs. With the university research showing that only 5% of the state's workforce is employed in the technology industry, the partnership follows TechNebraskaa statewide initiative launched in 2023 by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, education and business leaders to promote…
Football 9/25/2018 11:00:00 AM History links FOX Sports Indiana will televise the 125th Monon Bell Classic This November's meeting between DePauw University and Wabash College will mark the 125th contest in the historic game known as the Monon Bell Classic, and for the second year in a row one of America's oldest and best-known college rivalries will be televised by FOX Sports Indiana and broadcast nationally on FOX Sports application. The 125th game in the series, which began in 1890,…
The company blamed poor market conditions related to the EPA's renewable fuel goals for closing plants in Ralston, Iowa, and DeForest, Wis. March 4 article in Carroll (Iowa) Times Herald reported that Chevron Renewable Energy Group (REG) is indefinitely closing two Midwest biodiesel production facilities — one in Ralston, Iowa, and another in DeForest, Wis. In the story, Neville Fernandes, vice president of Chevron REG, blamed poor market conditions for the shutdown, which will affect a total of 50 workers. Chart: KHL Staff. Data: US Energy Information Administration On March 1st article in Des Moines Registration, Fernandes said both facilities…
Ten years ago, on the eve of the last open presidential contest in 2008, the Metropolitan Policy Program convened leaders from the Great Lakes to discuss the region's unique economic and social history and push for economic answers. A group of us then worked to develop and implement a roadmap for economic revitalization under the banner of the Great Lakes Economic Initiative. As a result, expanded federal investment in energy, manufacturing, and health care innovation flowed to the region's world-class universities and their business partners, while billions of dollars in Great Lakes cleanup funds began to flow in recognition of…
Selveyah Gamblin graduated from the University of Iowa in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in political science with a double minor: public policy and theater studies.A native of Chicago, Gamblin is the first person in her family to graduate from college. Her parents moved to Peosta, Iowa, in search of a better financial situation while she was still in high school. Like millions of others, Gamblin relied on federal student loans to pay for her education. He borrowed money to cover tuition and fees, books, and living expenses.”It was similar to many families of color in America trying to figure…
UPDATE: TB Promotions has generously donated an entry to the TB Promotions Twin 50s event at WWTR for the winner of Saturday's practice tree run! Read about it HERE. ST. LOUIS, February 28, 2024 – World Wide Technology Raceway's drag strip will honor the 2023 Carl's 4WD & Performance Center Series Bracket Series Champions on Saturday,
AU sports information | Ashland Times GazetteCANTON — It's hard to imagine a team that isn't happy with a 35-10 home win to open conference play.The Ashland University football team, however, knows there are things to clean up after its first Great Midwest Athletic Conference game and Thursday night's win over Walsh at Canton GlenOak High School. “For whatever reason, we're playing Walsh on the road and it's bad,” Ashland coach Lee Owens said. “I can't figure out why. They play us hard. They have a good plan. We just don't seem to be in sync, making a lot of…
The study highlights the importance of targeted health funding for rural communities A study by the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Public Health researchers Richard M. Fairbanks is one of the first to provide insight into the health and behaviors of reproductive-age women in the rural Midwest before and between pregnancies. This population is at risk for poor health and pregnancy outcomes, but is typically underrepresented in national, state, and other public health studies. The study revealed both poor preconception and poor health status among rural women. An estimated 18 million women of reproductive age live in rural…