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By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – There’s rarely a time when it’s easy for early stage companies to raise money from investors, and today’s conditions fall on the opposite end of the scale. And yet, for those companies with technologies or business ideas favored by the...
StartingBlock: Meet the Madworks Fall 2023 Cohort!
We're thrilled to introduce the 8 companies in this Fall's Madworks Cohort. The Madworks Accelerator is a 11-week program, comprising tailored mentorship and building governance acumen. The program is industry agnostic. In addition to connecting companies to...
WisBusiness: Emerging tech, industries driving investment landscape, WEDC expert says
Emerging technologies and industries are driving the national investment landscape, according to WEDC Senior Venture Investment Director Greg Williamson. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. earlier this year announced Williamson would be leading the Wisconsin...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Adhira Sunkara of WiSys
Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show, Adhira Sunkara of WiSys discusess the group’s lead role in a National Science Foundation planning grant tied to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Synthetaic’s AI tool helps scientists discover Hawaiian seabirds thought to be extinct
Delafield-based artificial intelligence startup Synthetaic and its flagship product, the Rapid Automatic Image Detection tool, have helped scientists working for The Nature Conservancy discover two species of seabird previously thought to be locally extinct. Arlington...
WMC: Sixteen Wisconsin Products to Compete in Manufacturing Madness Tournament
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the top 16 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Nearly 60,000 votes were cast for over 100 products during the contest’s popular vote round....
Madison Gas & Electric: MGE’s First Pole-Mounted EV Charging Station Available to Drivers
Are you interested in electric vehicles (EVs) but unsure where you would charge? MGE has added the first pole-mounted EV charging station to its network of more than 50 public charging stations! The charger—which is attached to an existing MGE utility pole—is located...
‘Capital for the Coulee Region’: Status of Prairie Springs Center topic of Oct. 18 lunch in La Crosse
The need to complete phase two of the Prairie Springs Science Center on the UW-La Crosse campus, which a mix of business leaders believe can spark Coulee Region growth, will be discussed at the Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon in La...
WisBusiness: Early figures suggest state seeing lower levels of investment in 2023
Early investment figures for 2023 suggest the number and size of deals in Wisconsin may be lower this year, according to Tech Council Investor Networks Director Joe Kremer. Speaking yesterday during a luncheon hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council in Madison,...
BizTimes Milwaukee: ‘Project Pitch It’ seeking student and adult entrepreneurs for season eight
Student and adult entrepreneurs will once again have a chance to earn their share of cash and mentorship opportunities as “Project Pitch It,” a local TV show similar to ABC’s “Shark Tank,” gears up for its eighth season. Season eight will once again welcome a...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee among top 20 tech hubs while other Wisconsin city gets the top spot
The city of Milwaukee is ranked within the top 20 technology hubs in the Midwest according to a study from real estate company CommercialCafe while a fellow Wisconsin city received the top spot. Milwaukee was ranked 17th of the 20 best Midwest metropolitan areas for...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant data center plan with 1.1 million square feet approved
Microsoft Corp. took another step toward actual construction for its data center in Mount Pleasant, gaining local approvals Monday for a site plan with more than 1.1 million square feet of buildings. Since announcing the more than $1 billion data center in March, the...
Economist, ex-White House advisor Knetter to speak Nov. 8 at Early Stage Symposium
Michael Knetter, chief executive officer of the UW Foundation and a former economic advisor to Republican and Democratic presidents, will speak on current economic trends during lunch at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium on Wednesday, Nov. 8, in Madison. Knetter is...
Madison Startups: StartingBlock Wins $150K from SBA
StartingBlock and its seven partners announced recently that they will receive $150,000 through the 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, which is awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). According to a release, StartingBlock was a stage two winner...
BizTimes Milwaukee: The Future 50 companies fuel our region’s growth
BizTimes Media and our event partner, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, are pleased to once again recognize this year’s Future 50 companies. Based on submitted nominations and an objective ranking of sales and employee growth, these are the fastest...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Haribo working on plans to double size of Pleasant Prairie plant as it looks to build 2 million square feet
With production underway at its U.S. candy plant in Pleasant Prairie, Haribo of America is already designing a second phase of equal size, with two more that could bring the total plant to about 2 million square feet. The second phase that is in the planning stages...
InsideWis: Time to find a solution to Legislature’s stalemate with the UW System
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- The standoff between the Wisconsin Legislature and Wisconsin’s public universities threatens to harm the state’s economy the longer it persists. There needs to be a negotiated end. The latest salvo came Sept. 19 when Assembly Speaker...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Deloitte ranks Wisconsin’s 75 largest privately-owned and closely-held companies
Leaders of Wisconsin's 75 of Wisconsin's largest companies will gather in Milwaukee Tuesday to celebrate the central role of privately-owned companies in the state's economy. The occasion is the release of the Deloitte Wisconsin 75 list, an annual compendium of the...
WisBusiness: Madison named top Midwest metro for tech workers in new report
Madison has been named the top Midwestern metropolitan area for technology jobs, according to a recent report. The rankings were compiled by a CommercialCafe, a real estate listing service that frequently produces market analyses and other industry reports. Its latest...
First woman Public Defender Thompson to reflect on job, health, more at Sept. 28 W·O·M·E·N reception
Kelli Thompson, the first woman to serve as head of Wisconsin’s public defender network and a cancer survivor of seven years, will speak Thursday, Sept. 28 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison. Thompson oversees an $133-million-per-year agency that provides...