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InsideWis: New Wisconsin Investment Fund will be noticed beyond state borders
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Among the first news outlets to pick up on the May 29 unveiling of the $100 million Wisconsin Investment Fund were two outside the state – the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in Washington and U.S. News & World Report. Both took note within...
InsideWis: Founders can follow different strategies to entrepreneurial success
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – If there’s a common trait among effective entrepreneurs, it’s their tendency to follow unique paths to success. One Wisconsin example made news this week when Mirus Bio, one of the first biotechnology companies to get traction in Madison,...
InsideWis: From the lab to promising drugs, WARF Therapeutics aims to quickly lever research
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – If you’ve lived in Wisconsin long enough, you’ve likely heard the complaint. “Sure, the University of Wisconsin does some gee-whiz research, but unless you’re an endangered snake in South America or a bleached coral reef in the South...
InsideWis: Why has Microsoft picked Wisconsin for its AI data center? Just ask AI
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The question on the minds of many people now that Microsoft has decided to invest $3.3 billion in an artificial intelligence data center in Racine County is “why Wisconsin?” versus the West or East coasts or overseas. The short answer:...
InsideWis: Why is Wisconsin a swing state? Perhaps because it has at least two economies
By Tom Still ADAMS, Wis. – Without much rubber-necking, I counted 11 vehicles the other day marked “For Sale” on the side of Highway 13 between the town of Rome and the Highway 82 intersection in southern Adams County. Spread along those 30 or so miles were cars,...
InsideWis: Taking off: Aviation innovation continues to fly high in Wisconsin
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Dave Kettner, the president of Madison-based Virent Inc., doesn’t make a habit of hanging out with international celebrities, but he did so last fall on a transatlantic flight with billionaire Sir Richard Branson. It helped that Kettner’s...