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Assistant professor Jason Cantor has received a 2021 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. His was among the ten award-winning proposals that represent early-stage, innovative and cutting-edge technology in medicine and biomedical engineering. “In our 16th...

An indoor farming company co-founded by Elon Musk's brother expects the first harvest from its new Kenosha facility to be ready later this spring. Hydroponic growing technology startup Square Roots announced in January it opened its third and largest location in...

Mirroring the national trend of venture capital deal-flow softening after a record year in 2021, Wisconsin companies had a strong first quarter in terms of venture capital financings but raised fewer VC dollars than in the same quarter last year. Wisconsin companies...

Eleven teams of scientific researchers, including a team at the Medical College of Wisconsin, have been selected as recipients of American Heart Association research grants to study the long-term influence of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health. The “Mechanisms...

SoftwareONE, a Switzerland-based technology and software portfolio management provider, plans to move its U.S. headquarters from the Town of Brookfield to the second floor of the P.H. Dye House building in the Historic Third Ward in Milwaukee. The move will bring 135...

In March, the average hourly wage for a private sector worker in Wisconsin was $29.80, up more than 6.9% from the same time in 2021, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The reading marks the third straight month Wisconsin has seen...

Author and activist Maggie Anderson is calling on members of Madison’s business community to include more Black-owned companies in their supply chains. “My conscious consumers and my advocates already in the movement, diverse business owners — you too — you have to...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” international trade consultant Chris Wojtowicz discusses supply chain disruptions and potential solutions. Wojtowicz is part of the Small Business Development Center at the UW Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship and is...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Hosung Shin, president of Madison-based golf simulator lounge Hook & Fade. Shin, who moved to Madison in 2015 after working for PepsiCo and as a consultant for GlaxoSmithKline, discusses the growth of the...

A manufacturer of solid-state safety grounding products, Dairyland’s boost in business has stemmed from filling an important niche in the marketplace and through dedicated company leadership, which has shown deep commitment to the success of the business and its...

What should be top business priority for new Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson? Milwaukee-area executives weigh in on what they believe the top business priority should be for new Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, who was inaugurated Wednesday in an event at the...

Tim Hanley, acting Keyes Dean of the College of Business Administration, has announced the expansion of the college’s executive-in-residence program with the naming of five former executives to mentorship positions across five programs. Prior to being named acting...

Milwaukee-based real estate development firm Irgens bought 25 acres at the UWM Innovation Campus, located northeast of I-41 and Watertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa, where it plans to construct two office buildings. An affiliate of Irgens purchased the land for about...

After piloting its technology with the U.S. Air Force, Madison virtual reality startup Holos is now building a platform to help users easily build and sell VR courses for everything from yoga classes to archeology lessons. The startup is looking to shake up the online...

Serta Simmons will build a new manufacturing facility in Janesville, the bedding company announced Tuesday. The facility, slated to open in 2023, will initially employ over 300 people, with plans to add additional general production and warehousing jobs over the next...

Matt Sievers and Anthony Spina are no strangers to the beverage industry. They worked together at Pabst Brewing Co. before Spina worked in brand management for White Claw Hard Seltzer and Sievers led marketing for Caravan Hospitality Group, which owns area bars,...

It is a little less than a mile from the nearest bus stop to Scan-Pac Manufacturing in Menomonee Falls. While there may be some days where a 25-minute walk is tolerable, Leon Road, a frontage road along I-41, is not exactly designed for pedestrians, and Wisconsin...