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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"Bolster your odds for startup business success; enter Governor’s Business Plan through Jan. 31
More than seven out of every 10 finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest since 2012 are still in business, a strong survival rate that speaks to the contest’s role in helping startup companies succeed over time. A survey conducted by the Wisconsin...
Wisconsin Bankers Association: Wisconsin Economic Report
Thank you to the following industry leaders who contributed to this report. Rose Oswald Poels, Wisconsin Bankers Association Eric Borgerding, Wisconsin Hospital Association Robb Kahl, Construction Business Group Kim Pokorny, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Brandon...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Northwestern Mutual looks to involve more women in tech pipeline
Financial management services and life insurance company Northwestern Mutual is taking a new approach to attract more women technologists. In December, the company held its inaugural Women in Technology conference, which was done virtually due to the Covid-19...
UW-Madison: A new way to help the immune system fight back against cancer
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are breaking new ground to make cancer cells more susceptible to attack by the body’s own immune system. Working in mice, a team led by Jamey Weichert, professor of radiology, and Zachary...
Wisconsin State Journal: Rock County medical isotope companies mark milestones
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, one of two Rock County companies developing radioactive isotopes for medical imaging and therapies, said the Food and Drug Administration has approved its new method of making a key isotope that can increase production fourfold. The...
How to win the Governor’s Business Plan Contest: Learn more at Jan. 20 Tech Council webinar
The 18th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2021 competition until 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. The contest is designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup stage of tech-based businesses in Wisconsin. The contest...
From lab to marketplace: Learn how Milwaukee tech transfer works at Jan. 26 Tech Council webinar
A growing commercial pathway for intellectual property in Wisconsin runs through research and development engines in the Milwaukee region, both private and public. Join “technology transfer” leaders from five of those entities for a webinar 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26....
UpNorthNews: One in Four Across Rural Wisconsin Still Lack Internet Speeds Needed for Today’s Economy
Legislature will be asked to do more as the pandemic requires more online time for work, school, and social contact. For years business owners and others in Wisconsin’s rural areas have pursued better internet service as they increasingly struggle to access...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Nobbits USA’s Justin Hajny, Tech Metrics, upcoming events
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 entrepreneur Justin Hajny of Nobbits USA, a Fitchburg-based company that makes unique shoelaces...
InsideWis: Governor’s Business Plan Contest can help highlight innovation during adversity
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – What do these companies have in common? Pinterest, Uber, Dropbox, Slack, WhatsApp, Airbnb, Square, Stripe, Google and PayPal. (Hint: It’s more than just tech.) The first eight companies on the list were born during the Great Recession of...
InsideWis: Latest PPP round better targeted to small businesses
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – It is tempting to look skeptically at the COVID relief package passed by Congress. The bill has 5,593 largely unexplored pages dog-eared by billion-dollar helpings of pork; it will cost about $1 trillion at a time when the federal deficit...
Inside Wisconsin: Looking back on the year: Hits, walks and a few whiffs
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Part of the fun of writing a regular column is looking back to see what ideas and even predictions stuck. That same hindsight can also be a curse, especially if you’re wrong. With the year nearly done, it’s time to review selected columns...