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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"PR Newswire: Argon Medical Devices, Inc. Acquires Matrex Mold and Tool, Inc.
Argon Medical Devices, Inc., a leading manufacturer of medical devices for interventional procedures, announced the acquisition of Wisconsin-based Matrex Mold and Tool, Inc., a custom mold manufacturer for plastic injection molding. Matrex produces metal injection...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers announces nearly $60 million in projects aimed at developing long-term solutions to state’s workforce challenges
Gov. Tony Evers today, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek, announced 12 regional projects aimed at developing long-term solutions...
Wisconsin INNO: Baird Capital leads $46M investment in maker of miniaturized robots for laparoscopic surgery
Baird Capital co-led a $46 million Series C funding round in Virtual Incision Corp., a medical device company making miniaturized robots for laparoscopic surgery. Virtual Incision is based in Lincoln, Nebraska. Baird Capital is the venture capital and private equity...
Wisconsin INNO: Fast-growing Madison supply chain tech startup SwanLeap bought by $4.3B Atlanta firm
A Madison-based supply chain software company that was once the fastest-growing company in the U.S. was bought by a $4.3 billion Atlanta firm. SwanLeap Inc. was acquired by logistics and freight brokerage firm Transportation Insight Holding Co. (TI Holdco) for an...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Community Leader of the Year: Dana Guthrie, Gateway Capital
The statistics hardly need to be rehashed at this point. It’s well documented that Wisconsin has routinely found itself toward the bottom of lists ranking venture capital activity nationally. In recent years, various efforts have taken aim at that problem in hopes of...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Aaron Olver of URP
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. MADISON – The latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show” spotlights spotlights Aaron Olver, managing director at University Research Park in Madison. Olver...
WEDC: WEDC entrepreneurship programs assisted nearly 500 young companies in Wisconsin in 2020
Early-stage Wisconsin companies that received support from WEDC programs in 2020 succeeded in bringing in nearly $900 million in additional investments and revenue, according to a WEDC report. The report on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Wisconsin says 446 young...
BizTimes Milwaukee: gener8tor Milwaukee names five startups taking part in 2021 program
Five promising startup companies, as determined by Milwaukee-based startup accelerator gener8tor, are taking part in the 2021 Milwaukee program and have received a $100,000 investment from the organization. Eau Claire-based Speakfully; Los Angeles-based Bidstitch;...
With addition of ‘pitch decks,’ Governor’s Business Plan Contest open for entries through Jan. 31, 2022
The 19th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2022 competition through 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. New this year: The third round of the contest will accept narrated “pitch decks” from those finalists who advance...
Wisconsin State Journal: Middleton’s Pivotal Health snags $1.3M investment, seeks another $10M
With Madison bracing for its second pandemic winter, there's a growing number of people wishing to bypass the waiting room - and avoid coronavirus exposure - when seeking urgent care. That’s where Middleton-based company Pivotal Health, founded in 2020, comes in as it...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle business to become a publicly-traded company
Harley-Davidson Inc. on Monday said its LiveWire electric motorcycle business will go public in a deal, valued at nearly $1.8 billion, with a London-based acquisitions firm. LiveWire will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LVW. The deal is...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Rural hospitals report losing 2 percent of workers over COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Rural hospitals in Wisconsin that haven't yet required employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 say they expect mandates will cause many workers to quit — but those with requirements say they've seen very little attrition. That's one finding of a survey of dozens...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Unemployment rate continues to fall as Wisconsin economy bounces back from COVID-19 pandemic
Wisconsin's unemployment rate dipped to pre-pandemic levels in October. The unemployment rate in the state was 3.2% in October, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. In March 2020, when the state's safer-at-home order first went into effect,...
The Cap Times: Exact Sciences to lease space in Black Business Hub, give $500,000
Cancer screening company Exact Sciences, one of Madison’s largest employers, announced Thursday that it will lease a space in the forthcoming Black Business Hub and give $500,000 to support the project’s construction. Scheduled to break ground this month at the corner...
The Cap Times: Exact Sciences test may let more breast cancer patients skip chemo
With help from a test from Madison-based Exact Sciences, tens of thousands more breast cancer patients may be able to safely forgo chemotherapy, according to a study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study, called RxPONDER, was led by...
WisBusiness: Manufacturers boosting wages, flexibility and adding HR positions to attract, retain talent
Manufacturers in Wisconsin are using various strategies to attract and retain talent such as increasing wages, offering more workplace flexibility and creating new positions dedicated to keeping workers onboard. Speaking at the WMC Foundation’s Future Wisconsin Summit...
With addition of ‘pitch decks,’ Governor’s Business Plan Contest open for entries through Jan. 31, 2022
The 19th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2022 competition through 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. New this year: The third round of the contest will accept narrated “pitch decks” from those finalists who advance...
Wisconsin INNO: Mequon’s Capital Midwest Fund raises $41 million for its fourth VC fund
Milwaukee-area venture capital firm Capital Midwest Fund has closed on the first $41 million in its fourth fund, according to a recent announcement. Based in Mequon, the firm is targeting $100 million for the fund, which would make it Capital Midwest Fund's largest to...
InsideWis: Race for foreign talent is on: Will U.S. get off the starting line?
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – For many Americans, the mention of foreign workers conjures images of chaotic borders to the south or overcrowded boats heading to Europe. That’s the reality for many desperate migrants around the world – as well as governments trying to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Here’s how SpotHopper plans to put $14 million investment to work
Milwaukee-based SpotHopper may have turned a few heads earlier this month when the company announced it had completed a $14 million Series A funding round, but the company has seen success since it first launched in 2015. Aleksandar Ivanovic, who serves as chief...