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A startup with its eye on revamping computer-vision technology has raised new funding. Ubicept announced this week it has raised an oversubscribed $8 million seed round, led by Ubiquity Ventures and the MIT Media Lab's E14 Fund. Other participating investors included...

HARIBO® has officially begun gummi production at its first-ever North American manufacturing facility, located in Pleasant Prairie, Wis. The brand-new, state-of-the-art factory was created to meet the growing demand by American consumers of the beloved gummi brand,...

he Department of Workforce Development (DWD) was recently awarded $806,379 to expand Wisconsin Apprenticeship. Wisconsin was one of 45 states to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Labor's $65 million investment in apprenticeship programs. "Wisconsin was first...

Today the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the five finalists competing in the 10th annual Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns to the Majestic Theatre on Aug. 22 during Forward Fest, Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship...

Wisconsin small businesses last year secured more than $1 billion in federal contracts for the second year in a row, according to the latest U.S. Small Business Administration figures. The federal agency this week announced more than $5.9 billion was spent on federal...

The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced almost $1.3 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward worker training grants. The worker training grants will help support 12 employers and serve up to 714 trainees in the high-demand sectors of manufacturing and...

The Green Bay Packers and Microsoft Corp.'s venture capital firm TitletownTech closed on its second fund of $70 million from 27 new and existing investors. TitletownTech launched in 2019 and now has $95 million in assets under management. “More than doubling the size...

Today, the Urban League of Greater Madison (ULGM) and the Green Bay Packers Foundation announced a $250,000 matching gift challenge grant for the Black Business Hub and Accelerator Project (BBHAP). This exciting announcement was made at the annual Unity Picnic, a...

TitletownTech now has $95 million in assets under management after recently closing on a $70 million fund. The Green Bay venture capital firm yesterday announced 27 new and existing investors contributed to its second fund, including the Green Bay Packers and...

Burlington-based eCourt Reporters has been an active presence in the region’s startup ecosystem since its launch in 2017. Founders Karen Renee and Judy Gerulat have created an online legal platform designed to connect court reporters and other legal support...

Yang was a finalist in the 2023 Governor's Business Plan Contest.  Good help is hard to find. For those in the hospitality industry, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic made it even harder. For Bekki Yang, chief executive officer of West Allis-based WorkShift, this...

UW-Madison researchers have created a new wireless network system that dramatically improves energy efficiency. That’s according to an overview from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which is seeking commercial partners to help develop the system. WARF says...

The Wisconsin Investment Fund, a $50 million dollar investment pool funded by the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative, is designed to support innovative small businesses and boost the state economy. Once partner venture capital funds are selected, the WIF...

Dave Gee, an entrepreneurship instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Marquette University, is concerned about his college-aged students. The Launch Pad director said, “the mental health problem is incredibly acute and pervasive across college...

Wisconsin's labor force is continuing its post-pandemic expansion, the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. The total of number of nonfarm-related jobs across Wisconsin grew to more than 3 million as of June 2023. That's a record high and an...

Microsoft Corp. gained another needed approval toward a possible October construction start for its data center in Mount Pleasant, which the company said will support the state’s information technology industry. “The project is needed to address expanding customer...

he Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job totals for the month of June 2023, which showed Wisconsin's total nonfarm jobs reached a record high of 3,006,900. This is 52,900 more jobs than a year ago and an...

Marquette University’s Educational Opportunity Program has received $799,500 in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to pilot the Seizing Opportunities Academic Readiness (SOAR) Cyber Explorers Pilot Program, which provides teaching and learning activities to...