THE NEWSROOM

Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, today announced the state will provide an additional $25 million investment for the popular Main Street Bounceback Grant Program, bringing the total...

Formlabs, a 3D printing company based near Boston, has opened its Midwest regional headquarters in Milwaukee. The new office is at 220 E. Buffalo St. in the Third Ward's Mercantile Building and will support the company's sales and service teams with a focus on global...

Madison-based cancer diagnostics startup Elephas Biosciences Corp. has raised $41.5 million in a Series B financing round as it prepares to launch two human clinical trials, the company announced Tuesday. The startup is building a platform designed to determine...

Short-term rental startup Frontdesk Inc. has raised $13 million in venture capital, bringing its total equity financing amount to $22 million, the Milwaukee company announced Tuesday. Among its latest investors is JetBlue Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm...

ManpowerGroup says it has cut operational emissions 39 percent from 2019 levels, bringing the company over halfway to its goal of 60 percent reductions by 2030. This reduction was highlighted in the Milwaukee-based company’s 2021-2022 Environmental, Social, and...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison once again made the list of top 50 national colleges, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report. The publication announced its 2022 best college rankings which had UW-Madison at No. 38, tied with the University of...

On September 12, 2022, Governor Tony Evers, Dr. Alan Kaplan, CEO, UW Health, and UW Health Nurse Colin Gillis discussed the agreement and the mediation efforts to avoid a work stoppage. Click here to watch the news coverage.

Somerville, Massachusetts-based Formlabs, a 3D printing technology developer and manufacturer, is opening a regional headquarters this week in the Third Ward, located at 220 E. Buffalo St. The company did not indicate how many people will initially be working at the...

Utah-based freeze-dried food company Thrive Foods has leased a new 341,000-square-foot industrial building in Oak Creek and plans to establish operations there. The building was built on speculation at 9141 S. 13th St. by Milwaukee-based Frontline Commercial Real...

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) ceremoniously broke ground today on the new 150,000-square-foot cancer research building that will play a significant role in mitigating the cancer burden throughout eastern Wisconsin and beyond. MCW leadership along with...

Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced data from a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) biomarker validation study was presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress. The...

Employers are now able to apply for the latest round of Wisconsin Fast Forward grants from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Up to $5 million in funding is available to employers who demonstrate a critical need for skilled workers and are seeking training...

American Family Ventures led a $17 million Series A financing round for TCARE, the company announced recently. The St. Louis-based TCARE provides a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-approved analytics platform that supports families who are taking care of a...

Talking Trade host Sandi Siegel and MMAC World Trade Association Executive Director Katie Henry welcome Jennifer Jin from Briggs & Stratton, who details the impact of trade sanctions on the manufacturing supply chain. Click here to watch the episode.

Wisconsin banks saw loan growth, flat deposits and a decline in noncurrent loans and leases during the second quarter, according to FDIC data analyzed by the Wisconsin Bankers Association. Net loans and leases reached $99.95 billion in the quarter, up 5.8% from the...

Founder and CEO Morgan Phelps did not intend to start her own business. The woman at the helm of Colorful Connections, a Milwaukee-based company focused on diversity recruiting, talent development and Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training, has a career built...

It was roughly 20 years ago that Milwaukee Regional Medical Center began seeing an upswing in development, says Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride. Now, the center's institutions — including Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital and Children's Wisconsin — are...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Ben Lipari, assistant vice president of resource development for Alliant Energy. Lipari discusses the company’s renewable energy transition plans, outlined in Alliant Energy’s Clean Energy Blueprint that...