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Chocolate Rescue for Dogs is a semifinalist in the 2023 Governor's Business Plan Contest. It is often said that dogs are man’s best friend. That is certainly true of Amadeus Benitez and his beloved golden retriever, Leo. At the close of 2021, Benitez returned home...
Business Wire: Stellarator Fusion Company, Type One Energy Group, Raises $29 Million in First Financing, Appointing Christofer Mowry as CEO
Type One Energy announced today the close of an over-subscribed $29 million financing round. This effort launches the company’s ambitious, partner-rich and capital-efficient FusionDirect program to commercialize its stellarator fusion technology. Type One Energy’s...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsinites interested in rooftop solar face more hurdles than those in other states
Wisconsin homeowners and small businesses interested in installing solar panels on their property face more hurdles than their counterparts in some other states, clean energy advocates say. That's because state regulation makes it tough to lease solar panels, though...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee County, Milky Way Tech Hub work together to bridge digital divide
With a goal of closing the digital divide by increasing access to technology, among other objectives, Milwaukee County is partnering with the Milky Way Tech Hub, a local group focused on racial inclusion in the city's growing technology industry. The county's Office...
Wisconsin Inno: BrightStar raising $10 million to back more Wisconsin startups
BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. is aiming to raise $10 million that it will use to invest in more Wisconsin startups with its unusual nonprofit venture capital model. A decade since its founding, BrightStar's model is proven as it already realizes returns and the...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Hospital Association: Wisconsin’s health care workforce falling further behind demand for care
The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) today released its 2023 Health Care Workforce Report, which highlights data trends and analysis of Wisconsin’s health care workforce. According to this year’s report, as Wisconsin’s aging population continued to depart the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Madison startup Type One Energy raises $29 million
Madison-based deep tech startup Type One Energy has closed a $29 million seed funding round. Type One Energy’s fusion solution involves the use of stellarator technology, which is based on magnetic-confinement fusion, using 3D-shaped magnetic fields to keep particles...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Here’s what Microsoft’s plans mean for Foxconn and Mount Pleasant
Microsoft’s plans to potentially invest $1 billion in a data center campus in Mount Pleasant would help repay debt the village took on for the Foxconn project and would also reimburse Foxconn for a portion of a $60 million advance it provided to fund land acquisition....
WisBusiness: Officials detail federal funding opportunities for Wisconsin businesses
Federal officials say businesses in Wisconsin will have numerous opportunities to benefit from Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. In a webinar yesterday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said “now is the time” for manufacturers and other Wisconsin companies to make...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Microsoft plans to create a $1 billion data center campus on Foxconn land
Microsoft is planning to build a new data center campus in the village of Mount Pleasant, located on a 315-acre parcel of land in Foxconn territory. Microsoft plans on buying the land for more than $50 million. The village, Racine County, Milwaukee 7 and Racine County...
WEDC: Four ways startups find unexpected opportunities in Wisconsin
Alex Tyink, founder of Green Bay-based Fork Farms, moved from New York City back to Wisconsin to start his business. A recent article published by Entrepreneur magazine shares the reasons behind his decision, which include Wisconsin’s supportive, tight-knit community;...
PR Newswire: Marshfield Clinic Health System and Notable Announce System-Wide Deployment of Intelligent Automation to Transform Patient and Staff Engagement
Marshfield Clinic Health System and Notable, the leading intelligent automation company for healthcare, announced a system-wide partnership to transform the patient experience and improve access to care for the system's approximately 310,000 unique patients....
BizTimes Milwaukee: New presidents of Waukesha County and Gateway technical colleges are gearing up for growth
In January, Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee began a year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary. The blue and gold festivities – including the reintroduction of “Ollie” the owl mascot – marked a milestone in the college’s history, said Rich...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Investing in budget-friendly professional development
While few employers would argue against the idea that professional development is valuable, two concerns often rise to the surface when it comes time to invest in workforce training. “The gut reaction is ‘we can’t afford it’ or ‘we don’t have time; we need people to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Sift Healthcare completes $6.75 million Series A funding round
Milwaukee-based startup Sift Healthcare has completed a Series A funding round worth $6.75 million following an additional strategic investment made by Dallas-based IKS Health. Sift Healthcare initially raised $4.75 million prior to a $2 million investment from IKS...
Triangle Inno: For Silicon Valley Bank clients, First Citizens is an unknown – and unproven – new partner
If you had asked Matthew Iommi a few weeks ago, he would have said, “First Citizens who?” Iommi, the Austin-based co-founder and CEO of Fetii, an on-demand rideshare app, still doesn’t know much about the Raleigh bank that just acquired the assets of his longtime...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison health startup with Singaporean roots raises $2.5M to grow in U.S.
A Madison-based startup that makes technology to improve outcomes in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has raised $2.5 million to commercialize its product in the U.S. Child Health Imprints was founded in Singapore in 2018 and established its U.S. operations in...
The Water Council: Global Innovators Join The Water Council’s BREW 2.0 Program
An IoT device to monitor flow and temperature, AI-powered analytics for water utilities, a high-efficiency water from air system, robotic pipeline assessment, a PFAS destruction solution and more are among the global innovations that will be part of The Water...
MKE Startup News: Spotted: WTC’s WI Tech Summit
The Wisconsin Technical Council (WTC) hosted its 10th annual Wisconsin Tech Summit today at Lambeau Field. Funders, founders, and other key members of Wisconsin’s startup ecosystem converged in Titletown to connect emerging companies with the resources needed to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Dohmen Company Foundation launches $60 million impact investment fund to support healthy food initiatives
The Dohmen Company Foundation continues its fight against diet-related disease with the launch of a $60 million impact investment fund, the Milwaukee-based organization announced Friday during a live-streamed event at the White House. The fund will infuse capital into...