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Click It or Ticket Campaign Reminds Drivers to Buckle Up
Kevin Warych Chief of Police 608-825-1153 2598 West Main Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Non-Emergency Dispatch (608) 837-7336 RECORDS (608) 837-7339 Fax (608) 825-1198FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – From: Sergeant Jason Lefeber Subject: Click It or Ticket Mobilization Date: May 12th, 2026 Click It or Ticket Campaign Reminds Drivers to Buckle UpThe Sun Prairie Police Department will join law enforcement agencies across the state and nation to promote seat belt use and remind drivers of the
103.5 FM WINS FIVE WISCONSIN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION AWARDS INCLUDING STATION OF THE YEAR
300 East Main Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Website: https://cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 11, 2026 Colin Lessig Production Manager, Sun Prairie Media Center clessig@cityofsunprairie.com (608) 837-4193 103.5 FM WINS FIVE WISCONSIN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION AWARDS INCLUDING STATION OF THE YEARSUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association recently handed out their annual awards for broadcasting excellence, and Sun Prairie’s own 103.5 FM WLSP The Sun Community
Fire Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Manufacturing Facility
Sun Prairie Fire & EMS Fire Assistant Chief William Sullivan 2598 W. Main Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 (Phone) 608-837-5066 wsullivan@cityofsunprairie.com www.cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2026 Fire Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Manufacturing Facility City of Sun Prairie, WI – Sun Prairie Fire & EMS responded to a building fire at a manufacturing facility in the Sun Prairie Business Park shortly after 2:00 am. Upon arrival Engine 1 confirmed all employees had been
Capitol Bank Welcomes Jessica Duren, SVP Director of Private Banking and Mortgage Lending
Capitol Bank Welcomes Jessica Duren, SVP Director of Private Banking and Mortgage Lending May 4, 2026 Business Banking, Mortgage & Residential, Announcements Madison, WI (May 5, 2026): Capitol Bank is pleased to announce that Jessica Duren has joined as Senior Vice President Director of Private Banking and Mortgage Lending. Jessica brings more than 30 years of community banking experience with a strong record of relationship-driven growth, private banking leadership, mortgage production, and strategic
Bank of Wisconsin™, A Branch of Bank of Sun Prairie Established with Successful Merger of Banner Ba
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2026 Contact: Jimmy Kauffman, President and CEO, Bank of Wisconsin, a Branch of Bank of Sun Prairie; and Bank of Sun Prairie 608.837.4511 ● jimmy.kauffman@bankofsunprairie.com bankofwisconsin.bank | bankofsunprairie.com Bank of Wisconsin™, A Branch of Bank of Sun Prairie Established with Successful Merger of Banner Banks and Bank of Sun PrairieTwo Banks Both Chartered in 1903 Come Together as Leading Community Bank in WisconsinBirnamwood, Wis.‒The former Banner Banks
Vehicle Crash Results in Building Fire
SUN PRAIRIE FIRE & EMSFire Assistant Chief William Sullivan 2598 W. Main Street, Sun Prairie, WI 553590 (Phone) 608-837-5066 wsullivan@cityofsunprairie.com www.cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2026 Vehicle Crash Results in Building Fire City of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – On Monday evening, Sun Prairie Fire & EMS was dispatched to Hickory Hills Drive in the City of Sun Prairie for the report of a vehicle crash involving a structure and with the vehicle on fire. The vehicle left the
TWO INJURED IN MARKET STREET CRASH
300 East Main Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Website: https://cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, May 2, 2026 TWO INJURED IN MARKET STREET CRASHSun Prairie, WI - The Sun Prairie Police Department is investigating a traffic crash that occurred today at approximately 12:40 p.m. in the 100 block of Market Street. The incident occurred as vendors were breaking down their booths following the Sun Prairie Farmers Market. A pickup truck associated with a catering company was
SUN PRAIRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HOLD RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
300 East Main Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Website: https://cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 4, 2026 Svetha Hetzler Director, Sun Prairie Public Library shetzler@cityofsunprairie.com (608) 825-0900 SUN PRAIRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HOLD RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — The Sun Prairie Public Library recently completed a 23-month expansion and renovation project, adding 28,000 square feet to the existing library. To celebrate this milestone achievement, we invite
One Community Bank to Host First-Time Homebuyer Seminars
