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Federal labor data shows women remain a small share of automotive repair jobs, but no national category cleanly measures their role in automotive recycling.

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Market & Johnson is expanding its Minnesota team with the hire of Zach Lamppa as business development manager as the Wisconsin construction firm targets more work across healthcare, education, municipal, industrial and infrastructure markets.

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Fisher Barton renamed its Technology Center the Richard L. Wilkey Technology Center on Aug. 6, 2026, honoring the company’s founder and more than 50 years of metallurgy-led growth.

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Brabazon Pump, Compressor & Vacuum has launched a rebuilt brabazon.com with 24/7 emergency support, free engineering calculators and faster routing to local experts.

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Jablonski Insurance in Fox Lake, Illinois, says it has crossed 1,067 verified customer reviews while holding a 4.9-star rating since 2009. The milestone highlights unusually strong customer loyalty for a local insurance agency and underscores the…

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Tristate Collaborative has added Rippleshot to its shared solutions lineup, giving credit unions in Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Wisconsin access to fraud-detection tools designed to catch threats earlier.

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Mulligal has introduced a women’s golf apparel collection built around discontinued and legacy brands, including new and resale inventory that will stay available only while supplies last.

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Search, maps, reviews and AI-driven results are shaping which local firms get contacted at all, creating a visibility gap that can cost qualified small businesses leads, suppliers and growth.

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Dirac Labs has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding to prototype quantum sensors and run field trials for underwater, underground and other GPS-challenged environments.

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The 10th World Wellness Weekend runs Sept. 18–20, 2026, with 278 U.S. venues joining a nationwide push to make wellness more accessible through hotels, spas, gyms, workplaces and community groups.

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Influential Women featured instructional designer and eLearning developer Jacqueline LeFevre on Aug. 25, 2026, highlighting her work in accessibility-focused, scenario-based training and her focus on practical digital learning.

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New Census data show AI adoption is rising faster at larger firms than at the smallest businesses, raising concerns that small companies could lose ground if they do not organize and use the records they already collect.

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IWSH and 16 Los Angeles-area plumbers finished a two-week plumbing overhaul at the Los Angeles Mission, upgrading fixtures used by more than 1,000 people a day. The work is expected to improve reliability, cut water use and free up Mission…

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BLZ Fire Skids unveiled the Defender 200, a 200-gallon slide-in fire suppression skid built for brush trucks, wildland response vehicles, utility trucks and rapid-response use. The unit combines ultra-high-pressure water flow, foam capability, and…

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Wick Buildings and Summit Contracting have teamed up to expand engineered post-frame building offerings across the northern Plains.

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As federal agencies speed up AI adoption, small businesses may face a tougher path into government contracting if they lack the staff and systems to process dense solicitations and compliance requirements.

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Rosendin Electric brought in more than $260,000 at its sold-out annual golf tournament in Dana Point, California, to support the Navy SEAL Foundation and military families.

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Wisconsin Public Radio will debut a new midday call-in program July 6 after Larry Meiller’s retirement, with Lee Rayburn hosting Monday through Thursday and Jill Nadeau leading Garden Talk on Fridays.

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Commodicon has moved into feature film production with its first narrative project, The Cursed and the Dead: Silver and Lead, a western-horror feature now in active development.

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Blytheco gave its 2026 Project of the Year Award to Eagle River, Wisconsin-based road construction company Pitlik & Wick for an ERP implementation built on teamwork, testing and process change.