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FOR-M graduate Nommli was one of the six companies that received a $10,000 grant at the recent Founder Showcase. The Madison-based company has developed a food technology platform designed to sell authentic food from various cultures to a national audience. The food...
Wisconsin Public Radio: New investment in broadband expansion ‘an equalizing opportunity’ for state’s rural communities
Leaders from the Biden Administration said access to high-speed internet will bring opportunity and dignity for residents of rural communities in Wisconsin and across the country. Tom Perez, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Don Graves, U.S....
WisBusiness: Evers task force on workforce, AI holds first meeting
The head of the state Department of Workforce Development says the rise of AI technology “couldn’t come at a greater time” given the state’s labor challenges. Speaking this week during the first meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial...
InsideWis: New History Center three years away, but society’s work carries on
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – It will be March before demolition of the existing State Historical Society Museum on Madison’s Capitol Square gets underway, and late 2026 or early 2027 before a new and much larger “History Center” rises on that site and two adjacent...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Bankers Association: Commentary on FDIC Q3 2023 numbers
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) data released today showed Wisconsin banks remained in good health through the third quarter of this year. Year-over-year lending increased in all categories (commercial, residential, and farm loans), demonstrating the...
PR Newswire: FDA Selects Workflow Services as Diagnostic Data Program Partner for Point-of-Care Testing Inside Pharmacies
Workflow Services, a comprehensive and automated platform that solves point-of-care clinical service delivery for pharmacies, was selected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a partner in its Diagnostic Data Program, launched to collect data from...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Atomix Logistics founder named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list
The founder of Cudahy-based Atomix Logistics, an ecommerce fulfillment company, has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list within the category of “Retail & Ecommerce.” Austin Kreinz founded Atomix Logistics in 2019 after spending several years as a financial...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Wisconsin gets $1.9 million grant to provide entrepreneurs with legal and financial advice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through its State Small Business Credit Initiative, has awarded Wisconsin $1.9 million in technical assistance funding, according to a Tuesday announcement from Gov. Tony Evers’ office. The funding will provide legal and financial...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Microsoft data center land deal in Mount Pleasant gains final village approval
A $100 million land sale agreement that opens the door for Microsoft Corp. to generate more than $3 billion of property value in Mount Pleasant gained approval from village officials on Monday. That is a major step toward the village and Racine County selling 631...
Office of Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, U.S. Sen. Baldwin Announce $1.9 Million Federal Grant to Aid Wisconsin Entrepreneurs
Gov. Tony Evers today, together with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), announced the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) has awarded the state of Wisconsin $1.9 million in technical assistance funding to support legal...
StartingBlock: Innovate 608 Innovate608: Craig Dickman | TitleTownTech
In this episode, co-host Kathleen Gallagher talks with Craig Dickman, Managing Director at TitleTownTech. Innovate 608 is made possible by the generous support of the American Family Institute for Corporate and Social Impact and our media partner the Wisconsin State...
InsideWis: Expert on AI jitters: Calm down, learn to use it, keep people at its center
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The world of artificial intelligence seems to involve more drama today than a daytime soap opera. The unexpected ouster of OpenAI executive Sam Altman by the company’s board of directors – followed by Altman’s equally surprising return –...
Madison Startups: SHINE, Nucleus RadioPharma Partner
SHINE Technologies and Nucleus RadioPharma are partnering to advance radioligand cancer treatments, SHINE announced recently. “We are proud to partner with Nucleus RadioPharma to supply the high-purity lutetium-177 that powers their innovative radioligand therapy,”...
Wisconsin Inno: Alabama hospitality staffing startup plans expansion to Green Bay
A hospitality staffing startup in Birmingham, Alabama, is expanding to Green Bay. The startup, Croux Inc., has chosen Green Bay as its first out-of-state market because it parallels the Alabama markets it already operates in, according to reporting by Alabama Inno,...
Cap Times: Fetch bootcamp teaches Madison high schoolers how to use AI for good
In October, the annual Mark Cuban Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp Initiative, a program that teaches underserved high school students about AI concepts at no cost, took place simultaneously across 26 US locations from Florida to California through Zoom lessons every...
Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls Awarded DOE Grant to Accelerate U.S. Heat Pump Manufacturing
Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has been awarded a $33 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to help increase domestic production of...
Wisconsin Inno: GE HealthCare, UW-Madison sign 10-year pact to advance health tech research
GE HealthCare Technologies and UW-Madison, which have collaborated for years on scientific and technological advancements, formalized a new 10-year strategic agreement they say will take them to new frontiers in digital technologies and disease-focused solutions. The...
MKE Startup News: Wisconsin’s Qualified New Business Venture program
Lesson from the Early Stage Symposium: The Office Hours Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) staff members Joey Frayne and Chris Schiffner hosted an Office Hours session at the Wisconsin Technology Council’s Early Stage Symposium to educate attendees...
Wisconsin Public Radio: UW-Madison, business leaders call on state Legislature to fund part of new engineering building
Despite pressure from business leaders from across the state, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos this week held firm on the Legislature's decision to withhold state funding for a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Speaking to reporters Tuesday,...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.: Grants support innovation, entrepreneurs
A special round of Entrepreneurship Partner Grants (EPG) will be available to groups supporting Wisconsin entrepreneurs working in biotechnology, personalized medicine and biohealth. The grants are part of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s)...