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This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with returning guest Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Still discusses this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, an annual competition hosted by the Tech Council for...
WisBusiness: Economist discusses global outlook for possible recession
An economist with Kansas-based Armada Corporate Intelligence says expectations for a coming recession have softened. Speaking yesterday during a webinar hosted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s World Trade Association, Chris Kuehl highlighted a...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Rockwell Automation adding $200 million to its sales outlook amid improving supply chains
Rockwell Automation increased its top and bottom-line outlook for its 2023 fiscal year, citing a gradual improvement in supply chains. The Milwaukee-based maker of automation equipment and software now expects its reported sales to increase between 10% and 14% for the...
Wisconsin Hospital Association: WHA Information Center Launches Redesigned PricePoint Tool
The Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC) is launching a modern redesign to its PricePoint tool enabling consumers, patients, and other users to easily access and compare pricing information of health care services across the state. The cornerstone...
WUMW’s “Lake Effect” show with Chuck Quirmbach and Tom Still
Here is a link to a broadcast from WUWM’s “Lake Effect” show with Chuck Quirmbach, in which he interviewed Tech Council President Tom Still about the upcoming Jan. 31 deadline to enter the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.
Milwaukee Business Journal: Rockwell Automation wins contract for First Solar’s $1 billion solar panel plant
Rockwell Automation Inc. continues capitalizing on the alternative energy industry’s expansion, winning projects at new plants for solar panel manufacturer First Solar Inc., including a $1 billion factory planned for the southeastern United States. Rockwell’s work for...
The Cap Times: Urban League, Urban Triage, Black Excellence center receive major funding
Urban League of Greater Madison, Urban Triage and the Center for Black Excellence and Culture headlined a list of 2022 grant recipients from Madison Community Foundation. The three organizations combined for about half of the $697,500 in money from the community...
InsideWis: Data privacy legislation needed, but is federal version possible?
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – State Rep. Shannon Zimmerman, the Republican Assembly member and software entrepreneur from western Wisconsin, tells a story that helps to explain why he’s interested in passing a state data privacy bill in this legislative session....
More women entering, writing winning plans in Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest
More women are taking steps to become entrepreneurs, and that interest has been reflected in recent years through entries, semi-finalists and finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The deadline to enter the contest online is 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31 at...
WisBusiness: Inflation causing bank deposits to slow
The head of the Wisconsin Bankers Association says inflation is causing deposits to slow. In a recent interview, WBA President and CEO Rose Oswald Poels explained deposit levels were “extremely high” during the COVID-19 pandemic due to various factors. Some customers...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Most Wisconsin businesses think a recession is coming, but it’s still too soon to tell
A new industry survey shows the majority of Wisconsin businesses worry the state is headed toward a recession, but economists are less certain. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce released the results of a survey of 164 employers from various industries last week....
BizTimes Milwaukee: GenoPalate unveils line of personalized supplements
Wauwatosa-based GenoPalate, Inc., a nutritional genomics company, is now offering its customers a line of personalized supplements to support their unique health needs. The new line, called GenoVit, gives customers a cost-effective solution to increase their vitamin...
BizTimes Milwaukee: HPS|PayMedix raises another $25 million in funding to fuel growth
Milwaukee-based Health Payment Systems, Inc. (HPS) and PayMedix, a health care payment processing system, announced this week it has closed a $25 million funding round that will be used to help accelerate the company’s growth. Milwaukee-based Hexagon...
PR Newswire: Smart Scan Medical Imaging Opens its First Clinic In Eau Claire
Smart Scan Medical Imaging has opened its doors for business at 3004 Golf Road in Eau Claire WI. Smart Scan offers state of the art MR Imaging at their independent clinics, using new GE Voyager 1.5 Tesla Wide Bore scanners. Dr Jeffrey Rosengarten is the President and...
Leader-Telegram: Lake Altoona getting new tech to remove sand, but first must find funding for start-up costs
An alternative may be coming to the costly, annual dredging that has been used to keep sand from clogging up Lake Altoona. The Lake Altoona District has been gifted $1.2 million worth of equipment that passively filters sand out of river water and moves it off-site....
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin’s appeal to laid-off tech workers
Following up on his recent “Inside Wisconsin” column on Big Tech layoffs and what it could mean for the state, Wisconsin Public Radio host Rob Ferrett interviewed Tech Council President Tom Still for the Jan. 24 edition of “Central Time.” Here is a link to that...
Diverse group of judges, investors to screen entries for 2023 Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Over 70 judges have volunteered so far to judge entries and provide feedback in the 2023 Governor’s Business Plan Contest, which includes a cross-section of disciplines that help define Wisconsin’s startup culture. This year’s judging pool will feature a strong...
Wisconsin Public Radio: DNA from blood samples could help early cancer detection, Wisconsin researchers say
Some of the most deadly cancers are also among the hardest to detect before symptoms appear, but Wisconsin researchers used technology to develop what they believe could be a more effective and inexpensive way to identify cancer early. Researchers at the University of...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Bayfield County microgrid aims to keep the lights on amid extreme weather
Far northern Wisconsin has faced several extreme floods in the last decade that have caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure while also cutting off power for some living in the region. Now, Xcel Energy and Bayfield County are partnering to build...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison startup invests in new offices while keeping in-person work optional: Slideshow
One of Wisconsin's most successful startups is investing in new physical office spaces in Madison and Chicago but has stopped short of requiring employees to use them. Fetch, the Madison-based maker of an increasingly popular consumer loyalty app, opened a new...