THE NEWSROOM

Wisconsin-based startup accelerator gener8tor in partnership with San Antonio coworking space Geekdom is seeking applicants for its competitive all-new cybersecurity accelerator. Executives from gener8tor and Geekdom hosted a road show this week to connect startup...

A group affiliated with Concordia University Wisconsin has purchased Red Elephant Chocolate, which had a presence in Milwaukee's Third Ward for the past decade. Red Elephant Chocolate owner Richard Koenings sold the assets of the business to Concordia Red Elephant...

Growing up in central Wisconsin, Blake Cadwell learned at a young age that he had hereditary hearing loss. For years, he got by with reading lips and asking people to repeat themselves. But when masks made lip-reading impossible during the pandemic, he got hearing...

Milwaukee-based startup Advanced Ionics plans to use the $4.2 million it secured through its first funding round to launch several pilot projects in 2023. Part of the funding will help accelerate the company’s product development.  In late April, Advanced Ionics...

While manufacturing workers across Wisconsin have seen rising wages over the past several months, those gains have lagged behind other industries in the state, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average hourly wage for manufacturing...

The newest Racine County grant, the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) was launched in late 2021. Nearly $72,000 has been approved for businesses throughout Racine County that were negatively affected by the pandemic. Fortunately, there is still $330,000...

Exact Sciences says it remains committed to growing its presence in Madison after announcing layoffs. The Madison-based diagnostics company in January said it will be investing another $350 million into its operations in the city, with a goal of creating more than...

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...

Despite laying off approximately 230 employees this week, Exact Sciences says it still plans to move forward with its $350 million expansion project in Madison — although it has put a significant part of the project on hold. Exact Sciences Associate Director of...

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...