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Tom Dean’s business, Renaissant Inc., could be well positioned for growth. It aims to solve problems in freight delivery at a time when a shortage of truck drivers and shipping containers has hurt a wide range of companies. It uses software and advanced technologies...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Frontdesk raises $4 million
Milwaukee-based Frontdesk, Inc. has raised $4,009,364 through its latest funding round, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. There are 26 investors who took part in the funding round, which had a total offering amount of $6 million. Frontdesk is a...
WisBusiness: Doyenne: Evergreen Fund invests in 2ft. D
Doyenne Group, Inc.’s Evergreen Fund has made a $50,000 investment in 2ft. Design Data, Inc. (dba 2ft.D), a SaaS company. 2ft.D is an online toolbox that guides the user through the steps to fully plan their development project. Through using their planning and...
WisBusiness: PSC chair says 650,000 residents still lack broadband access; Milwaukee startup kicking off seed funding round
PSC Chair Rebecca Cameron Valcq says about 650,000 Wisconsin residents still lack access to broadband infrastructure and a similar number can’t afford it. Appearing yesterday in a WisconsinEye interview, Valcq provided an update on Wisconsin’s efforts to expand...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Oshkosh Corp. sought a lease at a Foxconn building to manufacture postal trucks before moving the work to South Carolina
Racine County officials are eager to draw new business to the largely empty Foxconn site, but it turns out a key employer in Wisconsin was looking at locating there. Oshkosh Corp.'s Oshkosh Defense division wanted to build tens of thousands of vehicles in one of...
Quarles & Brady: SEC Proposes Extensive Climate Change Reporting Obligations for Public Companies
On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed its long-awaited rules requiring more robust climate change disclosures for publicly traded companies. The reach of these proposed rules is extremely broad - addressing not only a company’s...
GazetteXtra: Rock County plans to add 100 solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations
Rock County is planning to place 100 solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations using funding from the federal Infrastructure and Jobs Act passed last November. On Thursday, the Rock County Board voted 19-1 in favor of a resolution to use the stations to promote...
Wisconsin DWD: New County Workforce Profiles Offer Latest Labor Market Snapshots
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has released new County Workforce Profiles, the latest available data at the local level through 2021, a valuable resource for all partners in labor, commerce and government, as well as the general public. Every two...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Data shows Wisconsin making progress in attracting venture capital
Last year was a milestone in the U.S. for venture capital (VC) funds, which topped $100 billion for the first time ever. That’s according to the National Venture Capital Association’s latest report on VC activity across the country in 2021. On the heels of several...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Michels family funds $15M cancer research initiative at Medical College of Wisconsin
Family members from Michels Corp. pledged a combined $15 million to launch a rare-cancer research initiative at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The gift from Tim and Barbara Michels along with the Michels Family Foundation (Steve, Pat and Kevin Michels) will support...
Madison.com: ‘A pivotal moment’: Design team tapped for new $120 million Wisconsin history museum
An architecture firm that has worked on some of the country’s top museums has been tapped to join the design team for a new Wisconsin history center, the Wisconsin Historical Society said. The SmithGroup will join the effort to replace the existing, undersized...
Wisconsin Inno: Founder/Fest at Milwaukee’s new Eagleknit space convened entrepreneurs, awarded $3,200 microgrant
The grind of entrepreneurship, the importance of community among startup founders and the challenge of overcoming mental health struggles were themes throughout the third Milwaukee Founder/Fest event held Thursday evening at the new Eagleknit Innovation Hub in...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Wisconsin’s job growth was in the top 10 in February, but longer term, state still lags nationally
Private sector employment in Wisconsin grew 0.8% from January to February, one of the strongest increases on record and the eighth best in the country for the month, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But even with the addition of...
Madison365: Gov. Evers appoints Elmer Moore Jr. to serve as WHEDA CEO and executive director
Elmer Moore Jr. will serve as CEO and executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), Gov. Evers announced on Friday. “Access to affordable housing is critical in supporting Wisconsin’s working families, employers, and the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: College-focused Milwaukee high school working to get students career ready too
Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy freshman Astana Boyd loves to bake and cook. Her principal, Judith Parker, thinks she has a mind for business too. So, on a recent afternoon, Boyd spent time at Heaven’s Table, a new barbecue restaurant on Milwaukee’s west side, to...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Nick Myers, co-founder and CEO of RedFox AI
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Nick Myers, co-founder and CEO of Madison-based RedFox AI. After previously appearing on the show in 2020, Myers provides an update on his startup company’s growth. The company recently pivoted from...
DeliverHealth: DeliverHealth Acquires PresidioHealth, Expanding Its Software Platform To Speed Up Appropriate Reimbursement
DeliverHealth, a global provider of software and technology-enabled services for hospitals, health systems and group practices, today announced it has acquired San Francisco-based PresidioHealth, a healthcare technology and clinical intelligence company. The...
Guest column by Dean Amhaus of The Water Council: The tidal wave hitting businesses in 2022
A growing tidal wave hitting businesses can be summarized in three letters – ESG. The Environmental, Social and Governance investing movement may not have fully grabbed the public’s attention – yet – but it is rapidly growing on national and international business...
UW-Madison: Four honored with UW Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards
The 2022 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards honor UW-Madison innovators and alumni who further the Wisconsin Idea through outstanding accomplishments in entrepreneurship. The four recipients of this year’s awards showcase how the university and its alumni...
InsideWis: Investors from outside Wisconsin are finding worthy deals here
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – For years, Wisconsin could be described as a “flyover state” when it came to venture capital funds that historically clustered on America’s coasts. Why invest elsewhere if you could find all the talent and technology you needed in young...