THE NEWSROOM

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....

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...

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’...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...