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Business leader, former arts producer and advocate Joanna Burish will speak Thursday, Oct. 3 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison. Burish will talk about her background – from emigrating from Israel to the United States at the age of seven, to being a producer...
WEDC: Grants available to organizations boosting entrepreneurs’ success
Organizations that support Wisconsin entrepreneurs will be able to apply for the latest round of Entrepreneurship Partner Grants from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) beginning Aug.12. The deadline for applications is Sept. 6. Grant amounts will...
Badger Institute: Microsoft underpromising on what will be massive development
If everything works out as under-promised, Microsoft will make the biggest single technology investment ever in the state of Wisconsin — a transformative infusion of billions of dollars to develop more than 1,500 acres in Racine County. The scale and impact of the...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Technical College System: Board names new President
The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board today announced the next leader of Wisconsin’s largest higher education System. Layla Merrifield has been named the next president of Wisconsin’s largest higher education system. Layla has been the executive director...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Health systems are using AI. UW Health wants to help them do it ethically.
Artificial intelligence is already being used by some Wisconsin health care providers to help diagnose and treat patients. That’s led industry leaders to work to establish a playbook for using the technology ethically. Physicians and nurses are using AI to write...
Wisconsin Inno: Electric motor startup from UW-Madison grads praised by Forbes raises $20.3M
A startup launched by three graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who recently received accolades from Forbes magazine has completed a funding round that helps put it on course to create hundreds of jobs by 2030. H3X Technologies, an electric motor...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Jessica Martin Eckerly, Forward BIOLABS
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Jessica Martin Eckerly, CEO and co-founder of Forward BIOLABS in Madison. She discusses a new state-backed initiative called Forward Memberships that aims to help more entrepreneurs in the biohealth sector...
InsideWis: Just talking to myself: Left and right brain on the presidential ticket
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Conversations inside the head of a business centrist: Self: Here we are, faced with a choice between two Republicans who don’t resemble the GOP of our past and two Democrats who didn’t compete for a single primary vote but now stand...
gener8tor: Announcing Our Newest Partner, Lauren Usher
We are thrilled to introduce Lauren Usher as a gener8tor Partner! Lauren, a native of Miami, arrived in Wisconsin for postdoc research after getting her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Miami. A gener8tor job posting caught her eye and in March...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin startup investment down in 2023 following pandemic boom
Investment in Wisconsin startups slowed in 2023, but industry watchers called that a return to normal after a pandemic boom. Last year, Wisconsin startups raised at least $490 million, down from $640 million in 2022 and the record-high $868 million in 2021, according...
BizTimes Milwaukee: MKE Tech Hub Coalition launches AI Roadmapping Program for startups
The MKE Tech Hub Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to growing tech talent and bolstering the region’s tech ecosystem, has launched a new AI Roadmapping Program that will help startups integrate artificial intelligence into their product roadmaps. The program, funded by...
MKE Startup News: Minlopro Partners Doubles Revenue in Year Two: A Success Story
Last summer, we spoke with Mort Sayyed, co-founder of Minlopro Partners, a Salesforce consulting firm headquartered in Milwaukee, at the end of an impressive first year. The company reached $5 million in revenue and expanded to 44 employees. Now, as they near the end...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Lisa Johnson, BioForward Wisconsin
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Lisa Johnson, CEO of BioForward Wisconsin. She shares an update on the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub effort, which is getting $49 million in federal funding this fall after being selected as one of 12 final tech...
InsideWis: Competitive federal grants aren’t target of Aug. 13 constitutional referenda
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s Aug. 13 primary election will cull the list of candidates for Congress, the state Legislature and some county races, as well as decide the fate of two constitutional amendments that could change how – and even if – state...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Dr. Daniel Cho of CranioSure
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,” features Dr. Daniel Cho of CranioSure, which won the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Dr. Cho...
Exact Sciences: Exact Sciences announces second-quarter 2024 results
Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced that the Company generated revenue of $699 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to $622 million for the same period of 2023. “Our...
WisBusiness: UW Health: UW Health Lung Transplant Program ranked nation’s best
he UW Health Lung Transplant Program has the highest one-year survival rate in the nation, according to new federal quality data. Each January and July, the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, also called SRTR, a national quality tracker overseen by the...
In Business: 6 Pressure Chamber finalists announced
Today, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the six finalists competing in the 11th annual Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns to the Majestic Theatre on Aug. 20 during Forward Fest, Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship...
MKE Startup News: WTC releases annual startup funding report
The Wisconsin Technology Council (WTC) released The Wisconsin Portfolio, its annual report on the status of early-stage startup investing in 2023. The organization, which has been compiling this data since 2008, provided highlights of the report at its monthly...
WisBusiness: UW Health, Epic issue report with AI recommendations for policymakers
UW Health and Epic say policymakers should provide “targeted investment and support” to ensure AI in health care benefits rural communities and other underserved areas. The Madison health care system and Verona-based electronic health records business yesterday...