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By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- During a fireside chat on the UW-Madison campus in March, a leader in the National Science Foundation’s newest and most hands-on program gave a tip of the hat to what he was seeing in his quick tour of Wisconsin. “There’s talent all...
WiSys: WiSys-led partnership wins $1 million NSF grant to make Wisconsin a global leader in sustainable ag
A Wisconsin partnership led by WiSys, a supporting foundation of the University of Wisconsin System that sparks research, innovation and entrepreneurship across the state, has been awarded $999,911 from the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovation...
WisBusiness: TitletownTech: Invests in Renaissant
TitletownTech, a venture capital firm formed out of a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, has invested in Renaissant. Renaissant is a Wisconsin-based supply chain company that provides a technology and data solution for the flow of trucks and...
The Water Council: National Science Foundation Resiliency Innovation Engine: Development Award
The Water Council has received a Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to plan a Resiliency Innovation Engine in eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois addressing water and energy resiliency for manufacturers and utilities. Formally...
BizTimes Milwaukee: The Water Council, partner organizations awarded $1 million to address water and energy resiliency
The Water Council is taking the next steps to help create a regional innovation engine here in eastern Wisconsin focused on climate issues. The nonprofit, along with several partnering organizations, announced this week it has been awarded $1 million from the U.S....
WisBusiness: The Water Council: Wisconsin wins $1M NSF Engines Development Award to address water & energy resiliency
The Water Council and its partners have been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to plan a Regional Innovation Engine in eastern Wisconsin addressing water and energy resilience for manufacturers and utilities. The Water Council applied...
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...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee-based logistics startup Renaissant closes $1.5 million seed round
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...