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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, DWD Announce Advanced Manufacturing Technical Education Equipment Grants to Serve More Than 1,400 Students
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced eleven Wisconsin school districts will receive more than $414,000 in grant funding to increase the number of students in career and technical education programs....
BizTimes Milwaukee: Frontdesk names new CEO
Milwaukee-based Frontdesk, a short-term apartment rental company, has announced the appointment of Jesse DePinto as the new CEO of the organization. DePinto was previously the chief product officer and is a co-founder of Frontdesk. He replaces past CEO and...
BizTimes Milwaukee: M3 Insurance acquires Kenosha agency
Madison-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm M3 Insurance announced today that it has acquired Kenosha-based independent insurance agency The Trottier Insurance Group. Founded in 1963, Trottier specializes in property & casualty, workers’...
MKE Startup News: Internship on Demand creates connections and opportunities
Emerging startup Internship on Demand (IOD) is creating solutions for one of the most pressing challenges in business today: talent acquisition. The company connects college students with internships in a format that appeals to the digital natives. But that’s not all....
MKE Startup News: Wear Tech for a safer world
Deepak Arora’s life was forever changed in the summer of 2020 when he lost his daughter. The toddler became one of the estimated 236,000 accidental drownings worldwide that occur annually. “My background has been all in computers and electronics engineering. I just...
MKE Startup News: Carbliss celebrates growth, win
The experts say the hard seltzer market is losing its fizz, but that dip has yet to hit the canned cocktail market. The tremendous growth experienced by Sheboygan-based Carbliss seems to prove this market trend. Launched in 2019, co-founders Adam and Amanda Kroener...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A fight between the FCC and a broadband provider could cost thousands of Wisconsin homes broadband internet service
More than 88,000 homes and businesses in rural Wisconsin could miss out on getting high-speed internet service because the Federal Communications Commission denied funding for the service provider, LTD Broadband. Las Vegas-based LTD, which covers large swaths of the...
WisBusiness: WTCS leader calls student loan relief plan ‘good first step’
The head of the Wisconsin Technical College System says the Biden administration’s student loan relief plan is “a good first step” toward lessening the burden on borrowers. In an interview yesterday, WTCS President Morna Foy noted technical college students tend to...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Technology Council: Calling all companies! Apply for three chances to pitch at Early Stage Symposium
Applications are being accepted now from young companies that want to tell their stories to investors at our annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, planned for an in-person format Nov. 9-10 at Madison’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. The 2022 format...
WisBusiness: Consultant urges company leaders to take diversity, equity and inclusion efforts beyond recruiting
A business consultant is urging company leaders to approach diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives with a systematic approach that goes beyond recruiting. “That is probably the most common sticking point that I see organizations fall into,” Deborah Biddle said...
Wisconsin Inno: As startup funding dips nationwide, smaller cities — like Madison — see growth
Venture capital for startups is down this year both nationally and among the major U.S. startup hubs, but a new study shows smaller markets — including Madison — have seen increases in venture capital financings. Nationwide, startups have laid off thousands of...
Wisconsin Inno: MKE Tech Hub Coalition awards $80K to 8 more Milwaukee startups
Eight Milwaukee-area startups in industries ranging from music to 3D imaging were selected to each receive a $10,000 grant through the MKE Tech Hub Coalition's FOR-M incubator program. The coalition awarded the grants Monday evening. This was the third round of grants...
Wisconsin Inno: Johnson Controls invests in, signs deal with San Francisco cybersecurity firm
In a move it said will make its smart building technology more secure, Johnson Controls has signed a framework agreement with San Francisco-based operational technology and internet of things (IoT) security firm Nozomi Networks Inc. Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) also...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Froedtert opens facility at former Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Wauwatosa
The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network recently opened a new physical rehabilitation hospital, medical clinics and pharmacy at the former Wisconsin Heart Hospital facility in Wauwatosa. Located at 1000 W. Bluemound Road, and now known as...
WisBusiness: Diverse business groups getting $15.7M in grant funding
Organizations supporting diverse businesses across Wisconsin say they’ll use new grant funding to bolster mentorship, training, technical support, staffing and more. Officials yesterday announced $15.7 million in new grant funding for these groups. At a press...
Calling all companies! Apply for three chances to pitch at Early Stage Symposium
Applications are being accepted now from young companies that want to tell their stories to investors at our annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, planned for an in-person format Nov. 9-10 at Madison’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. The 2022 format...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, DWD announce youth apprenticeship offerings, 14 new occupational pathways for students
Gov. Tony Evers today announced that Wisconsin high school juniors and seniors heading back to school this fall will have 14 new occupational pathways that local employers can support, thanks to ongoing modernization efforts by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce...
WisPolitics: Dept. of Administration: Announces more than $15 million in additional grants for diverse business assistance efforts
Today, Governor Tony Evers announced $15.7 million in grants as part of a second round of funding to chambers of commerce and nonprofit organizations providing assistance to small businesses in communities across the state that have been disproportionately impacted by...
MKE Startup News: AfroCharts soars into growth mode
Startup founder Leonard Novati is having a great summer. His company, AfroCharts, is gaining global attention. Founded in 2020, software engineer and native Burundian Novati created the only music sharing and streaming platform exclusively for African artists. “We...
MKE Startup News: The sky is no limit for RoofMarketplace
RoofMarketplace recently made headlines for completing a $5 million Series A funding round. Based in Whitewater, the revenue-generating startup is no stranger to successful funding rounds. It raised a $1.1 million seed funding round in 2021. The next challenge the...