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In a Madison Rotary Club virtual event, Tom Still said Wisconsin cities will fare well after the COVID-19 pandemic because technology in areas such as agriculture and natural resources will surge as more tech workers move to Wisconsin cities. He said Wisconsin's...

Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, led Rotarians on a virtual tour of the state’s tech scene beyond the borders of Dane County. “Madison stories are great and they’re growing all the time, but I want you to feel good about what’s going on in the...

Tracie Rotter, former Google Ventures partner, will open the eighth annual Wisconsin Tech Summit by discussing how to build innovative relationships between major firms and emerging companies. General admission registration is open. While a partner at Google Ventures,...

When Jason Fields became president and CEO of the Madison Regional Economic Partnership this January, he took on the challenge of growing the region’s economy in a year like no other. He’s only the second person to fill the role at the economic development agency,...

Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget is strewn with wish-list policy items that fellow Democrats will love, such as repealing his predecessor’s union restrictions. Most have little chance of clearing the Republican-run Legislature. But three of the governor’s major spending...

Dear Wisconsin Business Leader: Earlier this month NorthStar Analytics released a report detailing the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s economic impact in the State of Wisconsin. I’m writing today to share the good news. What many in Wisconsin already know, but which...

Questions and answers about Gov. Evers plan to invest $100 million in state fund of funds How does a venture capital fund of funds work? Think of a fund of funds as a pool of venture capital organized under a central fund, which acts much like an umbrella. That...

The list of larger firms looking to meet with emerging companies during the virtual March 17 Wisconsin Tech Summit continues to grow, with Georgia-Pacific and the architecture, design and project management firms of Mead & Hunt and EUA joining the list. Previously...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has announced his 2021-2023 budget will include funding for supporting early-stage and small businesses in Wisconsin. Part of that budget plan is allocating $100 million for a fund of funds venture capital program that will invest in other...

Wisconsin’s startup ecosystem leaders are calling Governor Tony Evers’ proposal for a $100 million venture capital fund a bold but necessary step for economic recovery and the prosperity of the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Evers released details of his economic...