THE NEWSROOM

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...

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...