Mercantile builds on success Downtown Portage venue has most vendors in 16 years By Noah Vernau, Portage Daily Register The Mercantile boasts 16 vendors in its 16th year of operation in downtown Portage, which is a significant achievement in the mind of longtime vendor and artist Peg Napralla. “It’s...
Ribbon Cutting at Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County Join us for a ribbon cutting at Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, 1115 W. Pleasant Street., Suite 8, as a new member of the Portage Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, August 11 at 4pm. Kinship, Inc. is a private,...
Second daily St. Paul-to-Chicago Amtrak train expected in 2024 ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PAUL, Minn. — A second Amtrak passenger train that will run between St. Paul and Chicago is expected to begin daily service in 2024, after Minnesota lawmakers set aside $10 million for the project. The money...
Leaders: Portage growth 'on fire' Noah Vernau, Portage Daily Register June 25, 2021 Portage has seen a significant amount of new businesses and development in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and shows no signs of slowing down, according to local business leaders. “I would say that Portage...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2021 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Gov. Evers Announces More Than $140 Million for Wisconsin's Tourism and Entertainment Industries LAKE GENEVA — Gov. Tony Evers today announced more than $140 million in grants to businesses and organizations that play an integral role in Wisconsin's tourism and...
Nearly Nine in 10 Wisconsin Businesses Struggling to Hire Workers 85% Support Repealing the $300 Pandemic-Related Unemployment Benefit June 23. 2021 MADISON – A new survey of Wisconsin businesses indicates the state’s workforce shortage has become an emergency, and employers are pleading with Gov. Tony Evers to take...
New sign at Portage Furniture Store A bold new sign adorns the Portage Furniture Store facade on Cook Street in downtown Portage. "We actually did quite a bit of research as to how we wanted the design to reflect both the history of Portage while bringing a...
The State of Wisconsin works to connect veterans with good, family-supporting jobs. One way to do that is by supporting those businesses that hire veterans. The Benefits of Hiring a Veteran Veterans have qualities that every employer is looking for: leadership, the ability to work as a...
WisDOT has a website for this project at https://projects.511wi.gov/us51-portage/map/ Click Here for Construction Details US 51 construction shifts to 2nd phase By Jonathan Richie of Portage Daily Register May 27, 2021 Construction season is well underway in Wisconsin and that includes the second phase of the US 51 road project...
Portage church plans biggest renovation in more than a century JONATHAN RICHIE/Daily Register, June 2, 2021 St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish has broken ground on an $8 million renovation project that will take 12 months to complete. It will be the biggest changes to the...
