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Milwaukee-based energy equipment manufacturer Advanced Ionics announced today that it has added John Jung as president and chief operating officer and Ignacio Bincaz as chief commercial officer. Advanced Ionics is a hydrogen electrolyzer developer focused on...
Wisconsin Inno: Baird Capital raises $218 million for its sixth venture capital fund
Baird Capital has closed on $218 million for its sixth U.S. venture capital fund and has already invested in three companies, Baird announced Monday. It's the firm's largest venture fund to date. The fund has invested a total of $34.5 million in three companies so...
WisBusiness: Kwik Trip authorized for more tax credits for Wisconsin expansion
Kwik Trip is now eligible to earn up to $41 million in state tax credits by continuing to expand its operations in Wisconsin, according to WEDC. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. yesterday announced the La Crosse-based convenience store chain plans to invest...
Stop-and-go trends in electric vehicle world topic of Jan. 11 Tech Council luncheon in Wauwatosa
Producers are grappling with supply chain issues and competition within their own ranks, while some consumers are flinching at price, eyeing tumbling gasoline prices and pushing back at the perception they are being forced to buy electric vehicles by federal and state...
Business Wire: VC3 completes acquisition of Aberdean Consulting, Wisconsin-based provider of IT services
VC3, a leading managed service provider serving municipalities, financial services organizations and commercial businesses across North America, said Dec. 18 it had acquired Madison-based Aberdean Consulting, a technology service provider supporting small to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Kwik Trip plans $151 million expansion of its Wisconsin operations
La Crosse-based convenience store company Kwik Trip plans to invest more than $151 million to expand its operations in Wisconsin, creating more than 500 jobs by 2027, according to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. The company plans to expand its dairy,...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin made progress toward clean energy transition in 2023, but more work is needed
Wisconsin continued to make progress in its transition to renewable energy in 2023, but environmental advocates say there’s still a long way to go. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, or PSC, estimates that eight utility-scale solar projects will come online...
WisBusiness: UW alum and economist recaps 2023 trends, looks ahead to next year
The U.S. economy has performed much better in 2023 than was projected a year ago, according to economist and UW-Madison alumnus Brad Tank. “The forecast last year [was] resoundingly in favor of a much slower economy than actually materialized,” he said last week. Tank...
BizTimes Milwaukee: We Energies nears completion of $192 million liquified natural gas facility in Ixonia
We Energies is about two months away from starting operations at its newest liquified natural gas (LNG) facility in Ixonia. Construction on the $192 million facility started in 2021. The company expects to see $200 million in savings once the new LNG plant is online...
InsideWis: UW-Legislature standoff over DEI and spending may not be over
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The best deals over time are often the deals that left no one happy at first. Such may be the case now that the UW Board of Regents, reversing a prior vote, approved a package put forward by Republican state legislators to unlock $800...
WisBusiness: Kooyenga predicts substantial development of Chicago-Milwaukee corridor in coming years
Incoming MMAC President Dale Kooyenga predicts the corridor between Chicago and Milwaukee will see substantial development in the coming years, anchored by Microsoft’s operations in the region. “There’ll be a point here I think in the next five, six years where you...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Wes Schroll, Fetch
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Wes Schroll, founder and CEO of Fetch. The Madison-based company’s mobile app offers users a rewards program for the products they buy, awarding points for scanning receipts that can be redeemed for gift cards...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Generation Growth Capital acquires three Midwestern manufacturers to launch new company platform
Milwaukee-based private equity firm Generation Growth Capital (GGC) has acquired three Midwestern manufacturers as part of the launch of its newly formed metal manufacturing platform, called American Consolidated Metals. The first company acquired by Generation Growth...
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation: 2023 WARF Innovation Award winners tackle heart disease, diabetes
A protein that could regenerate heart tissue and a new treatment for diabetes and obesity have taken top honors from WARF. The first 2023 WARF Innovation Award has been given to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Ahmed Mahmoud, assistant professor of cell and...
BizTimes Milwaukee: PlantPharm BioMed awarded federal grant to develop edible COVID-19 vaccine for animals
Delavan-based PlantPharm BioMed, a biotechnology company manufacturing edible vaccines that can be used to treat several types of viruses in both humans and animals, has been awarded a $900,000 federal grant to develop an edible COVID-19 vaccine for animals. The grant...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Burlington-based software development company Ictect backed by Gateway Capital
Burlington-based Ictect, a software development company leveraging artificial intelligence for the creation of intelligent content, is gearing up for its first funding round after already securing its pre-seed round from Milwaukee-based venture capital firm Gateway...
WisBusiness: Bill would enable transfer of QNBV angel investor tax credits
GOP lawmakers want to allow angel investors to transfer tax credits earned through investments in certain startups. Rep. Robert Wittke of Racine and Sen. Dan Feyen of Fond du Lac recently began circulating legislation in a co-sponsorship memo, which touts the success...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Regional Spirit Award winner: Dean Amhaus wants the world to know about Milwaukee’s most valuable resource
Dean Amhaus was not always a champion of the city of Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. A Cudahy native, he left Wisconsin in the mid-‘70s to attend college, spending time in both Washington D.C. and New York City. “I left, like a lot of people at that time,...
Wisconsin Inno: How Milwaukee compares with peer cities for tech talent, venture capital
When compared with peer cities like Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, metropolitan Milwaukee's innovation economy shines when it comes to talent but lags on measures including venture capital funding for startups and job creation. Those are among the findings of the recently...
BizTimes Milwaukee: After going viral, Octane Coffee flooded with more than 1,500 business inquiries
It was a case of being in the right place at the right time for Waukesha-based Octane Coffee, a startup that uses proprietary technology to power a fully automated, drive-thru café. After hosting a grand opening event for its first location in October, Octane Coffee...