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Two rural electric cooperatives in Wisconsin will receive millions of dollars in federal loans to modernize electric grids and improve security. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded more than $19 million in loans to Oconto Electric Cooperative and Chippewa...

With the state at a pivotal moment in its clean energy future, the head of Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission said the state needs to better tout the value provided by Wisconsin’s energy efficiency program. At a renewable energy summit last week, PSC Chair Rebecca...

Bob Lindmeier knew how to report the weather. When the studio lights and cameras turned on, the longtime meteorologist felt ready to help Wisconsinites prepare for the day or days ahead — pleasant skies or pending storms. After about 20 years on the job, however,...

Converting less than one-third of the roughly 1 million acres Wisconsin uses to grow corn for ethanol into solar farms would boost the state’s energy production and help reduce carbon emissions, according to a new report from Clean Wisconsin, an environmental advocacy...

Nurses and other health care workers are concerned about the future of Ascension St. Francis Hospital on Milwaukee’s south side as units close and the number of employees dwindles. Late last month, the hospital closed its labor and delivery unit, the only hospital...

WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC) today announced that the company has agreed to acquire an 80% ownership interest in the Samson I Solar Energy Center. Samson I is a 250-megawatt project located about 140 miles northeast of Dallas, Texas. The project was developed and...

Construction services firm The Boldt Group of Appleton has invested in the Green Bay-based venture capital firm TitletownTech, according to a Monday announcement. The terms of the deal weren't disclosed. TitletownTech is in the midst of raising $80 million for its...

The Boldt Group, a subsidiary of Appleton-based construction firm The Boldt Company, has invested an unspecified amount in Green Bay-based venture capital firm TitletownTech. TitletownTech, a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, aims to make Green...

Milwaukee Tool’s rapid growth in Wisconsin continues, with an expansion constituting $206 million in investment and the creation of 1,000 new jobs announced in 2022. WEDC is supporting the project with an additional $22.5 million in Enterprise Zone Tax Credits,...

Matthew Kee is on a mission to be the investor he needed when embarking on his startup journey. A startup founder in the financial technology space, Kee moved to Green Bay in 2016 while in the early stages of seeking investment for his business. “There were very few...

New North, Inc. and its NEW Launch Alliance, created through a grant in 2020, are in the business of fostering entrepreneurship throughout the 18-county region. Over the last three years, the community has been introduced to innovative businesses via the NEW Launch...

So goes the wisdom of American writer and anthropologist Loren Eiseley. All her life, Marianna “Yana” DeMyer says she has felt a pull toward the magical powers of water. But when it comes to her water purification and sanitation business, Roving Blue, there’s no magic...

This year was another banner year for the audit initiative. Auditors and audit-related positions created by Act 55 generated $396.7 million, greatly exceeding the 2022 fiscal year goal of $82 million. Wisconsin Act 55, passed in 2015, required the Department of...

The chair of the state Senate Utilities and Technology Committee says the unprecedented level of broadband funding coming to Wisconsin presents a chance for bipartisanship. Speaking Friday at a conference in Brookfield hosted by the Wireless Internet Service Providers...

Plants have already blazed a path for meat alternatives, but they could also transform the transportation industry, Wisconsin researchers say. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center are creating carbon-neutral fuels...

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) is now accepting applications for multiple federally funded grant programs to assist in the state’s broadband and digital equity planning efforts. In December 2022, Gov. Tony Evers and the PSC announced...

In an effort to help small and midsized businesses thrive and grow by making sound strategic business decisions, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is launching SizeUpWI, a new big data intelligence tool, the organization announced this week. “Small...

The inspiration for Lillipad struck just months before the demand for the unique portable workstation exploded. In January 2020, Colin Dowdle had a dilemma. The Marquette University graduate lived in a small space with a number of roommates. He began working remotely...

We experienced a turbulent 2022 -- not only economically, but also in terms of changes in data privacy regulations, which massively impact the way marketers can collect data and target their audience with tailored marketing campaigns. In 2023, new data privacy...

A wave of layoffs at tech companies is flooding the job market with fresh talent. The trend is sparking questions about whether startups will take advantage, and whether there will be a rush of new companies launched by Big Tech alum. The answer to the first question...