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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"WEAU: Businesses learn about the importance of research
On Tuesday, April 4, the Wisconsin Technology Council hosted a luncheon at UW-Eau Claire where attendees learned about the upcoming 2023 National Conference on Undergraduate Research at UW-Eau Claire. Speakers included: Speakers included university leaders tied to the...
PR Newswire: Nordic Consulting Expands Managed Services Offerings
Nordic Consulting, a global health and technology consulting company, today announced the expansion of its offerings to include a full suite of managed services. The move represents an evolution from primarily focusing on EHR-agnostic support to an enhanced portfolio...
MKE Startup News: Dinvy Ascent targets businesses of all size
Milwaukee-based Dinvy, a professional service automation (PSA) software company, has relaunched its signature product. The company offers professional service automation (PSA) software designed to track time, budgets, projects, and everything else a business needs to...
WisBusiness: UW System president highlights strategies in ‘war for talent’
The head of the UW System says Wisconsin needs to boost enrollment among high school graduates and target residents who didn’t finish college to win the “war for talent.” Speaking yesterday during a meeting of the Milwaukee Rotary Club, UW System President Jay Rothman...
Marquette University: Marquette chemistry professor receives NSF career grant to make novel radiolabeled compounds with applications in new drug development
Dr. Joseph Clark, assistant professor of chemistry in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER grant, the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career...
WisBusiness: U.S. Small Business Administration: Wisconsin 2023 National Small Business Week award winners span the state and its diversity
SBA’s Wisconsin District Office has named 11 small businesses and organizations as its 2023 SBA Wisconsin National Small Business Week award winners. Winners represent a range of industries and communities from throughout the Badger State. During National Small...
UW-Madison: UW–Madison is part of new national effort to increase college access for rural, small-town students
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is joining 15 other prominent universities and colleges in a first-of-its-kind effort to help students from small towns and rural communities enroll in college and earn undergraduate degrees. The Small Town and Rural Students...
Wisconsin Inno: Can your business own material generated by ChatGPT? What this Milwaukee IP attorney says.
The artificial intelligence (AI) bot ChatGPT has taken the technology world by storm in recent months, demonstrating the ability of a computer to generate written materials like stories, essays and computer code in a convincingly human-like way. But for businesses...
WisBusiness: A Madison-based cryptocurrency expert is urging investors to spread out their investments in these assets and prepare for volatility
Spencer X Smith is the founder of AmpliPhi Digital, a digital marketing and consulting company, and a board member with the Wisconsin Technology Council. In a recent newsletter, he described investing in cryptocurrencies as "early-stage investing with instant...
WisBusiness: WEDC report details potential for EV manufacturing hub
WEDC says Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry has the potential to establish a “globally competitive cluster” around electric vehicles. In a recent report, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. highlighted the “tremendous opportunity” presented by the growing EV...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Report: Wisconsin could become epicenter for electric vehicle manufacturing
Wisconsin manufacturers have the chance to become a critical epicenter of the global supply chain for electric vehicles, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. The chance to seize that opportunity relies heavily on public and private...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Wisconsin economy grew 1.7% in 2022 but lags Great Lakes region
Wisconsin’s real gross domestic product increased 1.7% from 2021 to 2022, an increase that ranks 26th in the country and is slightly slower than the Great Lakes states overall, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The state continues to have...
MKE Startup News: More magic from Mequon’s Maker
Maker llc, founded in 2012, might be one of the region’s most inventive workplaces. The collection of creatives has been producing graphic designs, product designs, and environmental designs for over a decade. The Mequon-based design firm has recently gotten a whole...
Insight on Business: Collaborative startup accelerator gbeta 1915 Studios welcomes fourth cohort of early-stage entrepreneurs
Since Georgia-Pacific’s 1915 Studios launch in collaboration with startup accelerator gener8tor in 2021, three cohorts of early-stage startups have capitalized on the resources available through the free, 12-week accelerator program housed within G-P’s Neenah...
Wisconsin Inno: ELLE recognizes Milwaukee entrepreneur alongside Ashley Biden, Arianna Huffington
An entrepreneur and fashion designer from Milwaukee who's backed by well-known local venture capital investors recently was honored by ELLE magazine alongside women including U.S. First Daughter Ashley Biden and businesswoman Arianna Huffington. Milwaukee native Elena...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee smart basketball hoop startup raises $11M, plans local public court
A startup founded in Milwaukee that aims to be "the Peloton of basketball" with its smart, interactive hoop has raised $11 million to finance its growth. Huupe developed a full-size smart basketball hoop with a weatherproof screen for a backboard that tracks players'...
Green Bay Press Gazette: After making a name for himself as a SCORE mentor, Ryan Kauth of Green Bay has set out on his own business ventures
Almost everyone familiar with the entrepreneurial culture in northeastern Wisconsin will know the name Ryan Kauth. Kauth has spent decades mentoring and teaching aspiring and existing business owners. Roles have included serving as director of the Small Business...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Microsoft’s $1 billion project puts Mount Pleasant on the map for data center development
Microsoft Corp. broke ground on a relatively modest 40-acre data center in West Des Moines in 2010, and hasn’t stopped building since. The company now has five data centers in the region totaling more than 2.4 million square feet, representing more than $3 billion of...
WisBusiness: Village of Mount Pleasant: Approves agreements with Microsoft
The Mount Pleasant Village Board tonight approved three agreements that advance plans from Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) to purchase a 315-acre parcel of land in the Village of Mount Pleasant to develop a data center campus. The proposed development will next be...
InsideWis: The AI genie is out of the bottle: Should it be crammed back inside?
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. -- Society has been here many times before. A little more than 200 years ago, a group of English textile workers called the Luddites took to destroying mill machinery -- not because they were inherently anti-technology -- but mainly to...