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A consortium of 15 state colleges, nonprofits and health companies are working together to vie for millions of dollars in federal money and a designation of Wisconsin as a regional tech hub. If the federal Economic Development Administration selects Wisconsin for the...
Calling all companies! Apply for three chances to pitch at Early Stage Symposium
Applications are being accepted now from young companies that want to tell their stories to investors at our annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, planned for an in-person format Nov. 8-9 at Madison’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. The 2023 format...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Microsoft moving dirt in Mount Pleasant, selects lead builder for $1 billion data center
Microsoft Corp. has started moving dirt for its $1 billion data center development in Mount Pleasant, and has locked in the lead contractor for the work. Chicago-based megabuilder Walsh Construction recently signed on as the top contractor, and is starting the process...
La Crosse Tribune: State Rep. Steve Doyle named vice chair of artificial intelligence task force
State Rep. Steve Doyle, D-Onalaska, has been appointed vice chairman of the recently announced Speaker’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. The task force was created to study the transformative potential of artificial intelligence while ensuring its responsible...
Wisconsin Inno: Chicago growing as quantum tech hub by keeping local talent and drawing coastal investors
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has called for Illinois and Chicago to become "the Silicon Valley of quantum development," and while there has been strong activity in the space in recent years, the key will be to keep the momentum going, local experts say. Chicago is home...
Wisconsin Inno: TitletownTech portfolio company Midwest Games launches in Green Bay
Video game publisher Midwest Games, created by a Wisconsin native and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay alumni Ben Kvalo, has officially launched in Green Bay with the release of its first game. Midwest Games is a TitletownTech portfolio company with its headquarters...
Cap Times: AI, genetic testing: what washed up at Epic’s global conference
The health care system finds itself adrift at sea, Epic Systems founder and CEO Judy Faulkner said Tuesday at the company’s annual Users Group Meeting. The 80-year-old billionaire founder — dressed as a washed-up island explorer in torn clothes, beads and a feathered...
WisPolitics: UW–Milwaukee: UWM Research Foundation awards $180,000 in new Catalyst Grants
Advancements in electric vehicle battery packs, lithium extraction methods and cancer treatment are among the projects funded through the UWM Research Foundation’s Catalyst Grant program this year. The program, supported by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Green Bay congressman climbs cell tower to raise awareness for broadband issues
A few months ago, Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr made a bet with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher that the representative wasn’t brave enough to climb a cell tower. The federal lawmaker proved the commissioner wrong during a stop in his district...
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Leah Roe was on maternity leave when she was called into work and told that her job as a vice president at a local startup was being eliminated. Her husband had recently left his job to start his own business, so as she drove back from the office, the former...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Former Netflix exec launches video game company backed by TitletownTech
Green Bay-based video game publisher Midwest Games officially launched this week with the support of lead investor TitletownTech, an innovation fund formed in 2019 out of a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft. Midwest Games operates out of the...
Wisconsin Inno: Wisconsin’s Venture Investors joins in Visana Health’s $10.1M seed round
Joe Connolly watched his mom struggle for years. She would vomit from such extreme pain during her periods. She also suffered at the hands of the doctors who repeatedly dismissed her. “She was basically told to take some Ibuprofen and tough it out,” he said. Her first...
WisPolitics: Gov. Evers: Signs Executive Order creating task force on workforce and artificial intelligence
In his latest effort relating to the state’s workforce, Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #211 creating the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence. The move comes as Gov. Evers announced earlier this month he is calling a special...
WisBusiness: Neonatal care startup seeking to establish platform in U.S.
The winner of this year’s Pressure Chamber contest, Child Health Imprints, is seeking to establish its neonatal care platform in the United States after finding success in Asia. The company beat out four other finalists this week during the pitch competition hosted by...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee software startup Secchi raises $1 million to help further automate the platform
Far too often, employees of small and mid-size companies are thrown into positions of leadership without any real guidance or training. That’s why Milwaukee-based software startup Secchi was founded: to simplify the process of performance management for HR...
InsideWis: The future of fusion is now … but also much later
By Tom Still JANESVILLE, Wis. -- In a windswept industrial park on Janesville’s south side, the future of fusion energy is rolling out in ways that seemed unlikely even a decade ago. However, the grandest fusion debut of them all -- clean, commercial-scale energy --...
‘WisBiz: The Show’ features Bekki Yang of WorkShift
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, Bekki Yang of WorkShift, winner of the Business Services category in the 2023 Governor’s Business Plan Contest,...
MKE Startup News: SBIR supports startup innovations
According to Brian Walsh, Senior Technology Commercialization Manager at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation (UWMRF), startups are a key source of technological innovations in the United States. In his role, Walsh helps connect UW-Milwaukee students,...
RedFox AI: RedFox AI Announces Key Additions to Leadership Team: Greg Collins as Advisor and Dustin Frank as CRO
RedFox AI, a leading conversational artificial intelligence startup, is thrilled to announce two pivotal additions to our leadership team. Greg Collins will be joining as RedFox AI’s newest Advisory Board Member, and Dustin Frank will be joining as the company’s Chief...
WisBusiness: UW expert warns of AI cyber threats, urges skepticism about defenses
A computer science professor at UW-Madison says certain AI tools pose a cybersecurity threat when in the wrong hands, and urges skepticism about potential defenses. In a presentation held as part of Madison’s Forward Festival, Prof. Somesh Jha yesterday discussed how...