Joe Vanden Plas

As the senior writer of In Business Madison, Joe researches and writes content for the monthly print magazine, the daily e-newsletters, and networking events. With 40 years of experience in journalism, including 25 in the Capital Region, the 1983 UW–Stevens Point graduate has covered government, business, athletics, and culture. Outside the office, the Green Bay native enjoys power walks with wife Patty, classic movies, and sporting events.

La Crosse power company employees report uptick in death threats

Threat of violence related to proposed MariBell power line

State budget surplus approaches $3B mark

Legislative Fiscal Bureau reports 3.4% increase in tax collections

Federal judge pauses Trump plan to limit mail-in voting

Ruling is likely to be appealed to Supreme Court

Wisconsin joins multistate lawsuit over Trump health policies

Gov. Tony Evers charges Trump administration with undermining women’s health

Kenosha residents want pause on Microsoft’s data center development

Some want future data center expansion put to a referendum

Data centers aren’t the only tech development under scrutiny

Town of Christiana residents fight expansion of Koshkonong Solar Farm

UW Health celebrates 2,000th pancreas transplant

Announcement comes the same week as FDA approves a new cancer treatment

Milwaukee’s Park Lafayette Towers sold for $94M

Utah firm makes one of the year’s largest property transactions

Microsoft, CUB question ATC’s plan to power data center

Tech giant and consumer advocates fault plan to power Mount Pleasant facility

Evers formally requests federal disaster aid

Severe storms on July 27 caused an estimated $8.2 million in damage to homes
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