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Residents in the 414 area code of Wisconsin, which is primarily in the Greater Milwaukee area, were required to dial the area code plus phone number for all local calls from October 24, 2021. On and after this date, local calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed, and a recording may inform customers that the call cannot be completed as dialed. The recording will ask customers to please hang up and redial with 10 digits. In Wisconsin, the 262, 414, 608, and 920 area codes are affected by the switch to 10-digit dialing. TDS Telecom (TDS)...

After nearly two-and-a-half years of serving its national portfolio of clients via a virtual work arrangement, podcast production agency Podcamp Media has launched its state-of-the-art podcast studio in historic downtown Milwaukee. Launched in the summer of 2019, Podcamp Media is a Milwaukee-based media production agency specializing in branded podcasts for businesses. Using high-production value on-demand audio, supporting video and social media, Podcamp helps companies and associations engage their customers and members through targeted storytelling. “The renaissance taking place in downtown Milwaukee is something of which we’re proud to be a part,” said Dusty Weis, Podcamp Media president and founder....

The Milwaukee Art Museum is commemorating the 20th anniversary of its acclaimed Quadracci Pavilion addition, designed by internationally recognized architect Santiago Calatrava. Since the building’s construction and dedication in 2001, the movable Burke Brise Soleil “wings” that tops the cathedral-like glass ceiling of Windhover Hall has become an iconic symbol of Milwaukee, drawing visitors from around the world to the Museum and the city. “The ‘building with the wings’ or ‘the Calatrava’ is, I’m certain, how many of us hear people refer to the Milwaukee Art Museum,” said Marcelle Polednik, PhD, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director, Milwaukee Art Museum....