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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"Milwaukee Business Journal: Materion to develop advanced chemicals for EV batteries, semiconductor chips in Milwaukee
Materion Corp., an advanced materials company in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, is establishing a facility on Milwaukee's northwest side to accelerate the growth of advanced chemicals for the semiconductor and electric vehicle battery markets. The 150,000-square-foot...
WisBusiness: Xcel Energy: Proposes expanding electric vehicle programs and high-speed public charging options in Wisconsin and Minnesota
To help drive toward the future of clean transportation, Xcel Energy proposed today new and enhanced electric vehicle (EV) charging programs and high-speed public charging options in Wisconsin and Minnesota to make charging at home and on the go easy, fast and more...
Office of the Governor: Gov. Evers Joins Fellow Midwest Governors in Announcing Collaboration to Build the Lake Michigan Electric Vehicle Circuit Tour
Gov. Tony Evers, together with three Midwest governors, today announced a collaboration to build America’s next iconic road trip route, specifically for electric vehicles (EV). The Lake Michigan EV Circuit Tour will consist of a network of EV chargers spanning over...
WisBusiness: SHINE moving from R&D into the commercial stage for cancer therapy product, exec says
The head of SHINE Technologies’ therapeutics division says the company is moving from research and development into the commercial stage for a precision cancer treatment product. The Janesville company recently submitted its “drug master file” to the FDA, which...
PR Newswire: BMO Announces New $650,000 Investment in Madison, Wisconsin
BMO Financial Group today announced a $650,000 investment in several Madison community programs and organizations. These contributions will support the Urban League of Greater Madison's Black Business Hub, The Center for Black Excellence & Culture, and Boys &...
WEDC: Entrepreneurship Partner Grant
SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS The goal of the Entrepreneurship Partner Grant is to encourage the formation of entrepreneurship support programs and to develop startup and emerging growth companies in the state of Wisconsin. HOW IT WORKS This...
La Crosse Tribune: UW-La Crosse hires first sustainability program manager
Andrew Ericson remembers his first exposure to sustainability and environmental science. “I was in the second grade … and we made a song called ‘Pollution Solution,’” Ericson recalls. “It wasn’t the greatest song ever made, but we got on the radio and performed it at...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Region’s manufacturing sector contracts for first time in two years
Southeastern Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector contracted for the first time in two years in July amid growing concerns of an economic slowdown. The Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing’s Milwaukee-area PMI came in at 49.42 in July. A reading above 50 suggests the...
SHINE Technologies: SHINE Submits Drug Master File for n.c.a. Lu-177
SHINE Technologies, LLC (SHINE), a next-generation nuclear technology company, today announced the company has submitted a Drug Master File (DMF) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for non-carrier-added lutetium-177 (Lu-177) chloride, a radiopharmaceutical at...
Wisconsin Inno: SHINE Technologies’ FDA filing for radioisotope clears way for commercial use
Nuclear fusion technology company SHINE Technologies LLC announced Friday that the company had submitted a drug master file (DMF) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a radioisotope used in cancer treatment. The cancer-killing radioisotope,...
WisPolitics: Dept. of of Revenue: Secretary Peter Barca held summit with eight former DOR Secretaries
Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) Secretary Peter Barca yesterday welcomed eight former Secretaries of Revenue, representing seven different administrations, to the department’s headquarters in Madison. The summit of former DOR Secretaries was held as part of a...
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Chamber announces 2022 Pressure Chamber finalists
oday the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the five finalists competing in this year’s Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns to the Majestic Theatre on Aug. 16 during Forward Fest, Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship festival....
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee-based Data Holdings acquires data center company Stack41
Milwaukee-based Data Holdings, a Tier III+ data center owned by the Potawatomi Business Development Corporation, has acquired Milwaukee-based Stack41, a Data Center as a Service (DCaaS) company that also has operations in Minneapolis. Terms of the deal were not...
Major semiconductor bill passes Senate and House
Congress has voted to advance the CHIPS bill, which is designed to boost American semiconductor manufacturing. The bipartisan bill passed the Senate, 64-33, and the House of Representatives, 243-187, and will pave the way for providing billions of dollars over time in...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Lamarr Banks of Green Bay’s Urban Hub
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show, Lamarr Banks, community manager for the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce “Urban Hub,” shares how to get...
InsideWis: Using highway rights-of-way to transit electricity holds promise
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Almost everyone wants and needs reliable electricity, especially in an era when electric vehicles are hitting the roads in greater numbers, the digital world is ever-expanding and the “decarbonization” of energy generation is evolving in...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee moves up tech talent ranking, but still among the worst
Milwaukee's tech talent and technology job market improved in comparison with other North American tech hubs in 2022, although there was little direction to go but up. That’s according to a report from real estate firm CBRE Group Inc., which ranked the Milwaukee metro...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Milwaukee schools hope to help students break into the clean energy field
As clean energy jobs soar across the state, Wisconsin schools are helping their students break into the industry while cutting energy use in school buildings. A new resolution, which heads to the Milwaukee School Board for a vote Thursday, would push the district to...
WisPolitics: Dept. of Justice: Opioids maker Teva agrees to $4.25 billion settlement
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached an agreement in principle on key financial terms with opioid maker Teva, which would provide up to $4.25 billion to participating states and local governments. While critical details of the settlement remain the...
PR Newswire: Brightspeed Announces Initial Fiber Build Markets for Wisconsin
Brightspeed today outlined its planned fiber network build for the state of Wisconsin. By the end of 2023, Brightspeed will complete the first phase of construction and deliver over 70,000 new fiber passings across fifteen counties in the state. In subsequent years of...