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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"Guest column: COVID-19: Weathering the storm using tech, creativity and agility
By Nick Myers There’s no denying we are living in unprecedented times. The last month is both a testament and an eye-opener to how quickly life and the status quo can be disrupted. The United States left the 2010s and entered the 2020s amidst a decade-long period of...
NBC15: Gov. Evers suspends in-person voting, calls Special Session on Tuesday
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers ordered Tuesday’s Spring Election and Presidential Primary be delayed by more than two months - a move Republican leaders have already vowed to challenge. On Monday, a day before voting, he signed an Executive Order on Monday to push...
BusinessWire: American Family Insurance to Return $200 Million in Premium to Auto Customers
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dramatically alter driving habits and create financial uncertainty for individuals and families across the country, American Family Insurance will return approximately $200 million to its auto insurance customers. “American Family...
WisBusiness: Pivoting during a pandemic
Manufacturers in the state are ramping up their efforts to supply personal protective equipment such as face shields, as well as crucial parts for medical devices used in the pandemic response. Midwest Prototyping President Steven Grundahl says his company intends to...
Gov. Tony Evers has announced a new statewide initiative called “Resilient Wisconsin.”
"As we face COVID-19 in Wisconsin, resilience is how we'll band together and grow in the state in the face of unprecedented times," Evers said Friday. The purpose of the initiative and new website is to act as a tool for Wisconsinites to take care of themselves such...
AdvocateAuroraHealth: Respiratory advice for children with allergy season here
We’re leaving the peak respiratory season and entering the allergy season. Add to that the fear of COVID-19 and parents are rightfully concerned about their children’s fevers, coughs and sneezes. “My advice to parents is do not panic,” says Dr. Kevin Dahlman, a...
UW-Madison Engineering: Online platform helps healthcare facilities in need of face shields meet their match
Hospitals around the world are scrambling to secure enough personal protective equipment to safeguard their workers while treating the approaching wave of coronavirus patients. Manufacturers large and small are retooling their production lines to try to fill the gap....
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Kathy Henrich, CEO of the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features Kathy Henrich, CEO of the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition, created to boost and amplify technology growth in southeastern Wisconsin. The coalition sees a need for technology talent in the region and technology’s...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Silicon Pastures among network to invest $500,000 in battery startup
A network of Wisconsin angel investors including Silicon Pastures, Lancaster Investments and Grey Collar Ventures invested $500,000 in Whitewater-based startup Blue Line Battery. Blue Line Battery designs and manufacturers power systems for multiple markets including...
BizTimes Milwaukee: American Family Insurance pledges $4 million to COVID-19 relief, nonprofits
The American Family Insurance group this week pledged more than $4 million to support COVID-19 pandemic relief and other nonprofit efforts. The American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation and American Family group companies are donating $275,000 to COVID-19 relief...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Gener8tor raises $11.1 million for venture investing
Wisconsin startup accelerator program gener8tor and its venture capital fund raised $11.1 million of a $15 million fundraising target for its seventh venture fund, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Gener8tor will use the capital to invest...
Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation: Winnebago County COVID-19 rapid recovery loan program formed to support small businesses
A collaboration between the Fox Cities Regional Partnership, Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce, and Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation has yielded the Winnebago County COVID-19 Rapid Recovery Loan Program. The fund totals $750,000 and is available to small...