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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...
WisBusiness: UW-Stevens Point: UW-Stevens Point, Milwaukee Tool partner to equip CNR students
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,...
BizTimes Milwaukee: BizStarts to open entrepreneur marketplace in Walker’s Point
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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milky Way Tech Hub crowdfunding to complete community hub in Sherman Park
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...
WisBusiness: York.ie: Madison has been ranked third among U.S. cities with the largest recent growth in startup funding by York IE, an investment firm based in New Hampshire
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...
InsideWis: Epic’s message to its users: Data can help save health care
By Tom Still VERONA, Wis. – There’s nothing small about Epic Systems, the Verona-based digital health records pioneer. Certainly not its 1,048-acre campus and nearly 30 buildings, or its 12,361 total employees (11,000 in Verona alone) hailing from 50 states, the...
gener8tor: U.S. Venture Launches National Sustainability- and Mobility-Focused Accelerator in Appleton
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...
WisBusiness: State could see over $1 billion in broadband help from federal infrastructure law
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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: ‘Project Pitch It’ to welcome student entrepreneurs for season seven
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: Oshkosh Defense receives new patents on hybrid military vehicle
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...
WEDC: Global trade venture will help Wisconsin companies explore markets in United Kingdom
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...
WisBusiness: Alliant Energy: Construction complete on Alliant Energy’s first utility-scale solar project
Today marks a major milestone for clean energy in Wisconsin. Alliant Energy’s first utility-scale solar project is now operational. At 50 megawatts (MW), the Bear Creek Solar Project in Richland County is Wisconsin’s newest large-scale utility solar farm. The site can...
‘First Lady of Badger Sports’ to headline Sept. 29 W·O·M·E·N reception in Madison
Cindy Alvarez, who was a behind-the-scenes force in the rise of UW-Madison athletics over the course of three decades, will speak Sept. 29 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Rapid Radicals aims to improve wastewater treatment
Within a 40-foot baby blue shipping container tucked along the sprawling campus of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District’s South Shore Water Reclamation Facility in Oak Creek, Paige Peters leads a small team looking to revolutionize the way municipalities around the...
WisPolitics: Biocut Systems: To do business as Xiogenix in new headquarters complex in Muskego
Biocut Systems, a process automation company that helps bioscience companies advance their products from the laboratory to production, plans to move into a new headquarters complex to be built along the Commerce Center Parkway in Muskego. Biocut Systems, which does...
BizTimes Milwaukee: MATC receives $5 million gift for trade, technical student scholarships
Milwaukee Area Technical College has received a $5 million gift to fund full-ride scholarships for students who need technical diplomas and certificates for employment in fields like manufacturing, IT and health care. The gift comes from Ellen and Joe Checota. Ellen...
BizTimes Milwaukee: The Water Council adds new programs to help companies tackle modern water challenges
It’s been almost a decade since The Water Council opened its Global Water Center at 247 Freshwater Way in Milwaukee, a facility dedicated to making the city and region the “Silicon Valley” of freshwater research and technology. While The Water Council’s goals for both...
Health eFilings: Health eFilings acquired by Alpha II, a leading healthcare revenue cycle solution provider
In a strategic move to foster continued growth, Madison WI based Health eFilings, the national leader in clinical data analytics and automated MIPS reporting, announced its acquisition by Alpha II, LLC, enhancing automated services across its revenue cycle platform....
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Sisi Li, administrator for the Women in Biohealth mentorship program
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Sisi Li, administrator for BioForward Wisconsin’s Women in Biohealth mentorship program. The program was launched to forge connections between women in biotechnology and other STEM fields through mentorships....
WisBusiness: Voximetry heading to Silicon Valley as it looks to raise $2.5M in seed funding
A Madison-based health tech startup called Voximetry will be heading to Silicon Valley next month to meet with potential investors after winning this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch contest. “We’ll have an opportunity to pitch our company there, and if we’re lucky,...