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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...
Madison Startups: Fetch Partners With General Mills
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...
Madison Startups: Ian Gurfield Joins Madison Lake Capital
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...
WisBusiness: Milwaukee mayor says hosting RNC would attract more events, spending
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...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Rising star at Rockwell Automation excited about next stage
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...
Wisconsin DOT: Governor Evers announces $22.5 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for transportation projects in areas with populations above 50,000
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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: RNC site selection committee recommends Milwaukee to host the 2024 Republican National Convention
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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Waukesha-based TIP Technologies acquired by Virginia software company
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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee data science company Sift Healthcare raises $9 million
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...
PR Newswire: Sift Healthcare closes $9 million series A financing
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...
WisBusiness: Rapid Radicals Technology founder gives overview on company’s path forward
The head of Rapid Radicals Technology, which won this year’s Governor’s Business Plan Contest, says the company is on track to start earning revenue in 2024 or 2025 through paid pilot programs. Paige Peters is the company’s founder and chief technology officer. She...
Scramble to sign up! Lake Arrowhead site for Aug. 1 Tech Council golf outing
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....
MKE Startup News: Meet angel investor Matthew Kee
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...
MKE Startup News: Latino Founders Fund chooses The Way Out
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...
InsideWis: Inflation, recession and bears … oh my! What might it mean for Wisconsin?
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – If the current economic picture appears a bit like an abstract painting to you, there’s no need to adjust your vision. A confusing mosaic of data makes forecasting what is next for consumers and workers challenging. Consider the following:...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Even with recession fears, 62% of Wisconsin employers plan to add jobs
A survey released earlier this month by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce showed more than 70% of Wisconsin employers expect a recession in the next month, but newly released data from the survey suggest employers still plan to add to their workforce. The latest...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Nearly half of Wisconsin businesses plan to raise wages by more than 4% in 2022, WMC survey finds
Nearly half of Wisconsin businesses plan to raise wages by more than 4% in 2022, which is roughly double the number that said they would a year ago, according to new state workforce data released Wednesday from an employer survey conducted by Wisconsin Manufacturers...
PR Newswire: DispatchHealth and Marshfield Clinic Health System Announce Partnership to Bring In-Home Acute Care to Wisconsin
DispatchHealth, the nation's first comprehensive in-home medical care provider, and Marshfield Clinic Health System, one of the country's largest rural health care systems, today announced their partnership to bring patients on-demand, in-home medical care. The...
Alliant Energy: Alliant Energy introduces new ‘Smart Hours’ program to help customers save energy and earn rewards
Eligible Wisconsin customers can now enroll in the Alliant Energy® Smart Hours program to save on energy bills and earn rewards. This new program helps customers with a smart thermostat lower their energy usage when demand spikes, and rewards participants with...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Announces more than 5,200 businesses have received Main Street Bounceback Grants
Gov. Tony Evers announced today that more than 5,200 businesses and nonprofits have been approved to receive a $10,000 Main Street Bounceback Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to move into previously vacant commercial spaces throughout...