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Pandemic-induced supply chain hurdles caused many of Wisconsin’s manufacturers to reevaluate where they are getting materials, and industry consultants expect that trend to continue. Some companies already moved some of their supply chains back to North America, but...

Spaulding Medical CEO, Amanda Baltz, is getting ready to showcase what the Menomonee Falls based MedTech company has been working on behind closed doors. “The last couple of years we’ve been heads-down, developing our next-gen product and we are so excited about what...

For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s economic plan – including his American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan...

The head of Stoughton Trailers says a new corporate headquarters and community park project will attract more workers to the local community. In a recent interview, President and CEO Bob Wahlin said the company aims to be “more of a destination employer” in the years...

FOR-M alumni, mentors and supporters gathered Monday evening at the Global Water Center to congratulate FOR-M Grant Recipient Winners.  Each winning company received a $10,000 grant to support the growth of the business. FOR-M has graduated more than 200 emerging...

Wisconsin’s imports and exports with China did grow in 2022, but it was other parts of the world where the state saw the largest changes this past year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. On the export side, Wisconsin companies exported $27.4 billion in goods to...

Milwaukee-based tech startup CodeBaby Inc., which creates digital avatars for use across various industries, has started integrating Chat GPT with its conversational AI avatars (CAIAs). Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (Chat GPT) is a new type of language model...

Higher education is constantly evolving to reflect the changing interests of students and specialized needs of employers. At UW–Madison, the majors with the greatest enrollment growth are a good barometer of the university’s responsiveness to these trends. “Student...

A growing leadership development program called Forward 48 is now taking applications for the group’s spring cohort. This effort of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, the New North and the Wisconsin-based Hoan Group was launched two years ago. Since that time, 279...

Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced the launch of the OncoExTra™ therapy selection test in the United States. OncoExTra is a next-generation sequencing (NGS), comprehensive DNA and...

Two Milwaukee entrepreneurs who met while working at Advocate Aurora Health are launching a new app designed to help users improve sleep, focus, stress levels and happiness through a meditation technique that involves repeating basic statements. Their company, Joystik...

Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Kirsten Johnson to serve as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), effective Feb. 27, 2023. The appointment fills the vacancy created by former Secretary Karen Timberlake’s departure at the...

Wisconsin startup accelerator program gener8tor and its venture capital fund have raised $14.5 million of a $15 million fundraising target for its eighth venture fund, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The SEC filing shows that 51...

As it focuses on longer-term growth opportunities, cancer screening test maker Exact Sciences Corp. is pausing on previous plans to build a new research and development facility in Madison, according to the company. The company still intends to fulfill its commitment...

Gov. Tony Evers today announced the appointment of Dr. Joan M. Prince to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. The appointment fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Tracey Klein. “Dr. Prince has an impressive and trailblazing career, including...

After two years of program success, GEAR UP Rising Phoenix will expand to include additional schools that are part of the Wisconsin Educational Opportunity Program’s (WEOP) GEAR UP program. The first group of students that started in Fall 2021 are approaching high...

A senior manager with Molson Coors says a new entrepreneurship program for Black startup founders aims to reduce the racial wealth gap in Wisconsin. The Greater Milwaukee Urban League and Molson Coors recently announced the creation of the GMUL Entrepreneurship...