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Make The Holiday Season Sparkle with Holiday Markets, Events & Traditions
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Make The Holiday Season Sparkle with Holiday Markets, Events & Traditions

November 13, 2024

Waukesha County will be bustling with an assortment of activities this holiday season from authentic ethnic markets, parades, cookie exchanges, and light ceremonies and displays to a brightly lit train rolling through several locations. Don’t forget breakfast with Santa!   November 15 – 16: HAWS Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale The Friends of HAWS Holiday Bazaar & […]

Carroll University Animal Behavior Students Foster Dogs from HAWS to Prepare them for Adoption
Win-Win Partnership Win-Win Partnership

Carroll University Animal Behavior Students Foster Dogs from HAWS to Prepare them for Adoption

October 30, 2024

In a win-win partnership for students and dogs, Carroll University’s popular Animal Behavior program partners with the Humane Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) each year to enable students to foster dogs for a semester and train them so they are ready for their forever home. This is the sixth year of the partnership.  We recently caught […]

Mark Belling to End WISN-AM Show, Transition to Podcast Only
Belling to End Radio Program Belling to End Radio Program

Mark Belling to End WISN-AM Show, Transition to Podcast Only

October 29, 2024

Long-time conservative radio talk show host Mark Belling will end his radio career on December 30 and transition his show to podcast-only on iHeartMedia in 2025. Belling has been the afternoon drive-time host on WISN-AM for 35 years, and his conservative radio show has been one of the highest-rated local talk programs in the country […]

A High-speed Chase, a Horrific Crash, and a Life Forever Changed
Life After the Crash Life After the Crash

A High-speed Chase, a Horrific Crash, and a Life Forever Changed

October 28, 2024

One year ago today, Esther had nearly completed running errands for the day when she saw police lights in her rear-view mirror and slowed into the right lane on I-94 eastbound near the Hwy. 164 exit. A moment later, she felt a tremendous impact as her car was struck from behind, which sent her silver […]

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UW-Waukesha campus
UW-Waukesha’s Next Act UW-Waukesha’s Next Act

UW-Waukesha Campus to Become Residential Housing  

October 24, 2024
The City of Waukesha’s Redevelopment Authority has approved a preliminary plan to raze the UW-Waukesha campus buildings and turn the property into a residential neighborhood when the campus closes permanently after the current school year ends in May 2025. The residential development is projected to be a $200 million project comprised of approximately 400 housing […]
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Costumes for Couples Costumes for Couples

Halloween DIY Duo Costumes That Don’t Cost a Fortune

October 21, 2024
Global data and business intelligence platform, Statista, predicts Americans will spend $3.8 billion on costumes this Halloween season. That staggering statistic became a fun challenge for the Focus Waukesha family and some friends to select our favorite do-it-mostly-yourself costume ideas on a small budget. While we decided to focus on costumes for couples or duos, […]
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A Final Fall Mow A Final Fall Mow

Adventures in Fall Home & Garden Maintenance

October 21, 2024
“Set mouse traps” was somewhere in the middle of this year’s fall checklist until just the other day as I walked into my utility closet, aptly dubbed the “mouse closet” years ago by my children, and spotted a tiny gray field mouse scurrying up the back side of my fireplace chimney. After the mouse traps […]
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GE HealthCare Omni Legend scanner
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GE HealthCare Expands Production at Waukesha Campus

October 25, 2024
GE HealthCare is advancing its personalized medicine innovation and manufacturing ecosystem with the first North American production line for its Omni Legend imaging scanners at its Waukesha campus. Production of the machines began in September, and the first system was shipped this week. Despite the addition of the new production line, no additional employees are […]
Quad/Graphics headquarters in Sussex, Wisconsin
Quad Down $33 Million Quad Down $33 Million

Quad/Graphics Reports Net Loss of $33 Million Year to Date, $3 Million in Third Quarter

October 31, 2023
Quad/Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: QUAD) reported its results for the third quarter on Halloween and they were a little scary. Net Sales were $700 million for the quarter, a decrease of 16% compared to the same period in 2022. The company reported a Net Loss of $3 million in third quarter, bringing its total Net Loss […]
Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow
Sales Tax Battle Sales Tax Battle

Battle Lines Drawn Over Waukesha County Sales Tax Set for Approval October 22

October 21, 2024
The Waukesha County Board is set to approve a new sales tax on Tuesday, October 22, which would raise $50 – 60 million per year, despite county government only needing $5 million in 2025 to close its budget gap. The .5% sales tax is raising eyebrows throughout the county due to its size and the […]
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