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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"CODAworx: Esteemed jury of design + art leaders set to review 2021 CODAawards
MADISON, WI, April 8, 2021 – CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, has announced a field of 18 jurors selected from an international cross-section of the design and art worlds to review and select the winners of the 9th annual CODAawards. The CODAawards...
UW-Madison: Office of Business Engagement Announces John Garnetti as New Managing Director
John Garnetti, a seasoned international business professional with proven results in business development, strategy and marketing, has been hired to lead the Office of Business Engagement (OBE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. New OBE...
Marquette, WARF announce 2021 ‘Force for Positive Change’ winners
MILWAUKEE — Marquette University and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have announced the winners of the 2021 Force for Positive Change awards. This year’s awards were the fourth time this statewide competition recognized social entrepreneurship as a...
WisBusiness: Altruize excited to increase volunteerism in 2021 and beyond
Volunteer tracker Altruize survived last year during the pandemic through organic growth, but now hopes to increase volunteerism as Wisconsin returns to normal. Beloit-based Altruize is a for-profit organization that allows volunteer workers to track their lifetime...
Madison.com: Fetch Rewards snags unicorn status after $210M investment round
Unicorn companies are startups that reach the statistically rare mark of being valued at $1 billion, which the consumer rewards app did last month when it closed a $210 million equity investment round. “It just validates that what we’re doing is very exciting,” Wes...
Inside Wisconsin: Good times or bad, innovative business ideas can take off
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – More than a year after the pandemic hit, some basic trends have emerged in the economy. Here are two: Many tried-and-true ways of doing business have changed for the foreseeable future and clever innovators are turning disruption into...
Fierce Healthcare: Advocate Aurora has a new investment arm and just placed its first healthcare bets
Illinois- and Wisconsin-based Advocate Aurora health system has a new investment arm and recently made some of its first bets in healthcare. Advocate Aurora Enterprises (AAE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Advocate Aurora Health Inc., announced last week it...
InBusiness: Local tech firm secures big equity investment
Madison-based Singlewire Software announced a strategic investment from funds advised by the equity firm PSG, according to a joint release. PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled service companies, will add three...
WEDC: New report outlines state’s economic recovery strategy
A new report from WEDC identifies priorities for Wisconsin’s economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic. Released today, Wisconsin Tomorrow: An Economy for All recommends focusing on financial stability; education; health; community infrastructure, including access...
Gov. Evers Announces More Than $46 Million in Support to Small Businesses
Estimated 9,300 small businesses to receive $5,000 grants through ‘We’re All In’ program Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Department of Revenue (DOR), today announced more than $46 million to support an...
OnFocus: Broadband expansion is critical to health care access in Wisconsin
Submitted by Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable and Public Service Commission Chairperson Rebecca Cameron Valcq The COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how critical Wisconsin’s broadband infrastructure is for delivering basic services like education and health...
Lake Mills Leader: Junior Achievement of Wisconsin receives $50,000 grant
Junior Achievement of Wisconsin received a $50,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Trust in Minneapolis, Minn. The grant will support statewide programs that teach K-12 students about financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness skills. “We are truly grateful...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Novir starts onsite COVID-19 vaccinations at workplaces in southeast Wisconsin
The Asenzya Inc. plant in Oak Creek continued running during the Covid-19 pandemic with a strict mask-wearing requirement and the company’s executives decided to take another step in fighting the virus — in-house vaccinations. The privately held manufacturer and...
WisBusiness: Chancellors advocate for R&D investment, Endless Frontier Act
The chancellors of Wisconsin’s top two research universities are pushing for investment in more R&D. “The only way that we stay at the front end of the world economy is by being on the front end in innovation,” UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said, adding that...
Brookings: To counter China’s economic influence, rebuild the American Heartland
With the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act signed into law, the Biden administration’s attention has turned to a massive jobs, infrastructure, and clean energy plan. Meanwhile, some members of Congress want to advance bills on topics such as immigration, voting...
Inside Wisconsin: Power of undergraduate research being felt in Wisconsin economy
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – In April 2023, Wisconsin will host a national gathering of about 4,000 collegiate researchers who will descend on Eau Claire to present their ideas, to network with peers and mentors, and to meet with corporate and graduate school...
WEDC: Wisconsin’s emerging investors: finding success through collaboration
In the first two installments of this series, we introduced four of Wisconsin’s newest venture funds and angel investor networks and their managers. These emerging investors see a bright future for venture capital and startups in Wisconsin, and they’re making that...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin becoming a leader in ‘fintech’
Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, New York and now, Wisconsin. “When people think about fintech in the United States, they don’t automatically think of Wisconsin, but many very well-known fintech companies and new entrants call Wisconsin home,” said Fiserv Inc. Chief...
BEE Educated Podcast on WisconsinYES! business plan contest for youth
BEE Educated Show Episode 16: Brad James Interviews Tom Still Click here to watch the BEE Educated podcast featuring Tech Council president Tom Still This week's episode is an interview of Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council about Wisconsin's YES!...
WisconsinINNO: Investors see promise in promoting cross-border regional innovation with Canadian startups, accelerators
As the U.S. startup ecosystem begins to extend away from the coasts and mature in the middle part of the country, investors are looking to cast a wide net to capture the next wave of innovation — by promoting cooperation with its neighbors to the north, in Canada. On...