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The automotive industry and local governments are navigating supply chain constraints while they electrify their fleets as Wisconsin prepares to build a network of charging stations statewide. In August, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation submitted its plan to...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Kohl’s Corp. to hire nearly 1,000 seasonal workers in greater Milwaukee area; company hosting two nationwide hiring events
As the weather starts to get cooler, it sends a signal to consumers that the holiday season is near, and Kohl's Corp. is preparing for shoppers at all of its locations. The company is hosting two nationwide hiring events this Thursday through Saturday and October...
Milwaukee Business Journal: After sustaining losses, Advocate Aurora, Froedtert weigh cuts to clinical services
Two of the largest health care systems in southeast Wisconsin — Advocate Aurora Health and Froedtert Health — sustained losses this year that are leading executives to explore cutting some clinical services. Health care systems’ financial challenges worsened this year...
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce: More Than 100 Products Compete to be Named the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – announced more than 100 nominees on Wednesday for the seventh annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. The competition is a tradition that highlights the...
Marquette University: Marquette computer science professor receives NSF funding for confidential computing solutions
Dr. Keke Chen, Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Marquette University Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study confidential computing...
BLS Data: Wisconsin Job Gains Continue; August Unemployment Rate at 3.1%
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of August 2022. For August, jobs increased 5,500 over the month and almost 50,000 over the year. Wisconsin's...
BizTimes Milwaukee: More than 100 employees will work at Formlabs’ new Milwaukee headquarters
During a Wednesday ceremony celebrating the opening of Formlabs’ new regional headquarters in the Third Ward, the company announced that more than 100 employees will work at the new location. Those 100 jobs will be added over the next three years. Somerville,...
Madison Startups: WARF, BioForward to Host Illumina Accelerator Event
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and BioForward will introduce the Illumina Accelerator at an event held from 3-5:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17 at the University of Wisconsin’s Union South, the organizations announced recently. The event will feature an...
WEDC: Formlabs opens regional headquarters in Milwaukee to support growing role in U.S. industrial sector
Company, state, and local leaders today celebrated the grand opening of the Midwest regional headquarters of Formlabs, the leading 3D printing company, located in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward. Sam Rikkers, deputy secretary and COO of the Wisconsin Economic...
WisBusiness: UW-Milwaukee: Alzheimer’s Association grant funds UW-Milwaukee drug discovery for high-risk women
Women are at a significantly higher risk than men of developing Alzheimer’s disease. So are people who carry a particular variant of a gene that everyone has, called APOE. With a $300,000 research grant from the Alzheimer’s Association, a team of scientists, led by...
Milky Way Tech Hub: 70+ Events Planned for Wisconsin Tech Month 2022 Throughout the State
Over 20 organizations will host 70+ events in October during Wisconsin Tech Month 2022 (#WTM22). Host organizations include Amazon Web Services, gener8tor’s gBETA, UW-Parkside, UW-Stevens Point, Wisconsin Science Festival and Aviation Heritage Center of Wisconsin,...
InsideWis: Venture capital rides up and down waves, but it’s navigating 2022 storms
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Much like other markets in the uncertain 2022 economy, venture capital is an asset class not immune from troubles. Some investment sectors were riding high during the pandemic years but sagged since; others that lost favor for a while have...
La Crosse Tribune: Solar panels could be added to seven La Crosse County buildings next year
La Crosse County is considering adding solar panels to seven buildings that use the most energy in the county next year as a continued sustainability measure. These projects would be funded using American Rescue Plan Act dollars, and exact details — including price —...
ThedaCare: Construction continues on $100m investment to modernize ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah
Construction work continues at ThedaCare Regional Medical CenterNeenah as part of the $100M investment to modernize the hospital campus, while enhancing and expanding services. The Inspired Past; Healthier Future modernization will transform health care for all those...
BizTimes Milwaukee: GE HealthCare spinoff scheduled to be completed next January
Over three years after initially unveiling plans to spin off GE HealthCare as a standalone company, parent company General Electric Co. announced this week a new timeline for the separation. GE HealthCare will now become its own company within the first week of...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Frontdesk completes $13 million Series B funding round
Milwaukee-based Frontdesk, a short-term apartment rental company, announced this week the completion of a $13 million Series B funding round. The round was led by San Francisco-based Stormbreaker Ventures. Frontdesk has raised a total of $22 million in equity...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features David Arnstein of Venture Investors
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, David Arnstein, chief financial officer of Venture Investors LLC, talks about the firm’s history, typical...
‘First Lady of Badger Sports’ to kick off Sept. 29 W·O·M·E·N reception in Madison
Cindy Alvarez, who was a behind-the-scenes force in the rise of UW-Madison athletics over three decades while also working on charitable causes, will speak Sept. 29 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison. Cindy Alvarez is the wife of Barry Alvarez, the retired...
WisconsinEye: Newsmakers: Talking Taxes and State Surplus with DOR Secretary Barca
On September 13, 2022, Newsmakers Host Lisa Pugh sat down with Wisconsin Department of Revenue Secretary Peter Barca to share his perspective on state taxes and budget surplus. With a record multi-billion dollar state budget surplus and a healthier than ever rainy day...
WisPolitics: Dept. of Financial Institutions: Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks report strong mid-year financial performance
Wisconsin’s 132 state-chartered banks continue to exhibit strong financial performance through June 30, 2022, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). At the end of the second quarter, total assets for Wisconsin’s...