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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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Frontdesk continues rapid growth with acquisition of properties from shuttered competitor
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...
Madison Startups: Immuto Scientific Awarded $2.5M SBIR Grant
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...
WisBusiness: Videography startup wins Doyenne pitch contest
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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: New CEO named for SHINE Technologies’ industrial imaging arm
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...
InsideWis: Solving the workforce puzzle: Lots of pieces, not a lot of time
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – During an opening session at a recent conference on Wisconsin’s workforce attraction and retention woes, state labor economist Dennis Winters was asked, “Is doomsday around the corner?” His reply – only half in jest – was, “No, it’s here.”...
SHINE Technologies: Phoenix Names Tom D’Orazio CEO
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...
WisBusiness: UWM expert expects RNC 2024 will elevate Milwaukee’s national profile
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...
Putting a charge into battery storage technology: Learn more at Sept. 8 luncheon in Wauwatosa
Tapping cleaner generation sources is a goal of the transition under way in U.S. and world energy markets, but continued improvement in storage technologies is also a big part of the equation for utilities, electric vehicle manufacturers, industry and more. Learn how...
WisBusiness: Fetch looking to expand, reach new markets
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...
Madison.com: From gas pumps to electric chargers: Madison company aims to support EV buildout
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...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Humana acquires Wisconsin health care company
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....
Wisconsin Inno: New Concurrency COO aims to unify the Brookfield IT firm, develop tech talent
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...
Wisconsin Inno: UWM startup Pantherics secures $255K more government funding
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,...
BizTimes Milwaukee: 50 Wisconsin companies make 2022 Inc. 5000 list
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...
WisPolitics: Froedtert Health: Announces Alicia M. Maitland as senior vice president of finance
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;...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin Technology Council head talks proposal to electrify highways, federal dollars for computer ships
President Joe Biden signed a bill last week which will allocate more than $280 billion over five years into the U.S. semiconductor chip industry. We speak with the head of the Wisconsin Technology Council about what this could mean in Wisconsin. Click here to listen...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Demand is high for electric vehicles. But are there enough charging stations in Wisconsin?
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...
UW System: UW System President Jay Rothman and Chancellors announce Wisconsin Tuition Promise
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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Hydro-Thermal planning brewery in Pewaukee to test new technology
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...