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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...
WisBusiness: Businesses urged to be diligent and careful in navigating sanctions
A trade compliance expert with Rockwell Automation is urging businesses to be diligent and careful as they navigate the web of international sanctions. Claudia Wolske, global export manager for the Milwaukee-based company, explained that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Announces release of 2022 Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access annual report
Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access released its second annual report. Building on findings from the 2021 report, the 2022 report provides an update on efforts under Gov. Evers and the Evers Administration to expand access,...
PR Newswire: Versiti Acquires Missouri-based Ethical and Independent Review Services
Versiti, a national leader in blood health innovation, today announced the acquisition of Missouri-based Ethical and Independent Review Services (E&I). Further expanding Versiti's clinical trial services and expertise, E&I provides independent institutional...
WisBusiness: Digital mapping tech expected to save time and lives
The head of the state’s Office of School Safety says digital facility mapping is expected to “save time and save lives” during violent incidents and medical emergencies. The office, part of the state Department of Justice, yesterday announced applications are being...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee startup receives $100K through Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund
The Way Out, a Milwaukee startup that connects employers with justice-involved individuals online, was among the 50 recipients of the inaugural Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund. Google announced the recipients Monday at the UnidosUS Annual Conference in San...
PR Newswire: Menasha Packaging finalizes acquisition of Georgia-Pacific’s Color-Box business
Menasha Packaging Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation, announced it has finalized the acquisition of Color-Box, a business unit of Georgia-Pacific, LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Like Menasha Packaging, Color-Box is a corrugated...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Uline buys 230 acres in Kenosha for $23.6 million
An affiliate of Pleasant Prairie-based shipping and business supplies provider Uline has purchased 230 acres of land along 38th Street in Kenosha, near its distribution centers southeast of I-94 and Burlington Road (Highway 142), according to state records. The land,...
WisBusiness: Madison startup developing chemical health testing platform
A startup led by a UW-Madison researcher is developing a method for testing the effect of certain chemicals on human brain and spinal cord development. Randolph Ashton is an associate professor of biomedical engineering at the university and the CEO and co-founder of...
Wisconsin Inno: Trucking firm Schneider National leads investment in Green Bay startup ChemDirect
Transportation and logistics company Schneider National Inc. led a Series A funding round for online chemical marketplace startup ChemDirect, according to a recent announcement. Both companies are based in Green Bay. The June 30 announcement did not disclose the terms...
Wisconsin Inno: New IT and esports class starts in Milwaukee Public Schools this summer
The first-ever information technology (IT) and esports class offered in Milwaukee Public Schools began last week and will run through July 26. The new class, called “Intro to IT & Esports,” will help Milwaukee students in 10th and 11th grades develop a broader...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Madison-based Sonic Foundry opens a college hub in the Bahamas
Madison-based Sonic Foundry has taken its video streaming services to a new market through a college hub in the Bahamas that combines online classes with in-person student support. The company's Global Learning Exchange opened Saturday in Nassau in partnership with...
WisBusiness: FAA: The Dane County Regional Airport is getting $2.6 million in federal funding for a number of improvements, officials have announced
The funds come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Federal officials yesterday announced about $1 billion in funding for 85 airport terminals around the country. According to an overview from the Federal Aviation Administration, this is the first round of funding...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison company serving cattle industry to buy animal reproductive tech firm for $170M
Maryland biopharma company Precigen Inc. said Tuesday it reached a deal to sell animal reproductive technologies company Trans Ova Genetics LC to URUS Group LP, an agriculture holding company based in Madison, for $170 million in cash. The deal also includes up to $10...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee-based wine subscription startup Bright Cellars names new CEO
Milwaukee-based startup Bright Cellars, a monthly wine subscription service, has named Joe Megibow as its new chief executive officer. Bright Cellars co-founder Richard Yau, the company’s past CEO, could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday. In a Thursday...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Longtime Johnson Controls exec Jeff Williams to retire
Jeff Williams, the president of Johnson Controls’ global products business, plans to retire from the company on Aug. 1, the company announced Wednesday. Williams has been with Johnson Controls for 38 years, including more than 30 years in its automotive business...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Portland startup Radious is bringing its workspace rentals to Milwaukee
Portland-based startup Radious is embracing the changing world of work and providing both workers and companies with a bevy of remote working options. The company, founded during the summer of 2020, allows users to rent different types of workspaces. Amina Moreau, CEO...
UW-Madison College of Engineering: Building on a solid process, Wang pours resources into making carbon-negative cement
Year in and year out, cement production is one of the biggest contributors to humanity’s carbon emissions. Making portland cement, the most frequently used cement around the world and a key component in concrete, releases about three billion metric tons of carbon...
Wisconsin Public Radio: UWM Professor Creating Cheaper Hearing Aids
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor hopes to improve the lives of millions of Americans with hearing loss through his development of low-cost hearing aids that don’t require a prescription. Yi Hu‘s grandfather, who lived in a rural coal mining region in...
Exact Sciences: Exact Sciences Applauds Proposed CMS Change To Colorectal Cancer Screening Policy
Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, applauds the recently announced Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule proposal, which considers follow-up colonoscopy...