THE NEWSROOM

With customers like Wisconsin's We Energies, New York's Consolidated Edison Inc. and Califonia's Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Milwaukee-based Marquette Energy Analytics forecasts more than 20% of the country's natural gas usage. Energy forecasting has historically...

Eight startups from around the country and world — including three with ties to southeast Wisconsin — were selected to present their companies at this year's Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition in Milwaukee on June 30, according to a Thursday announcement. The startups...

At its height, the Chrysler factory in Kenosha employed more than 10,000 workers. More than a decade since its closure, environmental cleanup of the contaminated site is largely complete and the 107-acre parcel sits empty. Aiming to retain and draw young talent, the...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Scott Suder, president of the Wisconsin Paper Council. Suder provides an update on the council’s ongoing efforts to land an up to $100 million federal grant for the state’s paper industry. After being selected...

The latest MMAC business outlook survey finds company leaders “more tempered in their optimism” due to inflation and persistent labor shortages. Bret Mayborne, economic research director for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, said business leaders in...

A program designed to create opportunities for youth, and a talent pipeline for local colleges and employers, is expected to open in Kenosha's former Brown Bank building by next spring. Known as the Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy (KELA), the initiative is a...

Connecting business and engineering students to give them real-world multidisciplinary experience, developing innovative leaders that can solve industry problems, and better collaborating with companies are key for Marquette University's Innovation Alley initiative...

Cancer diagnostics company Exact Sciences Corp. has purchased OmicEra Diagnostics, a German startup specializing in proteomics, or large-scale protein analysis. The deal closed Monday, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In an...

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network opened a new community hospital today in Mequon, located at 11421 N. Port Washington Road, across the street from the Froedtert & MCW Mequon Health Center. Froedtert Community Hospital – Mequon is...

Central Wisconsin businesses will seek to recruit recently discharged members of the U.S. military, people with disabilities and those who've been incarcerated. Those are components of an effort promoted by local business groups seeking to address a workforce shortage...

A Milwaukee startup developing devices to make climate-friendly industrial production more affordable has raised $4.2 million to pilot its technology and grow its team, the company said Thursday. Advanced Ionics is developing industrial electrolyzers that produce...

Christina Outlay was born and raised on the west side of Chicago. She grew up in the North Lawndale neighborhood, an area that was central for community organizing during the civil rights and Black Power movements. Outlay has extensive experience in the STEM fields....

In its continuing effort to bring statewide resources to local entrepreneurs, WiSys has named the Winnow Fund’s Richelle Martin as WiSys’ “Venture Capitalist-in-Residence.” Working with the statewide network of innovation hubs, known as WiSys VentureHomes®, Martin...

Milwaukee-based startup Advanced Ionics, Inc., a manufacturer of electrolyzers, has closed a $4.2 million funding round led by Boston-based Clean Energy Ventures. SWAN Impact Network of Dripping Springs, Texas also took part in the funding round. The company’s...

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) has awarded approximately $34 million so far to over 3,400 small businesses and nonprofit organizations in the state through the Main Street Bounceback Program. The goal of the program is to provide financial support to...

Five finalists have been named in the search for the next University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor. Chancellor Rebecca Blank, the second-longest serving leader of the state's flagship university, will step down in at the end of May to become the president of...