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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...
Cap Times: Take a look inside Madison’s new Black Business Hub
In July 2020, a month after George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police, Ruben Anthony Jr. stood at a podium in front of Urban League of Greater Madison and announced that his organization planned to build an incubator for Black and minority-owned businesses, and...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin gets $2.5 million to study Amtrak expansion from Milwaukee to Green Bay, Madison
State and local officials received five $500,000 federal grants to study expanding Amtrak passenger rail service from Milwaukee to Chicago, Green Bay, Madison, Eau Claire and the Twin Cities. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Wednesday announced the five routes received...
PR Newswire: Exact Sciences Awards Grants to 23 Organizations Focused on Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screenings
Exact Sciences, a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, announced today that it awarded $1.3 million to 23 organizations through its Funding Opportunities for CRC Screening Uptake Strategies (FOCUS) Program. Grant recipients are committed to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Foxconn eligible for $6.3 million in tax credits for 2022
Foxconn Technology Group is eligible for $6.3 million in additional tax credits from the state of Wisconsin after meeting a series of hiring and spending benchmarks in 2022. A verification form submitted to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. shows that the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Recession fears ease for Wisconsin bank CEOs
A majority of Wisconsin bank CEOs no longer see a recession as likely within the next six months, a dramatic shift from earlier this year, according to the latest survey from the Wisconsin Bankers Association. In the WBA’s mid-year survey, 56% of respondents said a...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Greg Piefer, SHINE Technologies
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Greg Piefer, CEO of SHINE Technologies. This fusion technology company, headquartered in Janesville, is developing applications in health care, industrial and defense industries. Earlier this year, SHINE...
Badger Meter exec featured Jan. 10 at Cap Times breakfast
Kenneth Bockhorst, who is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Wisconsin-based Badger Meter, will speak at the Jan. 10 Cap Times “Power Hour” breakfast at Madison’s Edgewater Hotel. Bockhorst joined Badger Meter in 2017 as its chief operating officer and...