Elizabeth Morin

Elizabeth Morin is a writer based in Virginia Beach. She is passionate about local sports, politics and everything in between. Have any Virginia Beach-related news published on our website? Email us at admin at thevirginiabeachobserver.com.

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Finance

🔒 Lake Country Playhouse planning single-story addition, doubling capacity

Elizabeth Morin July 22, 2025 0 Comment

Lake Country Playhouse & Academy, located at 221 E. Capitol Dr. in Hartland, is planning to add a 2,100-square-foot, single-story addition to its theater facility. The addition will be home to a new black...

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Business

Meeting The Vision Together Through Shared Commitment And Empowerment

Elizabeth Morin July 21, 2025 0 Comment

BizTimes Milwaukee: AI continues to have a massive impact on industries across the world. How does Annex see AI as a disruptor in financial services? Spano: “The growth and use of AI is causing...

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Business

🔒 Mid Year 2025 Q&A: Wait and see

Elizabeth Morin July 20, 2025 0 Comment

It has been a wild year politically in the United States under the second term of President Donald Trump, who has delivered on his promise to shake things up in a big way. ...

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Business

Wisconsin State Fair unveils new dairy building, food and beverage options for this year’s fair

Elizabeth Morin July 18, 2025 0 Comment

Wisconsin State Fair unveiled its newly renovated Dairy Building, a list of over 100 new food and beverage options for this year’s event, and a line of new merchandise at a fair preview event...

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Business

🔒 A closer look at R&D spending in Wisconsin

Elizabeth Morin July 17, 2025 0 Comment

Wisconsin universities and businesses combine to spend billions on research and development every year. Publicly available data from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Science Foundation provide a sense of which entities...

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Finance

🔒 Northwestern Mutual’s annual meeting to draw thousands to downtown Milwaukee this weekend

Elizabeth Morin July 17, 2025 0 Comment

Northwestern Mutual‘s annual meeting returns to downtown Milwaukee this weekend, bringing more than 11,000 people from across the country for four days of networking, educational seminars, keynote speakers, a run/walk along Milwaukee’s lakefront and...

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Business

🔒 Wisconsin manufacturers powering the cloud

Elizabeth Morin July 16, 2025 0 Comment

Given Wisconsin’s deep roots in manufacturing, it should come as no surprise that the state has quickly found ways to cash in on the current boom in data center construction by making highly specialized...

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Finance

🔒 Report: Madison emerging as AI hub, Milwaukee listed as ‘nascent adopter’

Elizabeth Morin July 16, 2025 0 Comment

A newly released report from the Brookings Institution finds that Milwaukee is still in early stages when it comes to AI adoption and readiness while Madison is an emerging hub for the technology. The...

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Business

Summerfest attendance up 8.3% this year

Elizabeth Morin July 15, 2025 0 Comment

Attendance for the 2025 edition of Summerfest was up 8.3% to 602,231, Milwaukee World Festival Inc. announced today. “As an independent music festival, Summerfest delivers a one-of-a-kind experience, bringing fans together to enjoy incredible performances and...

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Finance

Carthage College launches School of Health

Elizabeth Morin July 15, 2025 0 Comment

To help address workforce shortages in the health care sector, Carthage College has opened a School of Health. The new school will include Carthage College’s nursing and neuroscience programs, as well as planned programs...