INSIDE WISCONSIN
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InsideWis: Midwest ‘startup city’ rankings show Wisconsin on emerging path
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Chances are you have never heard of Cove, Mumbies, Service ID or Vitaminis, but if the owners and supporters of those four young companies are successful, those might be familiar names in the years ahead. All four were participants in this...
InsideWis: A new college at UW-Madison focused on AI? Now may be the time
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – You don’t need a doctoral degree to know that higher education in the United States is going through dramatic change. Federal research dollars may be at risk in some areas; three Ivy League schools have struck deals with the White House...
InsideWis: Investing hub TitletownTech aims to give Green Bay another winner
By Tom Still GREEN BAY, Wis. – The city of Green Bay and its surroundings in northeast Wisconsin are among the state’s most under-rated destinations. To be certain, the legend of the football Packers thriving in professional football’s smallest market is part of the...
InsideWis: Will tariffs bring some industries back to America – or hurt what’s already here?
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Most of the discussion at the latest meeting of the Wisconsin Technology Council board of directors centered on topics one might expect to be covered – computing and artificial intelligence, engineering trends and university research. A...
InsideWis: Unusual close on Wisconsin budget debate may lead to wins for all
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – If you were betting a few weeks ago on when the Wisconsin Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers would pass a state government budget for the cycle that started July 1, you might have put your money on late summer – or even this coming fall....
InsideWis: Parts of state budget can help workforce, economy grow
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – It’s been the pattern for as long as I have been familiar with state budget bills: After a two-year proposal is unveiled in the winter, not much happens for months on end – except some partisan friction – followed by a flurry of action in...