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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...

An elite group of pro athletes, including Aaron Rodgers and Khris Middleton, has invested in farmland, organic foods, truck accessories, Elon Musk's Space X, and many other fields, to parlay their hefty salaries into fortunes beyond sports. Middleton, a Milwaukee...

Newly launched Milwaukee startup Aeroplicity Inc. has created a blockchain-based aerospace and defense platform geared toward small and medium-sized businesses. The company’s “Traceability” application allows businesses to create digital twins of their documents,...

An economist with Kansas-based Armada Corporate Intelligence says expectations for a coming recession have softened. Speaking yesterday during a webinar hosted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s World Trade Association, Chris Kuehl highlighted a...

Rockwell Automation increased its top and bottom-line outlook for its 2023 fiscal year, citing a gradual improvement in supply chains. The Milwaukee-based maker of automation equipment and software now expects its reported sales to increase between 10% and 14% for the...

The Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC) is launching a modern redesign to its PricePoint tool enabling consumers, patients, and other users to easily access and compare pricing information of health care services across the state. The cornerstone...

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is launching SizeUpWI, a new big data intelligence tool to help small and midsize businesses — a group that collectively represents almost 99% of our state’s economy — thrive and grow by making sound strategic business...

Rockwell Automation Inc. continues capitalizing on the alternative energy industry’s expansion, winning projects at new plants for solar panel manufacturer First Solar Inc., including a $1 billion factory planned for the southeastern United States. Rockwell’s work for...

Urban League of Greater Madison, Urban Triage and the Center for Black Excellence and Culture headlined a list of 2022 grant recipients from Madison Community Foundation. The three organizations combined for about half of the $697,500 in money from the community...