THE NEWSROOM

Northwestern Mutual, in partnership with gener8tor, today announced the addition of five promising tech startups to its innovative Black Founder Accelerator program. An extension of the company's Sustained Action for Racial Equality (SARE) Task Force, the program...

TitletownTech, a venture capital firm formed out of a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, has expanded its portfolio with its investment in Croux, a platform that connects talent with flexible work opportunities. The investment from TitletownTech...

The Madison area’s unemployment rate is the second-lowest in the country, according to federal data released Wednesday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for March, gathered in a monthly survey of households, shows just 1.7% of the workforce in the Madison...

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network has broken ground on a site where advanced radiation therapy will be delivered. The network recently announced it has begun preparations for installing a new proton therapy system at its cancer center...

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, the state's largest agricultural show, has announced the location for its 2025 event. The three-day event, which features the latest in agricultural technology and equipment, will be held at a farm in St. Croix County. The event, which...

The Madison area’s unemployment rate is the second-lowest in the country, according to federal data released Wednesday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for March, gathered in a monthly survey of households, shows just 1.7% of the workforce in the Madison...

An all-natural line of hair and skin care products took home the top cash prize on the latest episode of Project Pitch It. Startup FAVORYT Brand won last week’s Peg Ann and David Gruber Project Pitch It Award, worth $10,000. Founders Amy and Josh Woods manufacture all...

Dozens of volunteers learned how to install and operate solar panels on the Menominee Reservation last week as part of the tribe’s efforts to achieve energy independence. The training took place at the College of Menominee Nation campus in Keshena and the solar panels...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison recently celebrated the official groundbreaking of a new building for the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS). It's expected to be completed in 2025. The seven-story building at 1240 W. Johnson St. will span...

In just two years since its founding, Madison-based child mental health startup Bend Health Inc. has reached a number of impressive milestones. It employs more than 100 people, offers services in all 50 U.S. states and recently announced partnerships with two of the...

Gov. Tony Evers today announced three appointments to the University of Wisconsin (UW) Board of Regents. The governor has appointed Jim Kreuser and Evan Brenkus, in addition to reappointing Regent Joan M. Prince. These appointments fill the vacancies created by the...

Blue Line Battery, based in Beloit, is helping to bring clean energy to manufacturing plants by making lithium-ion batteries for use in industrial forklifts as an alternative to traditional lead-acid batteries. With assistance from state and local economic development...

Regulators seized First Republic Bank FRC -43.30%decrease; red down pointing triangle and struck a deal to sell the bulk of its operations to JPMorgan Chase JPM 2.60%increase; green up pointing triangle & Co., heading off a chaotic collapse that threatened to...

The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is taking steps to advance the transition to renewable energy on the reservation. Members of the tribe participated in a solar energy workshop at the College of Menominee Nation last week by Indigenized Energy, a nonprofit that...

The state of Wisconsin is in the process of selecting venture capital funds that will receive a piece of a new $50 million fund designed to support the state's burgeoning startup scene. Demand for that money far exceeds the supply. The Wisconsin Economic Development...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s next provost, Charles Lee Isbell Jr., has a deep and distinguished background that blends institutional leadership in computer science, research into machine learning and artificial intelligence, and interdisciplinary...

Despite a gaping hole in the ceiling and extensive water damage, the building at Waupaca’s 111 N. Main Street captured Megan Swisher’s imagination. “When we walked in, it was in very rough condition, but we popped a couple of the drop ceiling tiles off and saw the...

Four outstanding innovators have received the 2023 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards. Established in 2011, the awards recognize individuals with ties to the University of Wisconsin–Madison who further the Wisconsin Idea through outstanding...