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Nick Myers remembers when he was around 8 years old, having to grapple with a harrowing leukemia diagnosis and the treatment that came after. The now-CEO and co-founder of Madison-based startup RedFox AI, with an office on the city’s East Side, had trouble consuming...

Xena Workwear Inc. — a Milwaukee startup that makes work boots and apparel designed for women in STEM fields and the trades — has raised another $850,000 from investors to fuel its growth, Xena founder and CEO Anastasia Kraft said. The latest investors...

Wisconsin’s economic growth was among the slowest in the country and lagged behind all nearby states in 2021, although the state did end the year on a strong note, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The state’s real gross domestic...

More than 1,000 manufacturing jobs nearly came to the Racine area, to build a highly publicized new fleet of vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service. But a deal that would have allowed the use of a Foxconn facility for the project never came to fruition. Based in...

The April 14 event in La Crosse is being hosted by the 7 Rivers Alliance and Competitive Wisconsin, with co-hosts UW-La Crosse, the Wisconsin Counties Association and Western Technical College. WisBusiness.com is also involved in the event. It will be held from 8 a.m....

Promega is launching a post-doctoral research program for life science researchers to explore new ideas for genome engineering technology, the company announced today. AstraZeneca will provide mentoring support in the three-year program that takes place at the...

The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. recently unveiled a new 3-7-barrel pilot brewery at its Chippewa Falls brewing campus. The 3-7-barrel flex system brewed its first beer in late February, a pre-Prohibition-style lager, which was inspired by the Leinenkugel's Original...

A Madison pilot program that sends paramedics and crisis workers to mental health emergencies in lieu of police is now answering calls citywide as officials hope to expand the alternative to law enforcement in the months ahead. CARES — for Community Alternative...

Alliant Energy is building a battery storage unit in Portage that will be able to supply power in short stretches to 5,000 homes. Battery storage units store energy from the sun as alternating current power for later use. The new 5-megawatt energy storage system in...

Portable lead detection device developer NanoAffix Science LLC of Wauwatosa is among 10 companies selected for a late-stage water technology startup accelerator program, The Water Council announced Tuesday. The Water Council's BREW (Business, Research &...

After five rounds of voting with thousands of votes cast for an initial 32 companies across Wisconsin, we're now declaring a winner. Thank you to all of the companies that participated in the competition and to everyone who voted. Learn about the 32 participating...

Kroger Co. has partnered with a high-powered tech firm to build an artificial intelligence lab in Cincinnati. Nvidia Corp. and Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), the nation’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets including Pick 'n Save and Metro Market...