THE NEWSROOM

Wisconsin added an estimated 10,000 private sector jobs in July with most of the increase coming from gains in accommodation and food service, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Workforce Development. At the same time, the state’s unemployment...

Milwaukee-based Frontdesk, a short-term apartment rental company, is continuing to show it is one of the top competitors in the industry with the acquisition of several properties from one of its now shuttered competitors. Jesse DePinto, co-founder and chief product...

Immuto Scientific has been awarded a $2.5 million Phase II SBIR grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the company announced recently. According to a release, the grant will help expand the company’s research and development efforts. “This SBIR grant will...

A videography startup working with businesses and nonprofits in Madison has won the Doyenne Group’s annual 5x5x5 pitch contest. Jamie Perez, a former TV news reporter and founder of Beyond Words Productions, pitched her company yesterday during the virtual...

Janesville-based Illuminated Holdings Inc., the parent company of SHINE Technologies, has named Tom D’Orazio as CEO of Phoenix LLC. Both SHINE Technologies and Phoenix are owned by Illuminated Holdings and Phoenix operates as the industrial imaging arm of the...

SHINE Technologies, LLC (SHINE), a next-generation fusion technology company, today announced Tom D’Orazio has joined as the CEO of Phoenix LLC (Phoenix). SHINE and Phoenix are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Illuminated Holdings, and Phoenix operates the industrial...

A finance expert at UW-Milwaukee expects Milwaukee’s national profile will be elevated in 2024 when the Republican National Convention comes to Wisconsin’s largest city. “Presumably this is going to be on all the cable news networks, and there are going to be eyeballs...

With over 17 million active users and valued at $3 billion, Fetch Rewards is looking to expand from grocery chains into other retail stores and restaurants. That’s according to company co-founder Tyler Kennedy, who discussed the company’s path forward yesterday during...

A Madison company whose products support gas pumps is looking to capitalize on the coming shift to electric vehicles. Franklin Electric, whose products include submersible pumps, hoses and gauges used in filling stations, is launching a “smart” switchgear designed to...

Humana Inc. will acquire a Wisconsin-based managed care organization. The acquisition will expand the Louisville, Kentucky-based health care giant’s Medicaid services. The deal will allow Humana (NYSE: HUM) to acquire “substantially all assets” of Inclusa Inc....

In her new role as the chief operating officer at the Brookfield IT services firm Concurrency Inc., Kate Weiland is re-centralizing operations after the company's attempt at a regional model didn't work out. Along with that, she's focused on developing and retaining...

Pantherics Inc., a Milwaukee startup that is developing an innovative anti-inflammatory drug, recently received about $255,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding will help the company “validate an optimal oral formulation” for its PI301 drug,...

A total of 50 Wisconsin companies made the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in America. Inc. magazine unveiled the list today. The top Wisconsin company on the list is Verona-based Chi-Matic, a provider of revenue cycle technology consulting...

Froedtert Health announced today that Alicia M. Maitland joined Froedtert Health as senior vice president, finance. In Maitland’s role, she will have oversight and responsibility for key business operations including accounting; internal controls; financial reporting;...

Wisconsinites are taking to the roads in electric vehicles in increasing numbers, igniting a common question: Are there enough charging stations to support ownership? Rising prices of used electric vehicles and charging station gaps in northern Wisconsin may...

University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman today announced the creation of the Wisconsin Tuition Promise, a new initiative starting in fall 2023 to ensure underserved Wisconsin students can attend any UW System university without paying tuition or fees. The...

Waukesha-based Hydro-Thermal Corp., a manufacturer of hydroheaters, is seeking a conditional use permit from the city of Pewaukee to open a demonstration brewery. Plan Commission documents show Hydro-Thermal plans to test new brewing technology it is developing within...