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AT&T is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Broadband access grants will help leverage more than $18.7 million of investment from AT&T Wisconsin to improve service in Door County. Gov. Tony Evers, with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin,...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: Dairy conference drives innovation in sustainability
The Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) annual Business Conference in March 2024 attracted nearly 1,200 dairy producers and industry professionals for two days of learning and networking. "Driving Innovation" was the central theme, with presentations covering the...
In Business: Madison-founded Fetch secures $50M in debt financing for big growth in 2024
Madison-founded Fetch — a consumer-engagement platform for brands and rewards app for consumers — has secured $50 million in debt financing from Morgan Stanley Private Credit, according to a recent press release. Fetch achieved profitability in Q4 of 2023. The company...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Kwik Trip buys large property in Dane County for its planned distribution center
Kwik Trip Inc. paid $14.1 million for 151 acres in Dane County where it could build a new distribution center to serve about 350 stores. Kwik Trip spokesman Ben Leibl on Tuesday declined comment on future plans for the land the La Crosse-based retailer bought near...
WisBusiness: Polco announces AI tool for public sector decision-making
A Madison-based software company called Polco is conducting field testing for a new conversational AI application designed to support public sector decision-making. The business yesterday announced the new AI tool known as “Polly,” described as a conversational data...
WisBusiness: The head of the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity says many manufacturers in the state are feeling uncertain about using AI in their own operations
During yesterday’s Tech Council event, CEO and Executive Director Buckley Brinkman referenced a recent WCMP survey. It found more than half of respondents think AI “has nothing to do with their business,” while nearly three-fourths said they will never use the...
WisBusiness: Manufacturers using AI to enable other tech, supporting technicians in the field
Wisconsin manufacturers are using AI to back up engineers and technicians in the field, supporting other technologies such as augmented reality and interactive databases. And even more advanced applications are planned for the near future, panelists said yesterday at...
Wisconsin Dept. of Workforce Development: DWD Announces Almost $4 Million in Wisconsin Fast Forward Worker Training Grants
The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced almost $4 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward worker training grants. The awards will assist 22 employers in training more than 2,133 workers to meet the needs of the workplace of the future. These grants...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: New Initiative to Help Farmers Reduce Costs with Underutilized Renewable Technologies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are launching a new initiative to help farmers cut costs and increase income using underutilized renewable technologies, including smaller-scale wind projects. Through the Rural and...
Cap Times: ‘Project Pitch It’ takes Madison entrepreneurs to TV viewers statewide
Picture “Shark Tank” but nicer, a reality TV show where every contestant leaves with money and mentoring to grow their business. That’s “Project Pitch It,” whose eighth season premieres for Madison viewers at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Apr. 7 on WKOW-TV 27. Each year since...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Jump Start: Menomonee Falls-based startup Lotza launches with line of healthy drink mixers
Lotza is a contestant in the 2024 Governors Business Plan Contest. Location: Menomonee Falls Founders: Laura Markz Founded: 2023 Service: Beverage manufacturer Website: getlotza.com Employees: 1 Goal: Achieve $400 million in sales within five years Experience: Digital...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: UW’s Rural Partnerships Institute Announces New Projects Focused on Rural Wisconsin
Two new projects focused on responding to natural disasters and protecting water quality in rural Wisconsin received funding through the Wisconsin Rural Partnerships Institute at UW–Madison. Each project fosters collaborations between interdisciplinary teams of...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison aims to expand sustainability research through new hub
UW-Madison has launched a new hub to coordinate sustainability efforts, aimed at driving a “significant expansion” in related research. The university on Friday announced the launch of the Sustainability Research Hub, one element of its environmental sustainability...
InsideWis: Can ‘Big Science’ take place in Wisconsin? It’s an open question
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The term “big science” was first used in 1961 by physicist Alvin Weinberg, then director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to describe the notion that some problems could only be solved through big facilities and tools, big teams of...
Exact Sciences: The New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Cologuard Plus™ Test Results from Pivotal BLUE-C Study
Exact Sciences is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced online publication of the BLUE-C study results in The New England Journal of Medicine....
Southeast Wisconsin SCORE chapter named U.S. chapter of the year
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, has named SCORE SE Wisconsin the 2024 Chapter of the Year out of more than 200 chapters nationwide for its outstanding support of small businesses through free mentoring, training...
WisBusiness: UW study shows kidney transplant outcomes improve significantly over last half-century
UW Health is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Kidney transplant patients are living longer and transplanted kidneys are lasting longer thanks to advances in patient care, improved immunosuppression strategies and organ preservation techniques, according...
In Business: State to receive $78M after legislature-approved EV charging law changes
The Wisconsin legislature took the final step to approve changes to the state’s electric vehicle (EV) charging law, paving the way for the state to receive $78 million in funding from the Biden administration to build a statewide charging network. The bills, which...
WARF: New therapeutic for glioblastoma, the most lethal form of brain cancer – 2023 WARF Innovation award nominee
University of Wisconsin-Madison Asst. Prof. Mahua Dey specializes in the surgical management of brain and spinal cord tumors. She partnered with Jacques Galipeau, Marilyn Anderson Prof. of Oncology and an expert in cancer immunotherapy, to develop a vaccine to treat...
WisBusiness: Evers, PSC announce $43.2M in broadband grants
State officials have rolled out $43.2 million in new broadband grants, funding dozens of projects expanding access to high-speed internet in Wisconsin. In a release yesterday, Gov. Tony Evers and the Public Service Commission announced the funding for 30 projects...