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WiSys VentureHome. It may sound like a new GPS system, but it’s actually a natural extension of a core principle known as “the Wisconsin Idea” — shared by the University of Wisconsin (UW) System and WiSys — that what happens on UW campuses should enhance people’s...

Guy Mascari will retire at the end of this year after more than 27 years in leadership positions at the Milwaukee Regional Innovation Center and its predecessor organization, the Milwaukee County Research Park Corp. An MRIC committee will conduct a nationwide search...

A strong environment that allows startup businesses to flourish is a key component to our state’s economic development and allows Wisconsin to be competitive with other states in our efforts to attract more workers and businesses. That is why I authored Assembly Bill...

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) awarded more than $790,000 in funding from the Medical Telecommunications Equipment Program, also known as the Telemedicine Grant Program. The funds will support 12 projects that will purchase medical...

Imagine posting on Twitter about your broken washing machine and then receiving ads about a new, all-in-one washing and drying machine. That's the approach Milwaukee-based startup Marathon Laundry Machines is taking by using technology built by Socialeads Inc.,...

Sheboygan startup Debtle, which makes software to help health providers settle overdue medical bills, is a finalist in a Kansas-based competition in which it could win the opportunity to pilot its product with a corporate partner. The competition is run by Wichita,...

When Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals embarked on a $220 million expansion in Wisconsin, WEDC partnered with the firm to help it become a reality. The project, which has broken ground in Verona, will create more than 230 jobs at the genetic medicine company, which recognizes...

While there may be plenty of signs of economic trouble in other areas, Wisconsin’s job market showed few if any signs of weakening in the latest data released by the state Department of Workforce Development. Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remained at a historic low of...

The future of nuclear energy in Wisconsin could be different than huge power plants along Lake Michigan as energy companies explore small-scale reactors which wouldn't require nearly as much water and could be operated in a wide range of locations. Dairyland Power...

A new study shows that Wisconsin’s only multidisciplinary clinic for lupus patients with suspected kidney disease cut the time to diagnosis by 40% and improved other measures of health care quality for those patients. The study looked at outcomes for patients with...

That's according to the latest federal data released by the state Department of Workforce Development. The agency's release shows Wisconsin's unemployment rate remains below the national rate of 3.6 percent for April. During a media briefing, DWD Chief Economist...

To increase exposure of Wisconsin-based startup companies to the local, national and international venture communities, NVNG Investment Advisors has launched +Venture Wisconsin, a free, comprehensive database of statewide startups. “In talking to other funds, we...

More tech professionals are moving to Wisconsin as remote work becomes a permanent part of our society, making the need to live in some of the country’s bigger tech hubs unnecessary. A new report from the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) shows that from...

Manufacturing technology startup PartsBadger LLC landed a five-year contract worth at least $13.8 million with Colorado-based mountain bike maker Yeti Cycles that will create Milwaukee-area jobs and accelerate PartsBadger's need for a larger local facility....

Harley-Davidson Inc.'s electric bike spinoff Serial 1 introduced a second-generation line of its /CTY eBike models that will allow access to Google's software products. Serial 1, based in Milwaukee, announced a new partnership with Google Cloud Tuesday that makes...