THE NEWSROOM

MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today broke ground at its Sheboygan, Wisconsin site, for the company's first lateral flow membrane production facility in the United...

Wisconsin companies will pay 8.47 percent less in worker’s compensation insurance rates starting Oct. 1, 2022, giving a boost to businesses around the state, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported. The lower rates reflect continued worker safety...

Ashley Capital is renovating one of its warehouses in Racine County for new companies after Amazon.com in late spring let its lease for the space expire. Amazon.com in 2020 gained approval to use that facility in the Enterprise Business Park as a last-mile center...

Medicaid managed care organization My Choice Wisconsin will be sold for $150 million in cash to Molina Healthcare Inc. with the proceeds going to establish a charitable foundation. Wauwatosa-based My Choice is a nonprofit and its bylaws require that proceeds from a...

Driving across Wisconsin isn’t impossible for Nate and Susanne Sosin. It just takes a little extra planning. When the couple drove their electric Volkswagen ID4 from their home outside Chicago to the Twin Cities earlier this month, they made three half-hour stops to...

Fetch Rewards has partnered with General Mills to launch the Good Rewards loyalty program, the company announced today. According to a release, Good Rewards will provide members-only access to loyalty benefits and exclusive offers on General Mills’ portfolio of more...

Private equity firm Madison Lake Capital has brought on Ian’s Pizza Founder Ian Gurfield as an Operating Partner, the organization announced recently. Gurfield has years of entrepreneurship experience and successful ventures in the food and beverage sector. In...

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention would help the state’s largest city attract more events and related spending. The GOP Site Selection Committee reportedly voted Friday to recommend Milwaukee host the 2024...

Tessa Myers’ most remote role for Rockwell Automation Inc. took her to Singapore, where she led an Asia-Pacific product team. “It was such a great jumping-off point to the rest of Asia,” Myers said of the stint from 2013 to 2015. “I got to experience the region and it...

Governor Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that the first year of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will provide about $22.5 million for 25 projects in Wisconsin areas with populations...

A Republican National Committee site selection committee today recommended Milwaukee to be the host city for the 2024 Republican National Convention, according to reports. A major step, but not the final one, towards Milwaukee hosting the convention. The news was...

Waukesha-based TIP Technologies, a quality management system (QMS) provider for highly regulated manufacturers, has been acquired by Herndon, Virginia-based Deltek. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, were not disclosed. TIP...

Milwaukee-based Sift Healthcare, a data science company that helps health care providers receive increased patient payment and payer reimbursement, has closed a $9 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Allos Ventures and First Trust Capital...

 Sift Healthcare, a data science company enabling increased patient payment and payer reimbursement for healthcare providers, announced the closing of a $9 million Series A funding round. The round was led by new investors, Allos Ventures and First Trust Capital...

The long-range forecast for “Play at the Lake” on Aug. 1 is for fair weather, so don’t hesitate to sign up now for the Tech Council’s “scramble” tournament. Features will include a pre-tournament clinic with club professionals and other games and competitions....

Matthew Kee knows the Midwest startup ecosystem. He founded a venture capital-backed fintech startup. Then he went on to serve as the Startup Development Manager for Wisconsin’s third-largest city. From there, he co-founded an angel investor group, and has recently...

Latino-led businesses are the fastest-growing segment of U.S. small businesses, but as an aggregate they only receive 2% of total U.S. venture capital funding, despite comprising 20% of the U.S. population. To help correct this disparity, Google has allocated $5...