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Milwaukee-based Renaissant, Inc., the IT company behind loading dock intelligence platform Dock|C2, has closed a $1.5 million seed round. The funding round was led by Atlanta-based Venture 53 with participation from Green Bay-based TitletownTech and Camden, New...
WisBusiness: Interest in apprenticeships rising amid record participation, tight labor market
Employer interest in Wisconsin apprenticeship programs is on the rise amid fierce competition for talent. That’s according to Liz Pusch, deputy director of Wisconsin Apprenticeship with the state Department of Workforce Development. She spoke yesterday at the Madison...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee ranks No. 1 in this indicator of startup activity, study finds
Milwaukee has the youngest small businesses among U.S. cities nationwide, which is an indicator of startup activity, according to a recent study. The average age of small businesses in Milwaukee in 2022 was 55 months or about four-and-a-half years, according to a new...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Exact Sciences stock soars after firm reports strong sales
The stock price for Madison-based cancer screening and diagnostic test company Exact Sciences Corp. soared Wednesday after the company reported higher-than-expected sales in the first quarter. Exact Sciences (Nasdaq: EXAS) on Tuesday reported total revenue of $602.5...
WEDC: BizStarts receives national recognition
BizStarts, a Milwaukee-based group that helps entrepreneurs achieve success, won runner-up honors for a national award recognizing high-performing community business accelerator and incubators programs. The U.S. Association for Small Business and...
gener8tor: gener8tor and U.S. Venture Announce Inaugural Cohort of U.S. Venture Sustainability Accelerator
Global venture capital firm gener8tor, in partnership with energy, transportation, and sustainability solutions company, U.S. Venture, has announced the inaugural cohort of startups selected for investment through the U.S. Venture Sustainability Accelerator. The U.S....
Holy cow! New Glarus Brewing co-founder Deb Carey to accept ‘Seize the Day’ award June 1 in Milwaukee
Deb Carey, co-founder and president of New Glarus Brewing Co., will receive the Ken Hendricks Memorial “Seize the Day” award June 1 during a luncheon at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference. The conference at the Italian Community Center returns to the Cream City...
BizTimes Milwaukee: VC MKE returning for a second year of connecting founders of color to capital
VC MKE is returning this year for its second in-person event, to be held in conjunction with Summerfest Tech, from June 28 through June 29. The organization was founded by Milwaukee-area professionals Dana Guthrie, Que El-Amin, Tarik Moody, Ed Javier and Maggie...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Commentary: Microsoft hyperscale data center need not be the last in Wisconsin
There are many reasons why it makes sense for Microsoft to build a $1 billion data center in Racine County, not the least of them being geology, weather and shovel-ready land in Mount Pleasant. Similar growth opportunities could pop up elsewhere in Wisconsin – with a...
WisBusiness: Hospitals merging amid industry challenges
As hospitals in Wisconsin grapple with a tight labor market and rising costs, mergers offer a chance to improve care coordination and bring together complementary skills. The latest in a series of recent high-profile hospital mergers was announced last month between...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Madison-based clothing startup founded by a lawyer wins top ‘Project Pitch It’ prize
Any woman who’s gone to buy professional clothing has experienced firsthand the frustration of not having the same number of pockets as their male counterparts. Entrepreneur Barbara Zabawa has invented a solution to this problem and recently shared her product with...
WisBusiness: Dairyland Power Cooperative: Exploring pumped hydro energy storage
Dairyland Power Cooperative is collaborating with Mine Storage International AB (Mine Storage) and Michigan Technological University (MTU) to explore the potential for pumped storage hydropower in the Upper Midwest. Dairyland will be evaluating the development of...
MKE Startup News: Kids in Combat Boots serves military kids
Kids in Combat Boots is a finalist in the 2023 Governor's Business Plan Contest. When Deanne Herber and her daughters started a podcast in 2020, they had the modest goal of amusing family and friends with stories about their life as a military family. Quickly, they...
MKE Startup News: FASTMedical: Revolutionizing assisted-living reimbursements
FASTMedical is a finalist in the 2023 Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest. Lauren Davis has spent her professional career taking care of people. The founder of FASTMedical began her career in health care as a certified nursing assistant (CNA). She later earned...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin ‘prime working age’ labor force participation among best in the nation
The rate at which Wisconsin’s "prime working age" adults are either working or looking for work is among the best in the country, according to a recent report from the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Economists describe prime working age as individuals between 25...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Summefest Tech announces finalists for 2023 Pitch Competition
The Summerfest Tech Pitch Competition is set to return this June during the expanded three-day event to be held at Potawatomi Casino Hotel. The Pitch Competition, produced by Young Enterprising Society and sponsored by Molson Coors, involves a group of entrepreneurs...
InsideWis: Microsoft hyperscale data center need not be the last in Wisconsin
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – There are many reasons why it makes sense for Microsoft to build a $1 billion data center in Racine County, not the least of them being geology, weather and shovel-ready land in the Town of Mount Pleasant. Similar growth opportunities...
Wisconsin State Journal: Microsoft to build $1B data center on land once set aside for failed Foxconn deal
Microsoft Corp. plans to develop a $1 billion data center campus in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, a village near the Illinois border. The internet giant will pay $50 million for a slice of land left empty for years after a high-tech factory meant to transform the...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Ingeteam will manufacture EV charging stations in Milwaukee, add jobs
Spanish manufacturer Ingeteam this year intends to begin manufacturing electric vehicle charging stations at its Milwaukee plant to seize on the growing demand in the U.S. This will become the company’s second EV charger manufacturing operation after its facility in...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin researchers are looking at ways solar and agriculture could coexist on the same land
As renewable energy generation grows, the agriculture industry has voiced concerns about it driving up the cost of quality farmland. That’s why some Wisconsin researchers are looking at ways the two industries can coexist. "Agrivoltaics," the use of land for both...