THE NEWSROOM

To increase exposure of Wisconsin-based startup companies to the local, national and international venture communities, NVNG Investment Advisors has launched +Venture Wisconsin, a free, comprehensive database of statewide startups. “In talking to other funds, we...

More tech professionals are moving to Wisconsin as remote work becomes a permanent part of our society, making the need to live in some of the country’s bigger tech hubs unnecessary. A new report from the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) shows that from...

Manufacturing technology startup PartsBadger LLC landed a five-year contract worth at least $13.8 million with Colorado-based mountain bike maker Yeti Cycles that will create Milwaukee-area jobs and accelerate PartsBadger's need for a larger local facility....

Harley-Davidson Inc.'s electric bike spinoff Serial 1 introduced a second-generation line of its /CTY eBike models that will allow access to Google's software products. Serial 1, based in Milwaukee, announced a new partnership with Google Cloud Tuesday that makes...

Kwik Trip will soon have Bitcoin ATMs in more than 800 locations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa, according to a Monday announcement. The machines are being deployed by Coinsource, a Texas-based company that has 2,500 Bitcoin ATMs in 46 states. More than...

Baird saw its net revenues climb nearly $1.1 billion in 2021, led by a 149% increase from its equity capital markets teams. The Milwaukee-based firm had $3.41 billion, including $1.28 billion for the equity capital markets group. Within the equity markets teams,...

Dr. Jennifer L. Mnookin, Dean of the School of Law and Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named the 30th leader of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents...

Remote work – is it good or bad for the US, WI, and Milwaukee’s tech region?  My response has been that it is good for the region, but a risk to regional employers and the US. However, until today, there was no way to validate my assumptions with data.  TECNA, the...

Over two-thirds of metro area business activity indicators showed improvement in March, according to a monthly report by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC.) March’s total marks the 12th consecutive month in which over half of local indicators...

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network announced today a partnership with Legion Healthcare Partners, which will aid the health network’s plan to provide technologically-evolved proton therapy for cancer patients who require radiation...

Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point opened its doors Friday marking a continuation of Marshfield Clinic Health System’s promise to expand care to Portage County residents. “This is truly a great accomplishment to better serve our Portage County...

Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes and company officials, today announced that Milwaukee Tool will invest $206 million and create 1,000 new jobs in Wisconsin. “For nearly 100 years, Milwaukee...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with David Reeves, an executive-in-residence at Marquette University’s College of Business and former president of California-based OpenGov. Reeves was announced as one of five executive appointees to the College of...

Just over a year ago, Advocate Aurora Enterprises – the investment arm of the Wisconsin- and Illinois-based health system – announced its first acquisition: Maryland-based in-home senior care provider Senior Helpers. After accounting for acquired cash, AAE paid $183.7...

Brookfield-based Milwaukee Tool on Thursday announced plans to create an additional 1,000 jobs in Wisconsin by 2027. The company said it will invest more than $206 million in the state to expand its existing research and development facilities, address infrastructure...

Gov. Tony Evers today, at events joined by Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, announced he will be investing an additional $25 million into the popular and successful Main Street Bounceback Grant Program, which has...

Downers Grove, Illinois and Milwaukee-based health care provider Advocate Aurora Health and Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health today announced their plans to merge. The deal brings together two large health systems to create an even bigger one, called...

A new organization in Milwaukee is trying to connect business founders of color to funding. The mission of VC MKE is to create opportunities for underrepresented entrepreneurial founders to connect with interested venture capitalists. The organization’s first event is...