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WellBe today announced that it has partnered with the Sauk Prairie Heatlhcare Birth Center to deploy its care automation solution called ConnectedCare. According to a release, new and expecting moms will receive forms, education and assessments in a digital format...
PR Newswire: Fetch Rewards to Open New Office and Support Hub in Birmingham, Alabama
Fetch Rewards, America's No. 1 rewards app, today announced that it will invest more than $1 million to open a new office facility and customer-support hub in Birmingham, Ala. The project, which will create 200 new full-time jobs in the area, reflects the company's...
Marquette University: Marquette, Froedtert announce Froedtert scholars clinic training program
Marquette University’s College of Nursing, Office of Economic Engagement and Froedtert Hospital have announced a clinical training partnership that will develop graduate nurses who are “practice-ready” and reduce orientation time as they enter the workforce....
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Casey Creech, co-founder and chief revenue officer for Everlight Solar
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Casey Creech, co-founder and chief revenue officer for Everlight Solar. He highlights the company’s growth in Wisconsin since coming to the state in 2018, and provides an overview of the company’s business...
Wisconsin DWD: BLS Data: Wisconsin’s Unemployment Rate Declines in December to Record Low 2.8%; Total Number of Unemployed Also Reaches Record Low
The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of December 2021. The data shows that Wisconsin's unemployment rate declined to a record low of 2.8% in December, down...
WisBusiness: Evers administration expects ‘21-’22 tax revenues to come in ahead of projections
The Evers administration today predicted revenues for the 2021-22 fiscal year will come in higher than expected with collections from income, corporate and sales taxes all running ahead of projections so far. Department of Revenue economist Emily Camfield noted income...
Recent testimony from Wisconsin Technology Council
The Tech Council was involved in three public hearings at the Wisconsin Capitol on Jan. 19. Check below for Tech Council President Tom Still’s testimony to three Assembly committees. Testimony to Assembly Colleges and Universities on AB-775 COE building Testimony to...
InsideWis: Once just a dream, digital healthcare data yielding tangible results
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – In the late summer of 2021, a report by the Epic Health Research Network concluded that children who live in housing built before 1978 or in poor households were in greater risk of harmful exposure to lead, mainly through water or paint....
Wisconsin Inno: Washbnb one of two Milwaukee firms pitching in major startup conference
Fresh off its participation in a prestigious three-month accelerator program, washbnb is one of two Milwaukee firms selected as semi-finalists for the 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit, this year being held in Tampa, Florida. Washbnb, a tech-enabled provider of...
Wisconsin Inno: Fetch Rewards hires Facebook executive to lead partnerships and revenue growth
Madison's unicorn startup Fetch Rewards Inc. has hired former Facebook executive David Sommer as its first chief customer officer, according to a Wednesday announcement. He started at the consumer loyalty company this month. Sommer previously spent 11 years as head of...
Wisconsin Inno: Firm building Topgolf-like soccer business opens tech-enabled training facility in Madison
TOCA Football Inc. has opened a technology-enabled soccer center in the Madison area. The facility is at 5964 Executive Drive in Fitchburg in the former Break Away Sports Center. Founded in 2016 by two-time U.S. World Cup midfielder Eddie Lewis, California-based TOCA...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Fetch Rewards names Facebook exec as chief customer officer
Madison-based grocery tech startup Fetch Rewards has tapped Facebook exec David Sommer to power growth initiatives as the company’s first chief customer officer. In his newly created role, Sommer will lead efforts to scale revenue and develop products aimed at...
WisBusiness: UW-Green Bay: The Institute for Women’s Leadership & AT&T Foundation fund workforce development training
UW-Green Bay’s Institute for Women’s Leadership received a $10,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation to create and fund a Workforce Development Certificate. The grant will enable one hundred candidates to earn a certificate at no cost. The Workforce Development...
Exact Sciences: Exact Sciences Presents Data Showing Improved Accuracy Of Second-Generation Cologuard® Test And Progress Toward An Even Better Colorectal Cancer Screening Solution For Patients
Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) today announced performance data for a second-generation Cologuard (multi-target stool DNA) test showing overall sensitivity of 95.2% for colorectal cancer (CRC) at specificity of 92.4% for negative samples confirmed by colonoscopy....
Madison.com: Microsoft buys owner of Middleton-based video game developer for $68.7B
Technology giant Microsoft has acquired California-based video game developer Activision Blizzard — parent company of Middleton’s Raven Software — for $68.7 billion. Launched in 1990, Raven Software creates several video games under Activision Blizzard, including the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Metro Milwaukee area among top 20 U.S. cities for veteran entrepreneurs
A new report from the PenFed Foundation that lists the top cities in 2021 for veteran entrepreneurs ranks the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area 19th out of 390 metropolitan areas analyzed. Madison was ranked 17th. The foundation used data from a series of government...
Wisconsin Inno: Johnson Controls to add autonomous robot to building security portfolio
Johnson Controls International is adding an autonomous robot to its Tyco security products line, promising patrols that protect people, prevent incidents and provide “operations beyond traditional security.” Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), which has many of its top...
Wisconsin Inno: Wisconsin accelerator program for food and farm entrepreneurs goes national
From City Lights Brewing Co. and Valentine Coffee Co. to Funky Fresh Spring Rolls and Soul Brew Kombucha, the FaBcap Accelerator has helped 50 Wisconsin food and beverage companies find their footing. Now, the state-sponsored accelerator is transforming into a...
Wisconsin Inno: New Exact Sciences R&D center expected to break ground within months
Construction on the new research and development center that cancer test maker Exact Sciences Corp. announced Jan. 13 is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2022 and be completed by the end of 2024, Exact Sciences associate director of corporate affairs Scott...
UW-Madison: UW–Madison researchers lead effort to create a universal coronavirus vaccine
Viruses can be wily adapters, changing their identities to find new hosts and thwart efforts to stop them. That’s why University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and their collaborators are making progress toward developing universal vaccines against some the planet’s...