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Wisconsin’s imports and exports with China did grow in 2022, but it was other parts of the world where the state saw the largest changes this past year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. On the export side, Wisconsin companies exported $27.4 billion in goods to...

Milwaukee-based tech startup CodeBaby Inc., which creates digital avatars for use across various industries, has started integrating Chat GPT with its conversational AI avatars (CAIAs). Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (Chat GPT) is a new type of language model...

A growing leadership development program called Forward 48 is now taking applications for the group’s spring cohort. This effort of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, the New North and the Wisconsin-based Hoan Group was launched two years ago. Since that time, 279...

Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Kirsten Johnson to serve as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), effective Feb. 27, 2023. The appointment fills the vacancy created by former Secretary Karen Timberlake’s departure at the...

Wisconsin startup accelerator program gener8tor and its venture capital fund have raised $14.5 million of a $15 million fundraising target for its eighth venture fund, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The SEC filing shows that 51...

As it focuses on longer-term growth opportunities, cancer screening test maker Exact Sciences Corp. is pausing on previous plans to build a new research and development facility in Madison, according to the company. The company still intends to fulfill its commitment...

Gov. Tony Evers today announced the appointment of Dr. Joan M. Prince to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. The appointment fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Tracey Klein. “Dr. Prince has an impressive and trailblazing career, including...

After two years of program success, GEAR UP Rising Phoenix will expand to include additional schools that are part of the Wisconsin Educational Opportunity Program’s (WEOP) GEAR UP program. The first group of students that started in Fall 2021 are approaching high...

A senior manager with Molson Coors says a new entrepreneurship program for Black startup founders aims to reduce the racial wealth gap in Wisconsin. The Greater Milwaukee Urban League and Molson Coors recently announced the creation of the GMUL Entrepreneurship...

Enrollment across Wisconsin's public and private colleges fell slightly last fall, with larger declines reported in all neighboring states, according to new national data. A deeper look at Wisconsin numbers show notable gains at the state's technical colleges and...

Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have announced the renewal of a collaboration agreement that fosters opportunities for research, creates new avenues of learning for UW-Eau Claire students and makes way for...

WEC Energy Group, the Milwaukee-based parent company of We Energies, is planning to partner with a German company on a battery storage pilot project at the Valley Power Plant in Milwaukee. The company will work with CMBlu Energy and the Energy Power Research...

Milwaukee-based fintech company Upwardli announced this week the close of a $2 million seed round. Upwardli is a credit building product that was designed to serve the millions of U.S. adults who have challenges accessing quality financial services due to a lack of...

As the first of a new generation of Alzheimer’s disease drugs hit the market, some researchers are troubled by the lack of clinical data available on the effectiveness of these drugs in Black people. Even though Black adults are nearly twice as likely to develop...

Along with the 2024 Republican National Convention, Milwaukee will also host a presidential primary debate, bringing even more national exposure to the city. After some speculation, newly re-elected Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel confirmed Thursday...

More than 350 high school students and mentors from all across the United States came to compete in a VEX Robotics Competition at the Lambeau Field Atrium. Students from California, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, Montana, Indiana,...

TitletownTech says its latest investment is in a Chicago-based logistics company. Tusk Logistics publicly launched at the supply chain and logistics conference Manifest, and announced its $1.6 million pre-seed funding round, led by Forum Ventures with participation...

Wisconsin will receive more than $400,000 through a settlement with the crypto-related company Nexo Capital, the state Department of Financial Institutions says. DFI this week announced a $22.5 million multi-state securities settlement against the company, which was...