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On September 16, 2025, WisPolitics and the Wisconsin Technology Council hosted a luncheon and a panel discussion on how President Trump’s tariffs are affecting the Wisconsin economy. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Insurance Alliance). Panelists: Menzie Chinn, an...
Wisconsin State Journal: What Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee means for UW-Madison, Wisconsin
A proclamation President Donald Trump signed last week slapping a lofty price tag on new H-1B visa applications is shaking up a system Wisconsin’s universities and hundreds of companies use each year to hire thousands of highly skilled workers, researchers and...
WisconsinEye: Wisconsin Technology Council: Policy Initiatives Touching Wisconsin’s Tech Economy
Even with a limited number of days in the current session, members of the state Assembly and Senate may take up several bills of importance to Wisconsin’s tech-based economy in coming months. Yesterday, we heard from veteran Capitol observers during a Tech Council...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Microsoft exploring data center project in Caledonia
Microsoft is exploring the possibility of building a new data center in the Village of Caledonia, the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant confirmed Tuesday evening. As first reported by BizTimes in July, Caledonia officials have been considering a proposal to develop...
MKE Startup News: Rapid Radicals joins gener8tor’s Great Lakes Innovation Accelerator
Milwaukee startup Rapid Radicals Technology was selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of gener8tor’s Great Lakes Innovation Accelerator, a new program supporting water technology companies across the region. The accelerator is backed by a $13.4 million award...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Inside the Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant. Computers, lots of cooling equipment.
The first Racine County Microsoft data center is nearly complete and company officials say when it's fully online next year, it will be one of the fastest, most powerful supercomputers in the world. “The data center that you’ve seen rising up in Mount Pleasant goes...
Wisconsin State Journal: Regents OK more money to expand UW-Madison’s cyclotron lab project
UW-Madison is getting an extra $13.5 million to add two floors to the lab it’s constructing for a new cyclotron particle accelerator, which can be used to help detect cancer. The UW Board of Regents approved the revision to the project Thursday, which will create more...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Rehabbing the road to recovery
Fourteen years ago, John Litchford, then a brand-new lieutenant with the Milwaukee Fire Department, suffered an injury common for firefighters: a slight tear in his knee. Instead of seeking care for his injury, Litchford worked through the chronic pain for nearly five...
BizTimes Milwaukee: How do Wisconsin colleges and universities stack up in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings?
The University of Wisconsin-Madison continues to be Wisconsin’s highest ranked university in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges list. UW-Madison placed #36 on the national universities list, up three spots from last year’s rankings. UW-Madison was...
WisBusiness: Dane County: Announces public-private partnership to expand broadband access in the Town of Dunkirk
Dane County Executive Melissa Agard today announced a new public-private partnership between the Dane County Planning and Development Department and UpNetWI, a local internet service provider based in Stoughton, to significantly expand high-speed broadband access in...
WisBusiness: Microsoft announces $4 billion investment in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft announced it plans to invest another $4 billion in its datacenter in Mount Pleasant by the end of 2028. The new investment comes after Microsoft announced last May it would be investing $3.3 billion by the end of 2026. The new investment, announced Thursday...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Marquette University professor receives $3.2 million NIH grant to study foot issues
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Karen Kruger, research associate professor in the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, a grant with an anticipated value of $3.2 million, Marquette announced on...
Wisconsin State Journal: UW-Madison proposes $13.5 million expansion of cancer research, treatment hub
Patients with cancer could be diagnosed and treated in one building if UW-Madison gets approval for its expanded multimillion-dollar cyclotron lab. Construction for a $48.5 million cyclotron lab between two research buildings next to UW Hospital was expected to start...
GazetteXtra: ‘Smart bombs for cancer.’ SHINE, NorthStar CEOs say nuclear medicine is the future
“Fifty years from now, this will be the isotope capital of the world,” said Gref Piefer, founder and CEO of SHINE Technologies. He joined NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes President and CEO Frank Scholz and other experts on Wednesday at an event exploring the future of...
WIFR: Northstar Beloit raises awareness of benefits of nuclear medicine research
Research funded by the Mars Shot could lead to groundbreaking scientific discoveries. With the enhancement of patient care top of mind, leaders tell WIFR the drive behind the Mars Shot mimics the ambition that landed humans on the moon. The Society of Nuclear Medicine...
InsideWis: Two Rock County companies aim to change how life-saving drugs are delivered
By Tom Still BELOIT, Wis. – The economy in Rock County is already known for manufacturing, farming and food producers, a large Amazon fulfillment center and the headquarters for ABC Supply Inc., North America’s largest wholesale distributor of roofing and other...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin awards $4.2 million to Universities of Wisconsin water programs
The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, a Milwaukee-based initiative, has committed $4.2 million to support water education and water research programs across all 13 Universities of Wisconsin system campuses. The funding supports 19 projects for fiscal years 2026...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Regal Ware invests in Moraine Park Technical College advanced manufacturing center equipment campaign
Milwaukee-based Regal Ware and its manufacturing division, SynergyOps, are providing a three-year investment to support Moraine Park Technical College’s Advanced Manufacturing Center Equipment Campaign at its West Bend campus. MPTC’s new 40,000-square-foot Advanced...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Microsoft to invest an additional $4 billion in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft is more than doubling its multi-billion investment in Wisconsin, planning to build what it says will be the most advanced artificial intelligence data center in the world in Mount Pleasant. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant announced on Thursday that...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Microsoft data centers will use up to 8.4M gallons of water each year, records show
Microsoft’s data centers in the village of Mount Pleasant will require up to 8.4 million gallons of water each year, according to data released Wednesday by the city of Racine. The release comes after the environmental group Midwest Environmental Advocates sued the...