March 16, 2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Noelle Ghrer One Community Bank 608-838-3141 nghrer@onecommunity.bank One Community Bank to Host First-Time Homebuyer Seminars (March 2026) – One Community Bank is excited to host First-Time Homebuyer Seminars this spring. For those who are starting to explore the idea of home ownership, experts from OCB will provide details for each step in the home buying process and answer questions. The events will cover various topics including searching for the
SUN PRAIRIE MEDIA CENTER TAKES 12 AWARDS AT “BEST OF THE MIDWEST” MEDIA FEST
300 East Main Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Website: https://cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 4, 2026 Colin Lessig Production Manager, Sun Prairie Media Center clessig@cityofsunprairie.com (608) 837-4193 SUN PRAIRIE MEDIA CENTER TAKES 12 AWARDS AT “BEST OF THE MIDWEST” MEDIA FESTSUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Wisconsin Community Media, in conjunction with the Alliance for Community Media’s Midwest Region, celebrated outstanding video and radio programming during its annual award ceremony
SUN PRAIRIE FARMERS MARKET LAUNCHES 40TH SEASON ON SATURDAY, MAY 2
300 East Main Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Website: https://cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 27, 2026 Sarah Wells, Farmers Market Manager swells@cityofsunprairie.com (608) 515-4862 SUN PRAIRIE FARMERS MARKET LAUNCHES 40TH SEASON ON SATURDAY, MAY 2 Sun Prairie, WIS. – The 2026 Sun Prairie Farmers Market is set to launch its milestone 40th season on Saturday, May 2. The market will run every Saturday from May through October, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Downtown
FUN PRAIRIE PICKLEBALL OPEN RETURNS JUNE 5-7 AT WYNDHAM HILLS PARK
300 East Main Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Website: https://cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 27, 2026 Chad Shelton, Recreation Director cshelton@cityofsunprairie.com (608) 837-3449 FUN PRAIRIE PICKLEBALL OPEN RETURNS JUNE 5-7 AT WYNDHAM HILLS PARKSun Prairie, WIS. – The City of Sun Prairie Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department invites the community to take part in the 2026 Fun Prairie Pickleball Open, set for June 5-7 at Wyndham Hills Park. Designed as a fun,
Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Ribbon Cutting & Grand Reopening of Read Before Book Stor
Contact: Etta Heizman | Manager Read Before Book Store | Friends of the Sun Prairie Library biscuith67@gmail.com Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Ribbon Cutting & Grand Reopening of Read Before Book Store in New Library Space Monday, April 20, 2026 – The Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce proudly hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the grand reopening of the Read Before Book Store in its new space inside the Sun Prairie Public Library. This special occasion marked an exciting new
BARRICADED SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
300 East Main Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Website: https://cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, April 19, 2026 BARRICADED SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY Sun Prairie, WI - On Sunday, April 19, 2026, at approximately 10:40 AM, Sun Prairie Police Officers responded to an apartment building in the 1300 block of Sunfield Street in the City of Sun Prairie for a reported neighbor disturbance. The caller reported that their neighbor had become upset and was threatening them with a
CITY OF SUN PRAIRIE TO RECOGNIZE MAY AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTH 2026
300 East Main Street Sun Prairie, WI 53590-2227 Website: https://cityofsunprairie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 13, 2026 Becky Binz, Housing & Equitable Development Planner bbinz@cityofsunprairie.com (608) 825-0869 CITY OF SUN PRAIRIE TO RECOGNIZE MAY AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING MONTHSun Prairie, WIS. – The City of Sun Prairie will be recognizing May as Affordable Housing Month by offering community members a variety of events designed to increase understanding of and engagement in housing
Ecopreneurship 101: A Practical Greenprint for Wisconsin's Next Business Builders
Ecopreneurship — building a business that treats environmental sustainability as a core strategy, not an afterthought — is one of the fastest-growing segments of the small business economy. Consumers pay a sustainability premium: PwC's 2024 Voice of the Consumer Survey of more than 20,000 people across 31 countries found that 80% are willing to pay more for sustainably produced goods, with the average premium sitting at 9.7%. For entrepreneurs in Sun Prairie and the greater Madison area, that's a real
Profit Path SEO Launches Free Budgeting + ROI Calculator to Help Business Owners Plan Smarter Marketing Spend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Profit Path SEO Launches Free Budgeting + ROI Calculator to Help Business Owners Plan Smarter Marketing SpendNew tool estimates ROI by industry and recommends how to allocate marketing dollars Sun Prairie, WI — March 28, 2026 — Profit Path SEO, a Sun Prairie-based digital marketing agency, has launched a free online calculator designed to help business owners understand their marketing budgeting needs and make more confident decisions about where to invest. Many small business
