THE NEWSROOM

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Nick Novak, vice president of communications and marketing for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. He discusses this year’s “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest, an annual competition held by WMC and...

Town of Genesee-based generator manufacturer Generac announced today that Norm Taffe has joined the company in the newly created role of president – energy technology. In his role, Taffe will lead the strategy for the Energy Technology organization at Generac, which...

The St. Louis-based Paula & Rodger Riney Foundation will provide $5.9 million to the Wauwatosa-based Medical College of Wisconsin to fund multiple myeloma research. “We are pleased to partner with the MCW Cancer Center in our shared aspiration of finding a cure...

Madison-based First Business Bank raised $33,000 for five area nonprofit organizations at its annual golf tournament this week. The First Business Bank Charity Golf Invitational – Milwaukee convenes local business leaders to compete in two-person teams on behalf of a...

Blackbaud, a cloud software company based in Charleston, S.C., announced recently that it acquired Kilter. According to a release, the acquisition will allow Blackbaud to expand activity-based peer-to-peer fundraising engagement to support activity-based health and...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today announced USDA is investing $92,462 in critical infrastructure to combat climate change across rural Wisconsin. “Today’s investments, and those that will be made possible under...

EnTech Solutions, a comprehensive distributed energy provider, and Aurora Medical Center-Oshkosh, a state-of-the-art medical facility providing personal, compassionate care, announced the commissioning of a clean-energy solar installation at the medical center site....

Wisconsin’s burgeoning biohealth sector continued to grow this summer as MilliporeSigma, a leading international life science business, broke ground on a new facility in Sheboygan and opened an expanded production facility in Verona. The company’s projects are more...

Health information technology is more complicated than rocket science. Or, at least that’s what Epic Systems leaders told employees and customers at the health care records company’s annual Users Group Meeting on Tuesday. Each year, Epic’s partner hospitals and health...

Paul J. Jones, general counsel and vice president for university relations at Marquette University, has been named chair of the board of directors with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Jones previously served as vice chair and assumed the new role in July. He joined...

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is partnering with Milwaukee Tool to drive safer and more productive natural resource management practices. Through the partnership, students in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) will receive access to world-class tools,...

BizStarts, the Milwaukee-based nonprofit that’s helped to mentor and train entrepreneurs since 2008, has announced its plans to open a marketplace that will allow its small business hopefuls to sell their wares and communicate with customers. Dubbed BizStarts...

Milky Way Tech Hub founder Nadiyah Johnson and Oby Nwabuzor, founder of real estate development firm Envision Growth, are moving forward with plans to fundraise for a new co-working space and community hub in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood. In 2020, the...

After Kirkland, Wash., and Stanford, Calif., Madison came in third on the firm's list, which focuses on investment funding in the second quarter of this year. It spotlights three significant funding rounds: a $20 million Series A round for EnsoData; a $30 million...

Today U.S. Venture and gener8tor announce the launch of an investment accelerator program for startups focused on sustainability and mobility in Appleton. The U.S. Venture Mobility and Sustainability Investment Accelerator, powered by gener8tor, will provide...

Wisconsin could get more than $1 billion in broadband help from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to a PSC official. Rory Tikalsky, broadband expansion manager for the Public Service Commission, gave the new estimate yesterday during an event in...

Project Pitch It is preparing for its seventh season with a new twist. The show will welcome student entrepreneurs, ages 13-18, to share their business ideas for a chance to win cash prizes and mentoring. Students will join the show’s adult entrepreneurs as they pitch...

Oshkosh Defense announced Monday that it was granted five new patents for a hybrid electric military vehicle. The hybrid electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or eJLTV, was first announced in January. The vehicle is a hybrid version of the traditional Joint Light...

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is inviting Wisconsin companies to explore exporting opportunities during an in-person global trade venture to the United Kingdom from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5. Registration for the venture closes Aug. 26. Stops in London...