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Seven Wisconsin companies are included on the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies list by Scottsdale, Arizona-based Ethisphere Institute. Ethisphere launched the World’s Most Ethical Companies recognition program in 2006 to measure and showcase organizations doing...

Forbes Magazine recently released its list of America’s Best Startup Employers of 2023. The list of 500 companies is dominated by coastal startups, with a few exceptions. And one of those is Milwaukee’s own Neostella, and Wisconsin’s sole representation on the list....

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson focused on innovation in Milwaukee's past, present and future as he pitched the city to an international audience of startup founders and investors March 10 at the popular South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. "Mayor Johnson totally...

The public can rest assured that the banking system overall and Wisconsin banks are safe, sound, and resilient. Wisconsin banks do not operate in the manner that caused the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California and Signature Bank in New York, New...

Lawmakers are continuing to receive briefings as they debate what to do next to halt a potential banking crisis after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. "We're navigating this in real time," said Rep. Bryan Steil, R-WI, a member of the House Financial Services...

Middle school students from the Menomonie’s Boys & Girls Club will learn about technology and healthy eating thanks to a new collaborative grant with UW-Stout, the university announced on Tuesday. To help engage children in Menomonie, the university stated, the...

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate is once again below 3% and the state added 4,800 private sector jobs in January, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Workforce Development. The unemployment rate came in at 2.9% for January, down slightly from...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with returning guest Ben Lipari, assistant vice president of resource development at Alliant Energy. He provides an overview of the Madison-based utility company’s latest proposed battery storage projects, as well...

Foxconn and We Energies plan to partner on a solar project with around 2,000 panels on the Taiwan-based company’s Mount Pleasant campus. In a press release, Foxconn Technology Group described the effort as “one of the largest nonresidential solar projects in Racine...

Milwaukee-based Neostella, a hyper-automation company, has been named one of America’s Best Startup Employers of 2023 by Forbes magazine. Neostella is the only Wisconsin startup to make the list. Forbes partnered with the market research firm Statista to create the...

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced this week that a group of donors has committed $2.1 million to an initiative meant to close the long-standing equity gap in college graduation rates. The work is rooted in the Moon Shot for Equity partnership that UWM...

While Wisconsin startups raised fewer venture capital dollars last year compared with the record-setting year of 2021, the state was not alone in experiencing a decline in VC funding and it didn't fare as poorly as the nation as a whole. Wisconsin startups raised $526...

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has received and installed a specialized device that can produce a radioactive material used in certain cancer therapies. The company recently announced the custom-built electron beam accelerator was delivered and installed at its...

Town of Genesee-based Generac Holdings Inc. has made a strategic minority investment in Boulder, Colorado-based Rolling Energy Resources. RER provides electric vehicle load management software that is often used by utilities and electric vehicle owners to monitor and...

With the goal of empowering Black, Hispanic, Asian and Indigenous women in the workplace, a Milwaukee-area leader is launching an online social community and training platform for women of color. Known as Leaders LeadUp, the platform is designed to help women of color...

The city of Kenosha has selected Milwaukee's Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc. (EUA) to design a multimillion-dollar innovation center in the city's planned innovation district. Construction of the 59,000-square-foot center could begin as soon as December and be largely...