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As an Olympic-level rhythmic gymnast and then a world-champion professional water skier who performed at SeaWorld in San Diego, Grace Hameister learned at a young age that food could influence physical performance. Later, as a chiropractic doctor who provided...
Wisconsin Inno: Startup community leaders organize Milwaukee event to connect national VCs with founders of color
Ed Javier, Dana Guthrie, Que El-Amin, Tarik Moody and Maggie Fernandes have separately been active leaders in the Milwaukee-area startup community. With a new effort aimed at creating opportunities for underrepresented founders, they're joining forces to draw Midwest...
Wisconsin Inno: Former Epic and BrightCellars employee builds sustainable toilet paper brand in Milwaukee
From the Madison-based health care software giant Epic Systems Corp. to the Milwaukee wine subscription box startup BrightCellars, Christie Yau has worked for several well-known Wisconsin technology companies. Now, as the founder of sustainable toilet paper...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Johnson Controls plans 200 jobs in proposed Glendale office building
Johnson Controls International is exploring expansion options in the city of Glendale, including the possibility of an office and research building near its current corporate campus that could house a couple of hundred workers. That’s according to project plans under...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Rapidly growing health care startup Novir moves into larger Third Ward location
Milwaukee-based health care startup Novir today is officially opening its new location within the Warehouse No. 1 building at 126 N. Jefferson St. in the city’s Historic Third Ward. The company moved from the Renaissance Building on Water Street, also in the Third...
Post Crescent: Renewable energy projects find their place in the Fox Cities to reduce carbon emissions, generate income
A surge of renewable energy projects have been brought online or are in the works in the Fox Cities to reduce humanity's carbon footprint, or emission of greenhouse gases. Appleton has solar electric and biogas systems in place and will add more solar capacity and...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Meet 10 Milwaukee-area execs in manufacturing that you need to know
The Milwaukee Business Journal is naming its next group of 10 People to Know in Manufacturing in southeastern Wisconsin. The second-time list includes high-ranking executives at several prominent area manufacturers, including Generac Power Systems, Rockwell Automation...
WisBusiness: Former ambassador sees opportunity for Wisconsin ag amid supply chain disruption
As the war in Ukraine disrupts supply chains for fertilizers, grains and other agricultural products, the head of the Wilson Center sees a chance for Wisconsin ag industries to step in. Mark Green is president, director and CEO of the nonpartisan Wilson Center in...
Video of “The war hits home: How the Ukraine conflict affects trade in Europe, the United States and Wisconsin”
U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg Tom Barrett and three former U.S. ambassadors from Wisconsin headlined a free, virtual luncheon Wednesday, April 20 on the effects of the war in Ukraine on trade and the overall economy. The webinar was part of the...
InsideWis: Reconciling federal R&D bills won’t be easy; can Wisconsin members help?
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Two years ago, when the bill was called “The Endless Frontier Act,” Wisconsin’s Mike Gallagher was among four bipartisan members of Congress who took the lead in pushing for deeper federal investment in science and technology to...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy release state’s first-ever clean energy plan
Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy, released the state’s Clean Energy Plan, the first-ever plan in the state’s history as the governor directed in Executive Order #38. The Clean Energy Plan identifies dozens of paths and...
UW-Stout: New cybersecurity major aims to take a bite out of internet crime
Cybersecurity has become an issue of personal, national and international concern, with internet attacks harming individuals, businesses, government institutions and drawing scrutiny in U.S. elections. Americans lost $6.9 billion in cyber crime in 2021, according to...
Michael Best: SEC Proposes Sweeping Climate Related Disclosures
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed rule amendments (the “Amendments”) requiring registrants to specifically disclose climate-related risks in registration statements and periodic reports. In line with the SEC’s focus on...
Wisconsin Inno: SHINE Technologies names new female board members with public company experience
Nuclear fusion technology company SHINE Technologies LLC said it added two new board members and emphasized their experience working for public companies. Janesville-based SHINE Technologies named Holli Ladhani and Janet Wong to its board of directors, according to an...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: WBW Holding Kwik Trip Innovation Contest for Students
Wisconsin Business World announced the launch of a statewide contest for students who may have ideas on a new product that could be placed within Kwik Trip stores. The competition is open to students in grades 6-12 with the top three entrants in each contest being...
Cap Times: Wisconsin officials want to expand broadband access — but still can’t agree how
Wisconsin elected officials continue to debate how best to expand broadband access throughout the state — with the latest flashpoint being a Republican-authored bill vetoed last week by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. It’s an issue Evers said heading into 2022 he hoped...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Why venture capital-backed firm believes Milwaukee is ready for tech-related health care
The Carbon Health brand will debut in metro Milwaukee in 2023 at urgent-care clinics targeting patients who seek convenience in health care visits and embrace technology for health services. San Francisco-based Carbon Health executives want to increase health care...
Wisconsin Inno: First managing director named for new gener8tor Cybersecurity Accelerator
Native San Antonian Amanda Keammerer has been named the first-ever managing director of the gener8tor Cybersecurity Accelerator, a 12-week program held twice a year in partnership with startup accelerator and coworking space Geekdom to bolster local cybersecurity...
BizTimes Milwaukee: ‘Sydetasker’ inventor takes home Project Pitch It $10,000 prize
Milwaukee entrepreneur Colin Milligan and his company Sydetasker won the Peg Ann & David Gruber Project Pitch It $10,000 award during this week’s episode of Project Pitch It. Milligan created Sydetasker to help homeowners tackle the everyday tasks that they are...
BizTimes Milwaukee: 9 southeastern Wisconsin companies among Manufacturer of the Year finalists
Nine southeastern Wisconsin companies are among the 26 finalists named for the annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year awards. The program, sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Baker Tilly and Michael Best & Friedrich, recognizes manufacturers...