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Today marks the launch of regionally focused video game publisher Midwest Games. Founded and helmed by industry veteran and former Netflix senior management Ben Kvalo, Midwest Games will focus on creating opportunities for the abundant talent across the Midwest and...
Wisconsin Inno: Molson Coors, Thurgood Marshall College Fund hold second Innovation Challenge
Molson Coors Beverage Co. and longtime partner Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) are challenging 20 students from across the country to the second Innovation Challenge in Milwaukee. The introductory event kicked off on Wednesday in 3rd St. Market Hall. TMCF is a...
WisBusiness: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network: Announces plans for community hospital, primary care clinic in Sheboygan
The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network announced today plans to build a community hospital and attached medical office building at the intersection of Taylor Drive and Saemann Avenue in Sheboygan’s growing health care corridor. The...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin schools unveil new fleets of electric buses this fall
Students in the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District will have a quieter, more environmentally friendly ride to school this year as the district plans to unveil its new fleet of electric buses. The district originally planned to use the buses at the start of the school...
How higher education can drive Wisconsin’s tech economy over time featured Sept. 14 in Wauwatosa
Higher education leaders in Wisconsin, from its private colleges to its technical campuses to the University of Wisconsin System, will outline how they are working to strengthen the state’s tech-based economy during an upcoming luncheon in Wauwatosa. Learn more by...
WisBusiness: Maydm plans to ramp up growth after getting $500k grant
A Madison-based nonprofit called Maydm plans to ramp up growth after being selected for a five-year, $500,000 grant award. The organization aims to support girls and youth of color in 6th grade through high school as they pursue education in STEM fields, offering...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Statewide consortium applies for Regional Tech Hub status to position Wisconsin as a health care innovator
A consortium of 15 public and private stakeholders throughout the state — including GE HealthCare and Rockwell Automation — applied to designate Wisconsin as a Regional Tech Hub under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. It's a big step for the state, and it has...
Madison Startups: Wellbe’s Assets Acquired by Orbita
Orbita, a Boston-based provider of smart virtual assistants and workflow automation for healthcare, has acquired Wellbe‘s assets, the company announced recently. According to a release, the acquisition includes Wellbe’s software, customers and select staff. “Orbita...
InsideWis: Wisconsin is not Wuhan: Don’t ban ‘gain of function’ research
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – In a nationwide poll conducted earlier this year, about half of the respondents said they believed COVID-19 originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Others who were polled thought the virus likely occurred naturally – or they simply...
WisBusiness: Consortium seeking ‘regional tech hub’ designation around biohealth, personalized medicine
A group of Wisconsin partners is seeking a “regional tech hub” designation from federal officials focused on personalized medicine and biohealth technology. According to yesterday’s announcement from the consortium of 15 public and private sector organizations, this...
WHA: Wisconsin Hospitals’ Health Care Quality Beats National Average
In March 2023, the Tech Council released “Taking the Pulse,” a report that noted Wisconsin ranked in the nation’s top quartile for health-care quality (12 states) and in the middle of a seven-state region for mean inpatient charges. Learn more by clicking here....
WisBusiness: Rural manufacturers more vulnerable to disruption from EV transition
Manufacturers in rural areas are more vulnerable to disruption from the transition to electric vehicles, according to a WEDC official. Flannery Geoghegan, senior director of policy at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., yesterday discussed findings from a recent...
Innovate Illinois: Innovate Illinois Supports Two Projects For Federal EDA Tech Hub Finding
The Wisconsin Technology Council would be among the Wisconsin partners in The Bloch, one of three Illinois "tech hubs" proposals described below: Innovate Illinois today announced its support for two transformative projects seeking federal Economic Development...
Wisconsin Technology Council: Senate Bill 266
Aug. 11, 2023 TO: Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue FROM: Tom Still, president, Wisconsin Technology Council RE: Senate Bill 266 The Wisconsin Technology Council stands in support of SB 266, which would extend the state’s ability to make full use of...
MKE Startup News: Golgix announces $600,000 funding round
Milwaukee-based Golgix has developed AI software that predicts failures on automated production lines for manufacturers in industries such as food and beverage, paper, plastics, consumer goods, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. According to the company, unplanned...
BizTimes Milwaukee: 46 Wisconsin companies make 2023 Inc. 5000 list
A total of 46 Wisconsin companies made the 2023 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Inc. magazine unveiled the list today. The top Wisconsin company on the list is Madison-based Veda Data Solutions, a data provider for health care...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Part of a cancer cure? Wisconsin doctor discusses growth of nuclear medicine
Radiation-emitting drugs, or radiopharmaceuticals, are increasingly used to target and kill cancer cells with positive results for patients. In July, during an appearance on Wisconsin Public Radio’s "The Morning Show," the 2023 crowned Miss America Grace Stanke said...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee is among the 20 best places in the Midwest for startups
The past year has been a difficult one for startups marked by declines in venture capital funding and layoffs — but it was not all doom and gloom in the Midwest. That's according to Chicago VC firm M25, which released its annual list of the region's top startup...
Wisconsin Inno: 13 Milwaukee firms make Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies
Thirteen Milwaukee-area companies were counted among the list of America's fastest-growing firms produced each year by Inc. magazine, marking a decline from a year ago. The Inc. 5000 list ranks U.S.-based for-profit companies based on each business's revenue growth —...
Wisconsin Inno: Advanced Ionics received $12.5 million in Series A investment for green hydrogen
Milwaukee's Advanced Ionics received $12.5 million in a Series A investment for its green hydrogen electrolyzer technology. The technology startup was founded in 2017 and is a pioneer in scalable, sustainable green hydrogen production. Its target market is heavy...