How Sun Prairie Small Businesses Can Build a Financial Safety Net
Most business failures aren't caused by bad ideas — they're caused by running out of cash. Cash flow problems drive the majority of small business failures, accounting for roughly 82% of closures. For Sun Prairie business owners operating in one of Wisconsin's fastest-growing communities, building a financial safety net isn't pessimistic — it's the work that keeps your business in the game long enough to capitalize on the growth around you.Know Your Cash Flow and Build a Reserve Cash flow is the
Smart Foundations: Where New Business Owners Should Invest First
New business owners often assume success hinges on hustle alone. In reality, early investment decisions shape whether a company grows with clarity or stalls under chaos. The difference between scrambling and scaling usually comes down to what you build into the business from day one.Key Takeaways Prioritize systems over shortcuts to avoid expensive fixes later. Invest in brand clarity before aggressive marketing. Protect cash flow with smart financial tools and documentation habits. Build operational
Why City Policies Matter—and How Sun Prairie Businesses Can Stay Ahead
Sun Prairie’s business community is shaped every day by local decisions—zoning shifts, committee approvals, transportation updates, redevelopment plans, and new ordinances. For small and midsize businesses, these changes aren’t abstract government processes; they influence foot traffic, hiring, expansion, and long-term planning. In brief: Local ordinances can directly affect operating hours, signage, parking, accessibility, or outdoor use Zoning adjustments may open new opportunities—or close off ones
How to Launch a Successful Trucking Business: Key Steps, Legal Setup, and Long-Term Success Strategies
Starting a trucking business can be one of the most rewarding ventures in logistics and transportation — but it also demands strategy, compliance, and operational foresight. Whether you’re an independent owner-operator or building a small fleet, success comes from pairing business fundamentals with industry-specific best practices. Clarify Your Business Model and Niche Before you buy your first truck or hire drivers, define your model and target market. Are you focusing on long-haul freight, local
Business Terms 101: A Beginner's Glossary for Startups
Starting a business is an exciting — and often overwhelming — journey. Between setting up your operations, understanding your customers, and making your first sale, there's a hidden layer of complexity: the language of business. If you're a new or aspiring entrepreneur, wrapping your head around key business terms isn’t just helpful — it's essential for confident decision-making and collaboration. This guide breaks down the most common terms you'll encounter in your early stages, from budgeting and
The Benefits Race: How Forward-Thinking Employers Are Rethinking Workplace Perks
There was a time when health insurance, a 401(k), and maybe a ping pong table in the break room checked every box for what defined a solid employee benefits package. That model no longer cuts it. In a labor market increasingly defined by choice, employers are rewriting the rules of what it means to support their people—not just to recruit talent, but to keep it. What's emerging isn't just about better benefits—it's about rethinking the role of the workplace in everyday life. Rethinking Flexibility Beyond
Forget Fearless — Be Risk-Literate From Day One
Risk isn’t a corner-case concern for entrepreneurs — it’s baked into the DNA of every early decision. Before the first invoice hits or the first product ships, there’s already exposure. One overlooked contract clause, one unsecured vendor, one ill-timed outage, and momentum can unravel. Smart founders don’t aim for risk elimination — they engineer durability. They pressure-test their blind spots, layer protection without adding drag, and build decision systems that hold steady under strain. Risk isn’t
Sun Prairie, WI Business Owners: What you need to know about the CTA, BOI and FinCEN
The Corporate Transparency Act may require certain U.S. companies to disclose beneficial ownership information to FinCEN to combat financial crimes. While a Texas federal district court’s preliminary injunction puts this requirement on hold, many experts expect that to be overturned. In that event, failure to file could lead to fines of $500 per day, up to a maximum of $10,000, and possible criminal penalties. However, filing your Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report will help you avoid fines
Revolutionizing Business with Flexible Work Environments
The traditional office model is rapidly evolving to meet the changing needs of both companies and employees. Flexible work environments are becoming a cornerstone of modern business strategy, offering increased adaptability, productivity, and work-life balance. By embracing these new models, businesses can attract top talent, reduce overhead costs, and foster innovation. This shift is also enabling organizations to remain competitive in a globalized economy, where agility and responsiveness are
