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Upside Foods, a Berkeley, California-based cell-cultivated meat company racing to the public market, is boosting its product portfolio with the acquisition of a Wisconsin startup that makes cell-cultivated lobster, scallops and other crustaceans. Cultured Decadence,...

In 2021, employers publicly committed to hiring at least 570 technology workers in southeast Wisconsin, according to an annual impact report from the MKE Tech Hub Coalition. Formed in 2019, the coalition's goal is to inclusively double the region's technology talent,...

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials celebrated the start of construction Wednesday for the university’s new $118 million chemistry building. The four-story, 163,400-square-foot building is being built just west of the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center at North...

“Shive-Hattery is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the State of Wisconsin for two significant projects in the Madison area,” said President Jen Bennett. “We’re honored to bring our client-first ethos to the State of Wisconsin and look forward to...

Milwaukee-based Baird plans to acquire Hefren-Tillotson, a Pittsburgh-based wealth management firm with more than $18 billion in client assets. Steve Booth, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Baird, said the firm has known and had “the highest regard”...

Gov. Tony Evers is urging Wisconsin residents who can’t afford internet service to sign up for new federal subsidies. Administered by the Federal Communications Commission, the Affordable Connectivity Program provides discounts of up to $30 a month for eligible...

The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a five-year, $900,000 commitment from The Kemper Foundation to champion diversity and inclusion efforts within the school. The donation will fund the Kemper Scholars Program, a...

First Business Bank was named among the Top 100 SBA Lenders in the nation based on fiscal year lending volume through December 31, 2021. “The strength of First Business Bank’s SBA Lending team is formidable,” said Marty Ferguson, Managing Director of SBA Lending. “The...

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation has named Gina Ayala Claxton as president of the Americas region. Ayala Claxton succeeds Alejandro Capparelli, who has taken a new role within the company as vice president of global lifecycle services. Ayala Claxton reports to...

A social impact financial technology startup with Milwaukee ties is planning a $2 million pilot program to finance up to 20 affordable housing units in Milwaukee, according to a Thursday announcement. The program is led by Teresa Esser, managing director of community...

Semiconductor chip manufacturing giant Intel Corp. announced plans Friday to build a massive chip manufacturing complex in Licking County, Ohio, just east of Columbus. Ohio officials say it’s the largest economic development project in the state’s history. The Santa...

Jay Rothman, chairman and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner LLP, was appointed Friday as the next University of Wisconsin System president. The UW System board of regents voted Friday to offer Rothman the position. He begins June 1 and...

Entrepreneurs who run startups or nonprofits out of Madison business accelerator and co-working space StartingBlock can now get a new benefit from their membership: health insurance. The co-working space and business accelerator, located at 821 E Washington Ave.,...

Jay O. Rothman will take office as the next University of Wisconsin System President after a unanimous Board of Regents vote today to offer him the position. Rothman, 62, is chairman and CEO of the law firm Foley & Lardner LLP in Milwaukee. His appointment begins...