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The Members of WHEFA are pleased to announce Larry D. Wiemer II as WHEFA’s new Executive Director. Larry comes to WHEFA with over 30 years of experience working in various operating and financial leadership roles with nonprofit institutions within the State of...

The sprawling former Chrysler plant property in Kenosha has been both a riddle and a place for dreams. Once a busy production hub that employed 10,000 people in its heyday, the plant closed in 2010 when the auto manufacturer filed for bankruptcy.  Two years later, the...

The MKE Tech Hub Coalition has named the winners of this year’s Reverse Pitch MKE event, a pitching competition that asks entrepreneurs to solve a known critical industry challenge. This year’s finalists include: InOn Health of Denver, Colorado: A digital health...

Three Wisconsin entrepreneurs presented the ideas behind their businesses to a group of five successful moguls during the season six premiere of Project Pitch It. Otehlia Cassidy, founder of Madison-based travel company Otehlia Travels, took home the Project Pitch It...

One of James Kyle’s customers describes him as a “classic entrepreneur.” His career is certainly an example of the classic American success story. Kyle founded Delavan-based telecommunications solutions company Millennium in 2004. Today the company has 165 employees,...

Speakers representing the Mayo Clinic, the UW-Eau Claire and a regional healthcare startup will speak during a March 31 luncheon produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council with support from Momentum West. The luncheon will be held at the UW-Eau Claire Davies Center,...

Gov. Tony Evers today awarded more than $86 million in grants to support small businesses in communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic that have historically had difficulty accessing credit and capital. “We’re continuing to build a strong and resilient...

As government officials investigate a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Wisconsin, a UW-Madison professor is creating a vaccine to protect birds from the virus. Adel Talaat, a professor of microbiology in the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, is using...

More than $86 million of Wisconsin's federal stimulus funds will go to organizations that support small businesses owned by the state's marginalized and underserved communities, Gov. Tony Evers announced in Milwaukee Monday. Speaking at the African American Chamber of...

Michael J. Cudahy, the founder of Marquette Medical Systems in Milwaukee, has died at 97. He was the 2008 recipient of the Wisconsin Technology Council’s “Ken Hendricks Memorial Seize the Day” award for entrepreneurial excellence. Marquette Medical was sold to GE...

Compete for a share of $15,000 in awards! All high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors throughout Wisconsin are encouraged to apply. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s Alta Resources Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents the Wisconsin High School...

A small Madison startup launched only two years ago to provide free alternative data for investors says it now has 340,000 registered users. Twin brothers James and Chris Kardatzke debuted Quiver Quantitative in February 2020 while they were students at University of...

In a virtual arraignment and plea hearing Wednesday, Blessing K. Egbon Jr. was convicted of three counts of federal wire fraud relating to a scheme he executed that fleeced at least 11 investors out of more than $6 million. Judge Brett Ludwig of the U.S. District...

Milwaukee logistics and business management software company Renaissant Inc. announced a $1.07 million capital raise Wednesday. The company received a $770,000 equity investment from a group of individuals that have been involved with the company for the last three...

Artificial intelligence (AI) data startup Synthetaic has raised $13 million and moved into a new office in downtown Delafield, the company said this week. That office is at 505 Wells Street in downtown Delafield, in the same building as Revere's Wells Street Tavern....

The Milwaukee Business Journal is naming its 10 People to Know in health care in southeastern Wisconsin. The first-time list includes high-ranking executives at several prominent Milwaukee-area health systems, including Carrie Killoran, president of Greater Milwaukee...

Milwaukee is one of the last two cities under consideration to host the 2024 Republican National Convention as reported by Politico Thursday morning. Representatives from the two finalists of Milwaukee and Nashville will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Amit Acharya, chief research officer and system vice president for Advocate Aurora Health. He discusses a new partnership between the health system’s Research Institute and Forward Biolabs, a life science...

The head of the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce says a new workforce initiative will help address the state’s labor shortage while supporting military members transitioning to civilian life. “Members of the business community should know that this is a really...