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Pioneers of technology... that's what Green Bay Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy calls the Packers. Murphy spoke Monday at the Wisconsin Tech Summit regarding past and future technology updates. “On November 14th of 1940 -- this is really hard to believe -- Lambeau’s...
WisBusiness: Packers president touts TitletownTech impact
Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy says the TitletownTech startup program “could be as impactful as anything that the Packers have done.” He spoke yesterday at the 10th annual Wisconsin Tech Summit, held by the Wisconsin Technology Council at Lambeau...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee startup zizzl raises over $3 million to support national growth
Milwaukee-based payroll and employee benefits startup zizzl LLC has raised $3.1 million in equity, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Raymond Seaver, Jr., zizzl founder and chief executive officer, said that funding will primarily...
New York Times: Tracking the Chinese Balloon From Space
In early February, a giant white balloon was seen floating over U.S. skies, prompting speculation about its provenance and purpose. An exclusive analysis of millions of square miles of satellite imagery traces the balloon hours after its launch in China, across the...
Center for Technology Commercialization: Letters of Intent due April 10th for the Summer Cohort
WEDC created the SBIR Advance program to provide state match funding, training and other resources to Wisconsin businesses to advance the commercialization of SBIR/STTR-funded technology and expedite economic and job creation impact in Wisconsin. The program aims to...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee startup launches app that does your online shopping returns
A Milwaukee-area startup aiming to make it easier to handle online shopping returns launched nationally Tuesday. Returns on Demand Inc. has been piloting the service locally for the last few months. As online shopping has become increasingly popular, particularly...
WisBusiness: UW-Milwaukee: Scientists to contribute to first-of-its kind scientific imaging effort
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a longtime partner on a grant from the National Science Foundation that supports the development of the next generation of X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs) – novel instruments used to unmask phenomena that have never before...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Within range? Potential buyers weigh incentives and Wisconsin’s charging infrastructure amid EV transition
George Bussey is already sold on electric vehicles. On a gray winter day, he navigates the snow-covered streets of Bayfield in his 2021 Chevy Bolt. Bussey, who lives just south of Ashland, said he’s already put about 17,000 miles on the four-door hatchback since he...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Utility regulators approve $649M purchase of Wisconsin’s largest renewable energy plant
Three utilities have received approval from Wisconsin utility regulators to buy the state’s largest renewable energy plant. On Thursday, the Public Service Commission approved the $649 million purchase of the Koshkonong Solar Energy Center by We Energies, Wisconsin...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison: Doe renews funding for Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center; UW-Madison hub to receive $27.5 million for 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a University of Wisconsin–Madison based research center another five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to gasoline, diesel and other hydrocarbon fuels as well as products currently made from petroleum. The...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Stellar Tech Girls takes top cash prize during season premiere of Project Pitch It
The return of Project Pitch It, a Wisconsin program similar to “Shark Tank,” this weekend saw a new batch of entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to a panel of moguls for their chance to win several prizes. The winner of this week’s $10,000 Project Pitch It Award...
WisBusiness: Public Service Commission: Awards nearly $10 million in Energy Innovation Grants for 32 projects
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) awarded nearly $10 million in funding from the Energy Innovation Grant Program (EIGP). The grants went to 32 energy-related projects to increase the deployment of renewable energy and energy storage,...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Jim Hartlieb of First Business Bank
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show, Jim Hartlieb president and chief executive officer of First Business Bank, talks about the collapse of two...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Foxconn plans to produce electric-vehicle batteries in Wisconsin
Foxconn has set plans to manufacture electric-vehicle batteries at its plants in Mount Pleasant and in Ohio, a company executive told investors this week. The decision marks possible new production and employment for the Mount Pleasant site initially planned for a...
Workforce woes on your mind? Learn April 4 about U.S. undergrad research event set for Eau Claire
More than 4,000 college students, faculty mentors and others from across the country will descend on Eau Claire in mid-April for the 2023 National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sign up for an April 4 luncheon of the Tech Council Innovation Network at UW-Eau...
WisBusiness: Madison VC firm partner calls for young entrepreneurs to reset funding expectations
A partner with Madison-based Rock River Capital Partners says many young entrepreneurs in the state need to reset their funding expectations as they meet with venture capital firms. Speaking during a recent Wisconsin Technology Council meeting held at UW-Whitewater,...
InsideWis: Bank meltdowns show need for more in-state options for startups
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- Silicon Valley Bank claimed to have worked with about half of the nation’s venture-backed startup companies. It was more like a few dozen in Wisconsin, thanks to the same geography that often puts the state at a disadvantage when it comes...
Tech Council: Banking, legal and other resources for companies with bank fallout questions
As regulators continue to assess specific conditions in the U.S. banking system, managers at young companies may have questions about their assets and rights pertaining to those assets. Those questions may be best answered by service professionals. Below are resources...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Tragedy propelled Deepak Arora into new venture
Deepak Arora said he's always been drawn to entrepreneurship. But an unthinkable tragedy hurled him into it. In the summer of 2020, Arora's two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Mahi wandered off as the family was gardening in the front yard. She accidentally drowned in a...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Eric Fulcomer, WAICU
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Eric Fulcomer, president of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. He discusses the role of WAICU within the state’s higher education system, highlighting the impact of Wisconsin’s...