Louis Livingston-Garcia

Louis Livingston-Garcia is newsletter editor for IB Madison and covers many beats, including small businesses and the airport's happenings. When he can, he likes to cover gaming, craft beverage and soccer. 

Hong Kong Cafe closing July 31

The site will become a building that will house 111 apartment units

Evers wants to safeguard Wisconsin’s hemp industry

The letter also urges leaders to invest funding and staffing to support dairy, forestry, crop and animal health, and conservation and water quality programs that are at risk

Muza Sheet Metal reaches 1 million hours without a lost-time injury

Founded in 1928, MUZA began as a local sheet metal contractor and grew into an architectural sheet metal manufacturer and installer serving the Midwest

Cottage Grove passes data center moratorium

The village board passed a 12-month moratorium on new data center development on Monday

Forage Kitchen opening sixth Madison-area location

Construction on the new 2,500-square-foot restaurant is scheduled to begin in September

Multifaith leaders call on Wisconsin lawmakers to support renewable energy

The leaders will also hold a press conference targeted to the governor to call for clean energy on July 28 at 10 a.m. at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Oshkosh’s EAA a boon for Wisconsin

EAA had a record-high attendance of 704,000 people last year, with visitors from 94 countries, another record

Federal drilling project in Northern Wisconsin gets administration backing

Environmental advocates have pushed back on the mining, saying it presents a hazard to the local water and will destroy natural resources

Packers Foundation awards $1.65 million in grants

The foundation has awarded $13.5 million in impact grants since it began in 2013

Oracle takes credit rating hit as it faces Wisconsin regulators over data center financial requirements

S&P Global Ratings, a national credit rating agency, cut Oracle’s rating on July 9