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Even as Milwaukee lags behind comparable U.S. cities in the amount of venture capital invested in local startups, the metropolitan area has 147 startups that have landed at least one venture capital deal since 2010 and are still operating. A total of 177...
WisBusiness: Foxconn to receive $28.8M in state tax credits
Foxconn will receive $28.8 million in state tax credits for 2020, just shy of the maximum award the Taiwanese manufacturer could receive under the revised deal Gov. Tony Evers signed this spring. WEDC CEO Missy Hughes said yesterday the state certified 579 jobs the...
Wisconsin State Journal: Key materials for genome sequencing made at Illumina in Madison
At the west end of University Research Park on Madison’s West Side, workers brew a potion with a powerful purpose. Their flasks and tanks resemble those at breweries, but these workers aren’t fermenting yeast to make beer. They’re using harmless strains of E.coli...
InsideWis: Letters to Santa: Business owners sound off for the holidays
It’s not just kids who send their Christmas requests to Santa Claus. He often hears from people running private companies, too. Here’s a recent email chain from Bob and Betty Business from Wisconsin. Dear Santa – We really don’t need anything for Christmas this year....
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee area continues to lag peers in venture capital
Despite having a sizable pool of workers in industries typically associated with innovation, such as scientists and engineers, the Milwaukee area continues to fall behind its peers in attracting the venture capital investments needed to support local startups. New...
Gov. Evers Office: Governor Tony Evers Tours Stratatech production facility with DSPS Secretary Dawn Crim, UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank
Last week Gov. Tony Evers toured the Stratatech production facility in Madison and observed a product demonstration with Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim and UW–Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank. Stratatech Corporation (“Stratatech”),...
WEDC: Software firm growing Milwaukee office with WEDC help
Silicon Valley company OpenGov, whose leading cloud-based software helps government agencies operate more efficiently and transparently, is adding 65 full-time employees at its Milwaukee office and plans to have 100 employees there within three years with the help of...
Funds you should know: Hear from Milwaukee-area investor groups at Jan. 13 luncheon in Wauwatosa
Learn more about Milwaukee-area early stage investment funds when the Tech Council Innovation Network kicks off its 2022 luncheon schedule Thursday, Jan. 13 at the UW-Milwaukee Innovation Accelerator. The event will take place at UWM’s Innovation Accelerator, 1225...
WEDC: Strengthening Wisconsin’s paper, forest products industry
The announcement this week by Georgia Pacific that it plans to invest $500 million and create more than 150 jobs at its Green Bay Broadway mill is another indication of the strength and resiliency of Wisconsin’s forest products and paper industry, said Missy Hughes,...
Wisconsin Inno: Rockwell Automation co-leads $400M funding round for cybersecurity firm
Rockwell Automation was the co-leader of a $400 million funding round for cybersecurity software firm Claroty, which serves the industrial, health care and enterprise markets. The other co-lead investors of the round were SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Bessemer Venture...
WisPolitics: Talking Trade with Katy Sinnott, vice president of global trade and investment for WEDC
With Wisconsin manufacturers seeking international markets to grow their business, Talking Trade’s duo, Ian Coxhead and Sandi Siegel, hear how Katy Sinnott, vice president for global business development with Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. helps promote...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Children’s Wisconsin plans to add specialists in northeastern Wisconsin under new joint venture
Children’s Wisconsin plans to add more specialists in the central and northeastern Wisconsin region as part of a new joint venture with Green Bay-based Bellin Health and Neenah-based ThedaCare. In a press conference Thursday, leaders from the three health systems said...
BizTimes Milwaukee: UWM retains its top research status amid financial strains
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has retained its designation as an “R1” research institution, a status that its ongoing financial challenges have threatened. The university announced Thursday it was awarded the designation, which is given to institutions with...
InsideWis: Wisconsin’s academic R&D footprint includes energy and sustainability
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – As universities and colleges nationwide prepare for what could be a major competition for federal research dollars, partnerships that set themselves apart from the pack may stand the best chance to emerge on top. In Wisconsin, look for...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Epic Systems: Unvaccinated 44 percent more likely to be reinfected with COVID-19
Researchers at Epic Health Research Network have found unvaccinated patients are 44 percent more likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 than those who are vaccinated against the illness. The research arm of Wisconsin's Epic Systems looked at the average weekly...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: UW researcher finds an unusual possibility for treating people with COVID-19: Shark antibodies
Nurse sharks gliding around a tank at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may hold the secret to an unusual, previously unexamined treatment for COVID-19, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications. Antibodies derived from the...
UW System President Thompson on Cybersecurity for WI Businesses
Hear UW System President Tommy G. Thompson talk about the importance of businesses across Wisconsin getting connected with cybersecurity resources such as those at UW-Whitewater. Rules and procedures, as well as the size and scope of the threats, are changing rapidly....
UW-Madison: Two UW researchers named National Academy of Inventors fellows
University of Wisconsin–Madison professors Thomas R. “Rock” Mackie and Bulent Sarlioglu have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization announced today. The NAI program recognizes “academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of...
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation: Two UW-Madison teams chosen 2021 WARF Innovation Award winners
A team that created a device for detecting explosives and a cross-disciplinary team working at the frontiers of medicine and nanotechnology have taken top honors from WARF. The 2021 WARF Innovation Award has been given to University of Wisconsin’s Jiamian Hu,...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Announces Brennan leaving Evers administration, Blumenfeld to lead Department of Administration
Gov. Tony Evers today announced Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Joel Brennan will be leaving the Evers Administration on Mon., Jan. 17, 2022. “Secretary Brennan has been a part of my administration since the very beginning, and I want to thank him for his...