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A Marquette University faculty member has been named the recipient of a $4.2 million Department of Energy Grant. Adam Dempsey, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Opus College of Engineering, will use the funding to further research technology to...

Ultima Genomics, Inc. and Exact Sciences Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAS) have entered a long-term supply agreement for Ultima's next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. Under the terms of the supply agreement, Ultima Genomics will provide access to its NGS products,...

Milwaukee should be among the U.S. places designated as a regional technology hub under pending federal legislation that would fund innovation and economic development efforts in those hubs, Congressional Black Caucus executive director Vincent Evans said recently at...

Avery Rhenwrick expected to be another person on the safe, well-trod path from high school to college and, then, a job in corporate America. He applied for jobs after he graduated from St. Norbert College in December 2019, but the coronavirus pandemic’s arrival in...

More than 60% of Wisconsin bank CEOs say a recession is likely or very likely in the next six months, according to survey results from the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The survey was conducted May 24 to June 10 with 56 respondents, including 45% who said a recession...

Many are concerned about gun violence and mass shootings in America. So, when Roger Clark, executive vice president of business development and co-owner of PS Furniture, was approached to help create a bullet-resistant table, he was convinced it was the right move. ...

The head of SHINE Technologies says the company is “at the end of a long road” with its Janesville medical isotope production facility set to go online next year.  But the journey won’t stop there, CEO Greg Piefer told WisBusiness.com in a recent interview, as this...

The Milwaukee Brewers are the first team in Major League Baseball to create a new fan engagement chat application through a partnership with GameOn Technology. The Brewers and San Francisco-based GameOn Technology will utilize AI technology that allow Brewers fans to...

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls expects to begin construction next year on a $117 million academic building aimed at addressing growing demand for science and technology-related degrees. Now, the project must get the approval of the state Building Commission,...

Green Bay venture capital firm TitletownTech has added Edward Ward as a new partner, the firm announced Tuesday. Ward previously worked in product development at Kohler Co. and is a retired Navy Commander who served as a fighter pilot and later worked for the U.S....

Medical data company Moxe Health raised $30 million from investors to grow its team and improve its technology, the Madison firm announced earlier this month. The Series B financing round was led by growth equity firm Piper Sandler Merchant Banking and health tech...

The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to continue the work of its broadband task force, expanding its research and recommendations beyond rural areas to broadband access in cities. Task force chair and Supervisor Melissa Ratcliff, District...

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is creating 12 regional teams to support schools around the state deal with critical incidents such as shootings. Team members include law enforcement members, school administrators, counselors, social workers, nurses, teachers and...

Dr. Jennifer Evans, associate professor of biomedical sciences in Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, has been awarded an R01 research grant from the National Institutes of Health, with an expected value of about $1.8 million over five years, to study...

James Kyle, founder and CEO of Delavan-based Millennium, was named the winner of the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 Midwest Award by Ernst & Young. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Midwest Award recognizes entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies in Illinois,...

Milwaukee power pioneer COnovate has announced a number of scaling milestones. The company was founded in 2016 by UW-Milwaukee professors Dr. Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska and Dr. Carol Hirschmugl, based on their 2010 discovery of the first known form of solid carbon...