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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...