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‘A couple of waitresses reopened a legend’About Us
From all of us at The Business News, welcome and thank you for reading!
We are a regional business publication covering over 40 counties of Wisconsin with the latest in business news and topics. With three newspaper publications – Northeast, North Central and West Central – an annual book of lists and The New Business Review, we are passionate about bringing news and information to the fingertips of business professionals operating in our area when they need it most.
Who we are
We are storytellers. Every day we are motivated to tell the latest business stories for our areas of Wisconsin and bring voice to and from those business communities. We love the new ideas, the groundbreaking moments, the growth, scale and disruption, the strategic changes, the constant innovation and the incredible people at the heart of it all – and we are honored to share those stories to a broader audience.
Wisconsin is doing incredible things in business. We want to showcase the vibrancy that our region has to offer and share the latest in business news and content so other professionals in our area can make informed and strategic decisions about operating a business or organization in our community.
Where we’ve been & where we’re headed
We began in 2003 in Northeast Wisconsin and we’ve been proudly printing The Business News for over 20 years. Over the years we’ve added additional regions – North Central In 2005 and West Central in 2022 – and with each we’ve endeavored to make the publication a true reflection of the local business community, showcasing each place’s unique businesses, stories, history and interests.
Our current CEO & Publisher is Megan Dickman-Renard, who acquired The Business News in 2021. At the time she was working at a Green Bay-headquartered technology startup when she had a media experience that helped her recognize a need in the market. She envisioned a media company that could engage deeply with businesses, really get to know them – what they cared about, who they were, what their industry was doing and what value they were bringing to market – and communicate all that information effectively in every publication. With business and community leaders as the readership, every publication was refined with the idea of creating supportive content for professionals living and working in Northeast, North Central and West Central Wisconsin.
With the help of an incredible team, The Business News publishes three newspapers, an annual Book of Lists for each region, and an innovation-centric quarterly publication called The New Business Review.
As we continue to grow and bring new content to you each and every issue, we look forward to building even deeper connections and relationships with the areas of Wisconsin we proudly serve. We invite you to provide suggestions for story ideas, concepts for special publications and other ways to engage with our readership.
We are smart, passionate and curious people who know the power of the right story at the right time. And we’re excited to tell yours.
