THE NEWSROOM

Three utilities have received approval from Wisconsin utility regulators to buy the state’s largest renewable energy plant. On Thursday, the Public Service Commission approved the $649 million purchase of the Koshkonong Solar Energy Center by We Energies, Wisconsin...

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a UW-Madison based research center another five years of funding to develop sustainable alternatives to gasoline, diesel and other hydrocarbon fuels as well as products currently made from petroleum. The extension will allow...

The return of Project Pitch It, a Wisconsin program similar to “Shark Tank,” this weekend saw a new batch of entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to a panel of moguls for their chance to win several prizes. The winner of this week’s $10,000 Project Pitch It Award...

Octane Coffee founder Adrian Deasy launched his startup in 2018. After years of development, in just a few weeks his app-driven, fully automated, drive-through contactless coffee shop will serve its first customers. The first of its kind in the world, the automated...

INVO Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: INVO) ("INVO" or the "Company"), a commercial-stage fertility company focused on expanding access to advanced treatment worldwide with its INVOcell® medical device and the intravaginal culture ("IVC") procedure it enables, today...

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) awarded nearly $10 million in funding from the Energy Innovation Grant Program (EIGP). The grants went to 32 energy-related projects to increase the deployment of renewable energy and energy storage,...

After assessing how corporate investment can help certain climate technologies grow, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University of Maryland find evidence in support of policymakers and...

Foxconn has set plans to manufacture electric-vehicle batteries at its plants in Mount Pleasant and in Ohio, a company executive told investors this week. The decision marks possible new production and employment for the Mount Pleasant site initially planned for a...

Deepak Arora said he's always been drawn to entrepreneurship. But an unthinkable tragedy hurled him into it. In the summer of 2020, Arora's two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Mahi wandered off as the family was gardening in the front yard. She accidentally drowned in a...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Eric Fulcomer, president of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. He discusses the role of WAICU within the state’s higher education system, highlighting the impact of Wisconsin’s...

The University of Milwaukee Research Foundation (UWMRF) Bridge Grant Program was created to support commercialized innovations developed at UWM and foster the development of startup companies that strengthen Milwaukee’s and the state’s economy. Backed by support from...

It's Tuesday morning, and venture capitalist Chris Olsen says he's about 72 hours behind on sleep. Olsen, the co-founder of Columbus, Ohio-based VC firm Drive Capital, spent the tail end of last week and the weekend determining how many of his startup investments had...

When a tornado or flood hits a community, it's not uncommon to see volunteers from across the state respond to the call for help by local officials. Now a growing group of IT professionals are answering that same type of call when a Wisconsin school district or...

The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced the award of more than $473,000 in Technical Education Equipment Grants to 14 school districts. Funded through the Wisconsin Fast Forward Program, the grants will help school districts expand their advanced...