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The Water Council is touting a new agreement for a product that can remove phosphorus from stormwater, agricultural runoff and other municipal wastewater. According to a release from the Milwaukee-based water technology organization, the phosphorus-absorbing pellets...

A regional crime lab planned for the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center received $99 million from the Wisconsin State Building Commission and the commission also approved $10 million toward a new Medical College of Wisconsin cancer research facility. The Building...

Wisconsin advocates say historic investments in clean energy passed by the U.S. Senate could be the catalyst the state needs to move more quickly on clean energy goals. The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act Sunday, moving along the largest federal clean...

Today, President Biden signed into law the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act. Included in the law is a $10 billion investment over five years to create 20 geographically distributed “regional technology hubs” that will focus on technology development, job creation...

Clear Secure Inc. announced Tuesday that it is launching its security screening lanes at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE). Mitchell will be the 45th airport featuring Clear Plus lanes in the U.S., according to a press release. The launch is expected to...

Madison and Milwaukee remain in the top 20 best Midwest cities for startups in 2022, according to Chicago venture firm M25’s annual ranking report. The report ranks 59 Midwest cities for performance in their startup ecosystems by comparing data focused around startup...

Business groups representing manufacturing, real estate, construction, health care and farming spent the most money lobbying Wisconsin lawmakers in the first six months of the year. The top five for spending were: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, $348,511;...

Project Reach is a TEMPO Madison initiative to increase the number of women serving on business boards. The project provides resources for members aspiring to serve on business boards and for those responsible for filling board positions. Project Reach provides...

Milwaukee’s coronation as the host city for the 2024 Republican National Convention was nearly pre-ordained from the time the selection committee visited earlier this year, the Republican National Committee’s senior adviser said in an interview with the Milwaukee...

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) said Monday it has agreed to sell its Mount Pleasant-based InSinkErator food waste disposal business to Whirlpool Corp. of Benton Harbor, Michigan, for $3 billion in cash. The Ferguson, Missouri-based technology and engineering...

A new collection of research papers sets out priority areas to better provide emergency care for people living with dementia in the United States. While delirium – which, like dementia, also disrupts attention, cognition and consciousness – has been studied in...

Kenosha-based SoFresh, Inc. has raised another $3.3 million that will be used to support the company as it ventures into new food markets. That’s according to an Aug. 2 SEC filing that shows SoFresh has raised a total of $5.6 million since its founding. SoFresh...

Preliminary budget numbers show the University of Wisconsin System's unrestricted fund balances topped $1 billion at the end of June. It's the first time those funds have hit the billion dollar mark since state lawmakers railed against tuition reserves in 2013....

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is now enrolling women across Northeast Wisconsin for two new leadership programsavailable through the Institute for Women’s Leadership. The programs begin in September and are designed to meet the region’s ongoing need to...

Milwaukee will get another chance to host a national political convention when the Republican National Convention comes to town in 2024. The Republican National Committee on Friday officially selected Milwaukee to host its next presidential nominating convention. The...

This month marks gener8tor’s 10-year anniversary, the organization announced recently. Since 2012, the company, which has programming in more than 30 locations across North America, has helped 840 startups, create more than 7,400 jobs and raised more than $1 billion...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dustin Hinton, president and CEO of UnitedHealthcare in Wisconsin and Michigan. He discusses the health insurer’s plans to launch a new health plan for employers in southeastern Wisconsin at the start of 2023....

Steve Booth, chairman and CEO of Baird, has been named the 2021 Wisconsin Business Leader of the Year by the Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin. The annual award honors a Wisconsin business leader who makes an impact within their organization, produces business...