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We would like to thank Dr. John Raymond (president and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin), Dr. Susan Turney (CEO of the Marshfield Clinic Health System), Chris Woleske (president and CEO of Bellin Health) and Karen Timberlake (Secretary-designee of the...
UW-Madison: A $20 million lead gift to help realize vision of new Letters & Science Academic Building
A building that will play an integral role in educating generations of future University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates will now become reality, thanks to a generous gift from a family with a long history of UW–Madison support. Irving and Dorothy Levy Hall is...
Examine society’s love-hate relationship with social media at Oct. 26 Tech Council luncheon
From the Jan. 6 Capitol storming to screen-addicted kids, and from genocide in Myanmar to COVID misinformation, social media is being blamed for a host of society’s ills. True, overblown or a little of both? Hear our panel of experts talk about social media’s pluses...
Business Journals: R&D will get pricier in 2022 unless Congress acts, stifling innovation
For decades, businesses have been able to deduct research and development expenses in full from that year's taxes — but that could be ending this year. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act legislation passed into law under the Trump administration in 2017 changed the tax code...
WisconsinINNO: MMAC launching efforts to boost city’s startup and venture capital ecosystem
Acknowledging that the city's economic development has historically focused on corporate attraction and expansion, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) said Monday it's launching several efforts to encourage entrepreneurship, startups and venture...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin business leaders praise Blank’s contribution to research and technology
Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still points to the creation of UW-Madison's new School of Computer, Data and Information Sciences under Blank's tenure as "recognition that such sciences are fundamental to success" in the modern economy. In a statement, he...
WisBusiness: disruptHER Consortium awarded a $750,000 grant to help women in male-dominated fields
A new national effort will seek to expand opportunities for women in traditionally male-dominated fields such as manufacturing and construction, through federal funding provided to a Milwaukee workforce organization. "Our main goals are to really convene partners from...
Long-time attorney and UW-Madison teacher to receive ‘Triple E’ award at Early Stage Symposium
Joseph Boucher, whose career in law, accounting and teaching has spanned decades of support for the startup and investing sectors in Wisconsin, will accept the “Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education” award Nov. 3 at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. The event...
USA Today: Three U.S.-based economists win the Nobel Prize for economics
Three U.S-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics on Monday for work on drawing conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called “natural experiments.” David Card of the University of California at Berkeley was awarded one half of the prize, while...
Creative Destruction Lab accelerator program gives UW-Madison students help for companies to grow
The program works with seed-stage science and technology companies to help them "accelerate massively," according to Shabaka Gibson, director of CDL-Wisconsin. The nonprofit organization has 10 sites around the world, with one of the three U.S.-based locations in...
Madison.com: Wisconsin twins bridge research gap between Wall Street, novice investors
When the founders of a fast-growing Madison-based startup that collects “alternative” stock market data were in high school, computer coding was just a hobby. But within a couple of years of graduation, twin brothers Chris and James Kardatzke used their knowledge, in...
Blank leadership kept UW-Madison strong in science, tech
Here is a statement by Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still on the announcement that UW-Madison Chancellor will become president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., in mid-2022. Chancellor Blank’s contributions to the UW-Madison campus, the...
Milwaukee NNS: Que El-Amin uses his passion to create affordable housing in Milwaukee
Que El-Amin comes from a family that believes in serving others. His grandfather fought for African American voting rights in Louisiana. His father ran the New Horizon Center, a Milwaukee social service agency and daycare center. And his mother is a mental health...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Tina Chang, CEO of SysLogic
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Tina Chang, CEO of the Brookfield-based software company SysLogic. Chang gives an overview of current trends in the field of cybersecurity, including a surge in cyberattacks during the pandemic. “We all know...
Immuto Scientific raises $2.3 million in seed funding
Immuto Scientific, Inc., a biotechnology company spun out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced today that it has successfully closed on a $2.3 million seed-funding round. The funding will enable the Madison-based company to scale-up equipment and staffing...
WisPolitics: Evers administration announced it will update individual income tax withholding tables
Three months after vetoing a similar provision in the GOP-authored state budget, the Evers administration announced it will update individual income tax withholding tables, effective Jan. 1. The update reflects income tax cuts signed in the state budget as well as...
New North presents local, regional entrepreneurial pitch contests with local partners
NEW NORTH, September 30, 2021 – StartUp Week in Wisconsin is November 14-20, 2021. Many events will be occurring, both in person and virtually, across Northeast Wisconsin. Among them are local pitch events that lead up to a regional pitch event presented by New North,...
In Business: Wisconsin’s investment portfolio still comparatively modest
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InsideWis: Computer science driving innovation across industry lines
By Tom Still APPLETON, Wis. – The Paper Discovery Center is a microcosm of what made Appleton a commercial and innovation hub a century ago – and it offers a glimpse of what Wisconsin cities like it can become. Overlooking the rapids on the Fox River, the Paper...
WEDC is accepting applications for the competitive Entrepreneurship Partner Grants until Oct. 29
Supporting both innovative and established ways to aid Wisconsin entrepreneurs is key to building a vibrant economy, and a new $2 million grant program is encouraging programs that help emerging businesses thrive. WEDC is accepting applications for the...