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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"Wisconsin Public Radio: A hard (hat) goodbye: Wisconsin construction firm adopts new helmets to improve safety
Boldt is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. While the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates 31 percent of construction workers use personal protective equipment, two Wisconsin companies are hoping to grow the adoption of safety headgear....
BizTimes Milwaukee: Avant Technologies leaders believe the company’s micro data center concept will shake up the industry
There’s no doubt that the U.S. data center market is experiencing a sizable boom. In 2021, more than 110 data centers projects launched in the U.S., according to data from market research firm Arizton Advisory and Intelligence. The issue with these larger data...
Cap Times: How sheep could be a key to Wisconsin’s solar energy future
On a cold, wet winter morning, Olivia Halbur’s boots crunched across the melting snow and ice in her driveway as she made her way to the barn that houses her flock of sheep. Halbur raises Texel sheep. They’re docile, stocky and known for their lean meat. The five...
Office of Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, DWD Announce More Than $495,000 in Technical Education Equipment Grants to Serve Nearly 3,000 Students
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced that 2,927 students in 17 school districts statewide will benefit from advanced manufacturing training in preparation for high-demand job opportunities thanks to...
WisBusiness: MGE seeking PSC approval for second Shared Solar program
Madison Gas and Electric is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Madison Gas and Electric is seeking approval for a new solar energy program for customers, building on an existing offering called Shared Solar. MGE is asking the state Public Service...
Aviation innovation can improve how we fly: Learn more at April 23 Tech Council luncheon
Despite occasional headlines that can trigger anxiety, aviation remains one of the world’s safest and most reliable ways to travel – as 90,000 passenger flights per day attests. To remain sustainable, however, the aviation industry must continue to innovate in fields...
WisBusiness: The Wisconsin Technology Council has announced 25 finalists in this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, representing startups working in advanced manufacturing, life sciences and other sectors
These contestants were selected through two rounds of judging, and will compete in the finalist round of this year’s contest. “Young companies such as those advancing in this year’s contest are examples of innovation that cuts across industry sector lines in...
Finalists in Gov’s Biz Plan Contest offer ideas in ag and food tech, health, IT, more
Twenty-five entries representing broad sectors such as advanced manufacturing, business services, information technology and life sciences will compete in the finalist round of the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The contestants have emerged after two...
Wisconsin Public Radio: UW-Madison to open PFAS center with federal funds
A new center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will focus on studying PFAS and finding solutions to environmental contamination by the chemicals. The new center will be launched with federal funding announced last week. Scientists said they hope to be able to...
In Business: Madison ranks No. 4 for career flexibility in Midwest top 10
In a new study from CommercialCafe ranking the country’s 20 best cities for career flexibility, Madison placed fourth among the Midwest’s top 10. The study awarded the cities points for indicators in the following categories: flexibility opportunities, commuting and...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Rockwell Automation survey finds manufacturers are going all in on generative AI
A combination of challenges including a dwindling workforce, heightened cybersecurity concerns and inflationary concerns have caused manufacturers to shift their investment plans to have a heavy focus on emerging technologies. Rockwell Automation’s ninth annual State...
WisPolitics: UW-Milwaukee: $1.3 million gift moves UWM closer to new research vessel
The Kohler Trust for Clean Water has given the UWM Foundation $1.3 million toward construction of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences’ state-of-the-art Research Vessel Maggi Sue. This gift brings the university within $3.5 million of...
Milwaukee Business Journal: American Family Field’s new parking lot tech is made in Milwaukee, took 2 years to create
Under development for two years, the system that will let Milwaukee Brewers fans drive into American Family Field’s parking lots on Tuesday without waiting in line to pay is the first of its kind in the U.S. It also was devised and created by Milwaukee companies. The...
Wisconsin Inno: How Chicago is bidding to become the Silicon Valley for quantum tech
Lawmakers and tech leaders south of the Wisconsin border continue to see positive momentum when it comes to making Chicago a national and global quantum tech hub, and they want to make sure it stays that way. On the heels of The Bloch getting designated an official...
PR Newswire: Workflow Services Partners with Exact Sciences to Provide Colorectal Cancer Screening for Patients with Access Challenges at the Pharmacy
Exact Sciences is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Workflow Services, an automated platform that solves point-of-care clinical service delivery for pharmacies, announced a new agreement with Exact Sciences, a biotechnology company that develops tests...
WEDC: Elephas Biosciences forges a new path for cancer treatment
With innovative methods that allow for using live tumor cells to develop personalized solutions, Madison-based Elephas Biosciences is changing the course of cancer treatment. Founder and CEO Maneesh Arora has worked in cancer diagnostics for more than two decades,...
Cap Times: Madison’s Novii CPA is an accounting firm with startup vibes
Novii CPA is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Name an industry, and chances are there are at least a few startups vying to “disrupt” it with some status-quo-busting product or business model. But accounting? The business of preparing financial statements...
WisBusiness: UW Health: Launches first respiratory therapist registered apprenticeship in U.S.
UW Health, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and Madison College have partnered to create the nation’s first respiratory therapist registered apprenticeship. The three-year program is currently open to UW Health staff, and they can submit applications...
In Business: WWBIC offers in-person, online training sessions this month
WWBIC has several upcoming training sessions and events this month. In addition to its online offerings, WWBIC will host the following in Madison: April 9: Redacción y Negociación de Términos Contractuales Clave (5:30–6:30 p.m.); April 16: Funds in Motion: Money In...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Madison-based cybersecurity firm closes $8 million Series A funding round
Madison-based Sprocket Security, a cybersecurity company with a platform for continuous penetration testing, has closed an $8 million Series A financing round. The funding will allow Sprocket to expand its sales and marketing initiatives and help accelerate...