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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)...
InsideWis: Engineers work in many disciplines and sectors; Wisconsin needs more of them
By Tom Still CHILTON, Wis. – Just off the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago lies the 40-acre site of the Lakeside Vision Center, a research and demonstration project tied to Faith Technologies Inc., a Wisconsin born-and-bred company that has grown from a handful of...
WisBusiness: Universities of Wisconsin, DSPS: Partner to facilitate faster licensing
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and the Universities of Wisconsin announced an agreement today that will allow the Universities to help facilitate the occupational licensing process for their students entering health care fields....
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin has record number of apprentices in 112-year-old training program
Wisconsin has a record-high number of enrolled apprentices in a state program designed to be a pipeline for skilled workers in trades and emerging industries. Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that 16,384 apprentices are currently enrolled in Wisconsin’s Registered...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin businesses need more engineers. GOP is holding up UW-Madison project that would help address shortage
The Republican war on diversity, equity and inclusion could cost Wisconsin hundreds of engineers. The GOP-controlled Legislature declined to fund a new engineering building for the University of Wisconsin-Madison as part of the state budget. The project would expand...
Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers Announces PSC Received 124 Applications Requesting More than $221 Million from Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), today announced the Wisconsin Broadband Office received 124 applications requesting $221.6 million for the Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program. PSC is expected to award up to $42...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison startup harnessing quantum sensors wins Wisconsin Tech Council’s Pitch Olympics
locate rare-earth metals like copper, nickel and cobalt won the Wisconsin Technology Council's recent Elevator Pitch Olympics. The startup, Dirac Labs, was among 15 companies that gave 90-second pitches to a panel of investor judges at the council's Early Stage...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison researchers develop new heat-resistant alloy
UW-Madison researchers have developed a new metal alloy that can withstand higher temperatures, which could be used to improve high-speed aircraft. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is touting the technology as a “top licensing prospect” in its engineering and...