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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Julie Lassa today announced that USDA is funding a total of $32,816,452 in loans and grants across eight projects in rural Wisconsin as part of President Biden's Investing in America...

The Legislature on Thursday approved about $740 million in capital investments across the Universities of Wisconsin, including a new engineering building at UW-Madison that rallied massive industry support. The Legislature also passed a bill that would funnel millions...

This week, the Madison Public Market Foundation announced it is beginning the recruitment process for the market’s first executive director. This key position will lead the Madison Public Market in preparing for a successful grand opening in late spring 2025, recruit...

As big tech companies race to capitalize on artificial intelligence, utilities in Wisconsin are assessing how to balance surges in demand for power amid the clean energy transition. Executives from some of the largest utility and transmission companies serving...

In the latest edition of “Talking Trade,” Mark Rhoda-Reis of DATCP shares insights on the latest agricultural export trends and more. Rhoda-Reis, director of the agency’s International Agribusiness Center, says Wisconsin ag export activity in 2023 was down from the...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dr. Shekar Kurpad, founding director of the Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience. The institute, formally launched earlier this month, is a partnership between Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin...

UW-Madison researchers have identified a protein that could be used to regenerate damaged heart tissue, giving heart failure patients hope for a potential treatment. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation recently spotlighted the breakthrough as a “top licensing...

Madison Gas & Electric is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council.  Madison Gas and Electric’s (MGE) latest solar array, the 6-megawatt Tyto Solar in Fitchburg, is fully operational and delivering locally generated, carbon-free energy to MGE’s distribution...

A recent study from CoworkingCafe took a nationwide look into the country’s top metropolitan areas (MSAs) for women working in tech. The study found that Madison is the second-best mid-sized metro area for female tech professionals, being surpassed only by...

Top employers across Wisconsin landed on the latest Forbes report ranking midsize and large employers for the nation's best places to work. The annual ranking of midsize employers is based on a survey of more than 170,000 U.S.-based workers at American companies....

Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 894, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 96, which provides necessary funding to leverage federal funding for the development of Wisconsin’s biohealth and technology sectors. “Wisconsin is a leader in the field of personalized medicine and...

UW-Eau Claire is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council.  Dr. Louisa Rice has been named permanent associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire after serving in the interim role since January 2022. Rice, a professor of...

SARA Investment Real Estate is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council.  For the Madison-area businesses looking for answers to some of the most pressing health and science questions of our time, sometimes it can be tough just to find a place to work. Now, those...

New research from biochemists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison opens the door for scientists to explore cell death, a critical biochemical process, with greater ease. Here’s the rundown on professor Amy Weeks and her lab’s recent research and paper: •Cell death...

Elephas Biosciences Corporation (Elephas), a biotechnology company, today announced that it will collaborate on the development of an oncology imaging diagnostics platform to predict response to immunotherapy with Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Elephas...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s UniverCity program is excited to announce six Wisconsin local governments are partnering with university resources to address community-identified challenges. Since 2016, UniverCity Alliance has connected Wisconsin communities...

NVNG Investment Advisors has closed on a $50 million fund of funds, the firm announced recently. Investors in the fund include Exact Sciences, Baird, Johnson Financial Group, West Bend Insurance and A.O. Smith, according to a release from the Madison-based firm. NVNG...

A UW-Madison economist says Wisconsin is likely headed for a “soft landing” rather than a recession, based on trends in the state labor market. The state’s chronic labor shortage is often blamed for limiting economic growth, Prof. Steven Deller wrote in a recent...