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A coalition led by the Chicago Quantum Exchange has been awarded a $1 million National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines Development Award to deepen partnerships and strengthen workforce and economic development plans for Chicagoland’s growing quantum...
InsideWis: Fusion energy is a nascent ‘hot spot’ for Wisconsin economy
By Tom Still MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Even a casual observer of the Wisconsin economy can name some nationally prominent sectors, such as manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. Others can go deeper and list medical and scientific instruments, health information software,...
Wisconsin Public Radio: UW-Green Bay, St. Norbert partnership lets students study at both schools
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and St. Norbert College are partnering to let students seamlessly study at both schools beginning this fall. The partnership will allow students in select degree programs to take classes at either institution’s four-year campus,...
WisBusiness: The first part of Wisconsin’s application to a national broadband funding program has been accepted by federal officials
PSC Broadband Expansion Manager Rory Tikalsky yesterday told members of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access of the approval, representing a step forward in Wisconsin’s plans for using BEAD funding. The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, created...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Western Wisconsin leaders focus on future health care expansions despite delay in state support
Funding to expand hospital services in western Wisconsin continues to be delayed by a dispute between state officials. That’s left local leaders facing uncertainty about the future of health care in their communities. State lawmakers approved legislation in February...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison: Wisconsin Idea Database reveals UW-Madison’s positive impact across all 72 counties
Latest data show how UW provides educational opportunities, builds the workforce and economy in every county in the state Key takeaways: •To accomplish its educational and research missions, UW–Madison partners with more than 3,000 state businesses and organizations...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee businesswoman named to Inc.’s ‘Female Founders 250’ list
Inc. Magazine has named a Milwaukee-based businesswoman to its sixth-annual Female Founders 250 list, recognizing women making moves in the entrepreneurial world. Anita Hossain Choudhry, co-founder and CEO of leadership coaching platform The Grand, was named to this...
Wisconsin Inno: Golden Angels Investors participates in $24M round for Cincinnati startup
Golden Angels Investors is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. A Cincinnati startup founded by two former teachers has raised millions in new funding from a coastal investor with some help from a Wisconsin investor. Abre, an edtech platform for K-12...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison: To name new Computer, Data & Information Sciences building for John and Tashia Morgridge
For the first time, a University of Wisconsin–Madison building will bear the name of John and Tashia Morgridge, alumni and visionary partners to UW–Madison, who have for decades made significant contributions to the university, beginning with a humble $10 gift in the...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: These are the best graduate school programs in Wisconsin, according to U.S. News & World
Top graduate schools in Wisconsin landed on the latest U.S. News & World Report list ranking more than 2,000 programs across the country. U.S. News & World Report published its 2024-'25 report in April, ranking graduate programs in business, education, law and...
InsideWis: ‘Forever chemicals’ no more: Wisconsin firm works to remediate PFAS
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – No one needs to convince Larry Kinsman, principal at ORIN Technologies in Verona, of the health threats associated with long-term exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known by their PFAS and PFOS acronyms. With 4,700...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Katie Schmitz of Ziegler Investments
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Lauren Usher head of principal investing and fund management at Ziegler and chief administrative officer of the...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee technology nonprofit lands gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
A nonprofit organization that trains underserved adults for careers in technology has landed a $5 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. i.c.stars announced the gift Monday. The organization was founded in Chicago and opened its Milwaukee...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Epic Systems gets OK for ‘other worlds’-themed campus expansion
Epic Systems is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Epic Systems Corp. can move forward with the first phase of its latest fantastical Dane County campus expansion that's designed to accommodate hundreds of employees. The city of Verona Plan Commission on...
Insight on Business: Oshkosh entry among final 25 in Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Twenty-five entries representing advanced manufacturing, business services, information technology and life sciences will compete in the finalist round of the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Among the finalists is InMEDBio, Ashwinraj Karthikeyan,...
WisBusiness: SHINE submits drug master file to FDA
SHINE Technologies is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. SHINE Technologies has submitted its drug master file to the FDA for a material used in precision cancer treatment. The Janesville-based company yesterday announced the submission for non-carrier...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Madison-based Harpoon Lures’ patented fishing technology wins top Project Pitch It prize
A Madison entrepreneur with a deep love for fishing took home this week’s grand prize on “Project Pitch It” after he shared his patented invention with the show’s moguls. William Walsh, founder and CEO of Madison-based Harpoon Lures, is a competitive fisherman who has...
WisBusiness: ThedaCare using robotic helpers for fetching medications, equipment
ThedaCare’s Neenah facility has been using AI-assisted robotic helpers in recent weeks to lessen the workload on nurses and other hospital workers. The health system on Friday announced ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah is the first hospital in Wisconsin to...
WARF’s Iverson warns against changes to Bayh-Dole patent law
Erik Iverson, chief executive officer for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, wrote this guest column on threats to the Bayh-Dole Act for the Wisconsin State Journal....
InsideWis: How Wisconsin has added to mankind’s knowledge of the heavens
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – A solar eclipse in 585 B.C. ended a long war between the Mediterranean kingdoms of Medes and Lydia when opposing armies took it as a bad omen and laid down their arms. That superstitious reaction, however beneficial to the combatants,...