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Enrollment across Wisconsin's public and private colleges fell slightly last fall, with larger declines reported in all neighboring states, according to new national data. A deeper look at Wisconsin numbers show notable gains at the state's technical colleges and...

Mayo Clinic Health System in Northwest Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have announced the renewal of a collaboration agreement that fosters opportunities for research, creates new avenues of learning for UW-Eau Claire students and makes way for...

WEC Energy Group, the Milwaukee-based parent company of We Energies, is planning to partner with a German company on a battery storage pilot project at the Valley Power Plant in Milwaukee. The company will work with CMBlu Energy and the Energy Power Research...

Milwaukee-based fintech company Upwardli announced this week the close of a $2 million seed round. Upwardli is a credit building product that was designed to serve the millions of U.S. adults who have challenges accessing quality financial services due to a lack of...

As the first of a new generation of Alzheimer’s disease drugs hit the market, some researchers are troubled by the lack of clinical data available on the effectiveness of these drugs in Black people. Even though Black adults are nearly twice as likely to develop...

Along with the 2024 Republican National Convention, Milwaukee will also host a presidential primary debate, bringing even more national exposure to the city. After some speculation, newly re-elected Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel confirmed Thursday...

More than 350 high school students and mentors from all across the United States came to compete in a VEX Robotics Competition at the Lambeau Field Atrium. Students from California, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, Montana, Indiana,...

TitletownTech says its latest investment is in a Chicago-based logistics company. Tusk Logistics publicly launched at the supply chain and logistics conference Manifest, and announced its $1.6 million pre-seed funding round, led by Forum Ventures with participation...

Wisconsin will receive more than $400,000 through a settlement with the crypto-related company Nexo Capital, the state Department of Financial Institutions says. DFI this week announced a $22.5 million multi-state securities settlement against the company, which was...

WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today announced that the company will lead a pilot project at its Valley Power Plant in Milwaukee to test a new form of long-duration energy storage. WEC Energy Group is collaborating with EPRI, an independent, nonprofit energy research...

TitletownTech, a venture capital firm formed out of a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, has invested in Tusk Logistics, a Chicago-based supply chain company that has built a national network of regional parcel carriers. Tusk publicly launched at...

There are still 17 months to go before the 2024 Republican National Convention comes to Milwaukee, but the GOP and local organizers are already laying the groundwork to bring upwards of 45,000 visitors to the city for the four-day event. Local officials and Republican...

One of the University of Wisconsin System's longest-serving chancellors is leaving for a job leading a similarly sized university in the Midwest. Indiana University Southeast announced Thursday that UW-Parkside Chancellor Deborah Ford will begin serving as the...

Upwardli, a financial technology company offering credit building products for consumers new to credit, announced a $2 million Series Seed funding round led by Dundee Venture Capital, with participation from Techstars, J4 Ventures, Cascade Seed Fund, Avesta...

Milwaukee financial technology startup Upwardli has raised $2 million in seed funding from investors to grow its credit-building platform, the company announced Thursday. Upwardli will use the capital to hire additional staff, improve platform features to help users...

The Milwaukee School of Engineering has announced place to turn an historic home at 308 E. Juneau St. in downtown Milwaukee into The Patricia E. Kern Conservatory of Music. In a press release issued Wednesday morning, the school said it has acquired the one-time...

It's been one year since the opening of Aurora Health Care's $228 million medical center in Mount Pleasant adjacent to the Foxconn Technology Group campus, with the new facility admitting nearly 1,800 patients by year-end 2022. The facility represents Aurora’s first...

For more than a century, the city of Sheboygan has been a key energy hub helping to power homes and businesses in eastern Wisconsin and beyond. With new technological advances and the ongoing transition to cleaner renewable generation sources, Alliant Energy announced...