Welcome to In Business Madison’s second annual Power 100 list!

As reported by In Business Madison

We’re pleased to highlight the leaders in Wisconsin’s Capital Region who are driving economic growth and helping shape our community into a thriving place to work, learn and live.

Whether they work in health care, finance, technology, education, government, real estate, construction, manufacturing, nonprofits and more, the individuals on this list exemplify what it means to be a leader, with tenacity, grit and dedication.

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As reported by Shop TODAY, Sierra Hoeger

Did you know that many of your favorite brands have a hidden resale section? It’s true — New Balance, REI, Lululemon and more offer discounts on lightly used or overstock products for consumers to shop.

Beyond this, sites such as Nuuly have an online thrift option, where users can shop top brands like Levi’s, Reformation, Anthropologie and more at a discounted price — if you’re a member.

But how do you, the consumer, benefit from these programs? We asked the experts and the answer is unanimous: saving money. Shopping resale programs and from secondhand sites or thrift stores allows consumers to score great deals on rare finds, premium fabrics and even basic, everyday items.

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As reported by WIZM News Talk, Brad Williams

A new hospice care agency in La Crosse is celebrating its grand opening.

As reported by WEAU 13 News, Dashal Mentzel

Agrace Hospice has been providing care for southern Wisconsin families since 1978. With a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning, they have now opened a new office in La Crosse. Agrace medical director Hilary Bingol says expanding services across the badger state has been years in the making.

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As reported by WKBT News 8 Now, Noah Hodges

A new option for end-of-life care has arrived in La Crosse County with the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Agrace’s new 3rd Street North office.

The nonprofit organization specializes in in-home hospice care and grief support services, addressing what officials describe as a growing need for local, compassionate end-of-life care in the community.

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Agrace, Wisconsin’s largest nonprofit hospice, is pleased to announce it is working with Crossing Rivers Health to take over the health system’s hospice program. The two organizations have also entered into a Preferred Partner Agreement to support the local community’s ongoing needs for high quality end of life care. This agreement comes three months after Agrace’s preferred partnership with Oakwood Village Communities and supports Agrace’s rapid growth across the state of Wisconsin.

Crossing Rivers Health, based in Prairie du Chien, has decided to close its hospice service line to focus on their core healthcare services. Current Wisconsin Crossing Rivers Health Hospice patients will have the option to transition to Agrace’s care by the end of September.

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As reported by PR Newswire

Agrace continues its rapid growth across the state of Wisconsin with the opening of a new office in La Crosse, a western-Wisconsin city of 52,000 located along the Mississippi River. Since its founding in Madison, Wis., in 1978, Agrace has provided exceptional care for the state’s residents who are in the final months of life.

The new Agrace location gives residents of La Crosse County greater choice for high-quality, in-home hospice care. County residents can enroll with Wisconsin’s largest nonprofit hospice to receive hospice care that comes to them where they live—in private homes, long-term care facilities or any other place they call home. Continue Reading…

For more than 45 years, Agrace has provided exceptional care for people throughout Wisconsin in the final months of life. Today, residents of La Crosse County have a new choice for high-quality, in home hospice care. Agrace has expanded its services so people in La Crosse can enroll with Agrace to receive hospice care that comes to them where they live—in private homes, long-term care facilities or any other place they call home. Continue Reading…

As reported by the Wisconsin State Journal

Compared with 100 years, 15 minutes is no time at all. But for two Madison-area World War II veterans, 15 minutes on Tuesday meant the world.

Preflight, U.S. Marine veteran Henry “Hank” Long and U.S. Army veteran Lew Harned shook hands, exchanging brief biographies lives and memories from the warthey have in common.
This was Long’s second Dream Flight and Harned’s third, so when the two aged warriors were wheeled into the hangar Tuesday, their expectations were cut and dried— a short safety discussion with the Dream Flights crew and their families, followed by two 15-minute flights over Dane County. Continue Reading…