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UW Health, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and Madison College have partnered to create the nation’s first respiratory therapist registered apprenticeship. The three-year program is currently open to UW Health staff, and they can submit applications...
In Business: WWBIC offers in-person, online training sessions this month
WWBIC has several upcoming training sessions and events this month. In addition to its online offerings, WWBIC will host the following in Madison: April 9: Redacción y Negociación de Términos Contractuales Clave (5:30–6:30 p.m.); April 16: Funds in Motion: Money In...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Madison-based cybersecurity firm closes $8 million Series A funding round
Madison-based Sprocket Security, a cybersecurity company with a platform for continuous penetration testing, has closed an $8 million Series A financing round. The funding will allow Sprocket to expand its sales and marketing initiatives and help accelerate...
Cap Times: New Madison facility aims to supercharge U.S. lithium-ion battery market
A new facility slated to open later this year could make Madison a hub in the manufacturing process for rechargeable batteries and aid other U.S. companies in developing new technologies. Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials, a business group within Mexican chemical...
Exact Sciences: Exact Sciences Advances Development of Non-Endoscopic Oncoguard® Esophagus Test to Screen for Esophageal Cancer and Pre-Cancer
Exact Sciences is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Exact Sciences Corp. (Nasdaq: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, reported on data showing high sensitivity...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison: New federal spending bills to boost UW-Madison research initiatives
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is set to receive more than $56 million in new funding for research initiatives after the passage of two federal appropriations packages. The set of bipartisan bills, signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 9 and March 23,...
InsideWis: Don’t be surprised when economic data and public perception fail to align
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The two-horse race for the presidency may not satisfy people who wished for different candidates atop the Republican and Democratic tickets, but it has at least focused the debate on how well the American economy is – or isn’t –...
BizTimes Milwaukee: We Energies planning new $34 million service center in West Bend
WE Energies is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. We Energies is seeking approval from state regulators to build a new service center in West Bend, consolidating an existing service center in the city and another one located in Port Washington. The new...
PR Newswire: Fetch Introduces Rewards for Mobile Gaming
Fetch, America's Rewards App, has partnered with mobile games connection platform adjoe to release Fetch Play, a rewards for mobile gaming integration that unlocks an entirely new way for users to earn Fetch Points through playing popular, free mobile games. With an...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Former Kacmarcik Enterprises exec Gretchen Jameson named CMO of Versiti
Gretchen Jameson has been named executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Milwaukee-based blood health organization Versiti, Inc. Jameson most recently served as the chief learning and experience officer for Huntsville, Alabama-based software...
WisBusiness: UW-Madison: New federal spending bills to boost UW-Madison research initiatives
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is set to receive more than $56 million in new funding for research initiatives after the passage of two federal appropriations packages. The set of bipartisan bills, signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 9 and March 23,...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee firm spun out of TitletownTech pivots to AI consulting
A Milwaukee-based technology firm with roots in Green Bay venture capital firm TitletownTech is pivoting to artificial intelligence consulting for businesses, the company recently announced. Previously known as Midpoint Ventures, the firm is now called Midpoint...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison tech firm Fetch lands $50M financing deal after reaching profitability
The Madison-based company behind the shopping rewards app Fetch has raised $50 million in debt financing after reaching profitability. Fetch intends to use the cash infusion to accelerate a year of aggressive growth through product innovation, the development of its...
Wisconsin Inno: Insurance tech startup with its second-largest office in Wisconsin closes $27M round
A Cincinnati startup has added millions in new funding to its coffers, news that caps a year of triple-digit revenue growth for the firm and a newly opened second office in the Midwest. Blue Ash, Ohio-based insurtech Coterie announced March 19 it had raised $27...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Germantown-based Chocolate Rescue for Dogs wins top Project Pitch It prize
A new group of Wisconsin entrepreneurs took to the ‘Project Pitch It’ stage this week to win their share of cash prizes and mentorship opportunities. Taking homes this week’s Peg Ann & David Gruber Project Pitch It Award, worth $10,000, were entrepreneurs Arek...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Las Vegas-based Avant Technologies to build micro data center in Milwaukee
Las Vegas-based Avant Technologies, a company that specializes in acquiring, creating, and developing advanced technologies utilizing artificial intelligence, along with providing information technology consulting services, plans to build a micro data center in...
Madison Startups: Realta Fusion Selected for Global Program
Realta Fusion was selected to join the Compute for Climate Fellowship cohort, a global program supporting entrepreneurs applying advanced cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) to create new solutions that address the climate crisis, the company announced...
Madison Startups: Usona Institute Launches Phase 3 Clinical Trial
Usona Institute will begin its Phase 3 Clinical Trial investigating psilocybin for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), the company announced today. According to a release, the uAspire trial will start with an initial six-week randomized double-blind treatment period....
In Business: UW–Madison scientists first to 3D-print working human brain tissue
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have pioneered the creation of the first-ever 3D-printed brain tissue that not only grows but also functions similarly to natural brain tissue, according to the university. This breakthrough holds significant promise...
MKE Startup News: 11th Annual Wisconsin Tech Summit
Attendees from across the Midwest gathered at Lambeau Field on Monday for the 2024 Wisconsin Tech Summit. During the event, emerging companies had the opportunity to meet with VCs and major firms interested in partnering with technology innovators. Did we stop you...