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Municipal leaders in seven northeast Wisconsin cities are asking federal authorities to consider creating an Amtrak passenger rail line from Milwaukee to Green Bay. Officials in Appleton, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Kaukauna, Menasha and Neenah signed a letter to...
Wisconsin Inno: Froedtert & MCW investment fund backs startup aiming to fix health care affordability
In its latest investment, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin's Inception Health backed TailorMed, a New York City-based startup designed to help health care organizations remove financial barriers to care. Inception Health is the digital health arm of...
MKE Startup News: Sensia Tech supports the business of medicine
Dr. Andrew Seter launched the healthcare software company Sensia Tech in 2016- but the story of this Milwaukee-based tech startup began in 1996. Seter, a physician who specializes in Occupational Medicine, determined early in his career that traditional medicine did...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Former state legislator Dale Kooyenga is new MMAC senior veep–and possible future chief.
Former state legislator Dale Kooyenga has been named to the newly created job of Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce senior vice president. That makes him the No. 2 executive at the Milwaukee area's largest business group − whose current long-time...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison telehealth startup DotCom Therapy names new CEO
Virtual pediatric and adolescent therapy provider DotCom Therapy of Madison has named Omar Dawood as its CEO, according to a Monday announcement. DotCom Therapy founder and president Rachel Mack Robinson previously was serving as the company's interim CEO. Prior to...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Out-of-state enrollments surge at UW System schools while resident enrollments fall
As most University of Wisconsin System campuses grapple with consistent enrollment declines, some have increasingly relied on out-of-state students to fill the gap. That's brought in more tuition revenue along with some concerns about limited access for state...
Marquette University: Marquette University physical therapy professor receives NIH grant to develop physical activity intervention for people with chronic knee pain
Dr. Daniel Pinto, assistant professor of physical therapy in Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health worth $636,680 to study a physical activity intervention designed to increase and sustain...
UW-Madison: New Business Formation Driver of Job Growth in Wisconsin
New Businesses in Wisconsin Creates an Average of 86,000 Jobs Per Year If a primary goal of economic growth policy is the creation of jobs and employment opportunities for Wisconsin residents, should policymakers and practitioners focus their limited resources on the...
Madison Startups: Nimble Therapeutics, Genentech Partnership Expands
Nimble Therapeutics has expanded its collaboration and executed a license agreement with Genentech, the company announced recently. According to a release, the two companies will work together on the discovery of peptide therapies for the treatment of diseases across...
WisBusiness: Talking Trade with Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler says it’s unlikely that tariffs on Chinese goods will be lifted anytime soon. She discusses the recent news that tariff exclusions on several hundred products have been...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Eric Borgerding, Wisconsin Hospital Association
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Eric Borgerding, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Hospital Association. Borgerding discusses some of WHA’s top policy priorities for this year, as well as major trends affecting the industry such as the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Marquette professor awarded $2.6 million grant for cybersecurity training
Marquette University assistant computer science professor Dr. Debbie Perouli has been awarded a $2.6 million grant through the National Science Foundation for cybersecurity training that meets government needs for that expertise. The grant will provide funds for a...
BizTimes Milwaukee: gener8tor earns B Corporation certification
Madison-based venture capital fund gener8tor announced Friday it has received a B Corporation certification from the nonprofit B Lab. It’s a status achieved by only 1,700 for-profit global companies that have committed to upholding verified standards for social,...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Badger Meter acquires U.K.-based water monitoring solutions company
Brown Deer-based Badger Meter Inc., a manufacturer of water meters and other flow instrumentation products, has acquired U.K.-based water monitoring solutions company Syrinix for about $18.1 million. Syrinix, located in Norwich, Norfolk, is developing a smart pipeline...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Sellars Absorbent Materials raising another $3.9 million
Milwaukee-based manufacturer Sellars Absorbent Materials has raised about $1.05 million in equity from three investors, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is looking to raise a total of $3.9 million, according to the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee software startup Forj raises $15 million, acquires Madison firm
Milwaukee-based software startup Forj announced Thursday the completion of a $15 million Series A funding round. Following the close of the funding round, Forj also announced the acquisition of Madison-based Web Courseworks, a learning management system. Terms of the...
InsideWis: Governor’s Business Plan Contest can help highlight innovation during tough times
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – What do these companies have in common? Pinterest, Groupon, Mailchimp, Uber, Slack, WhatsApp, Airbnb, Square, Instagram, Google and PayPal. (Hint: It’s more than just tech.) The first nine companies on the list were born during the Great...
WisPolitics: UW-Madison: Lab-grown retinal eye cells make successful connections, open door for clinical trials to treat blindness
Retinal cells grown from stem cells can reach out and connect with neighbors, according to a new study, completing a “handshake” that may show the cells are ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders. Over a decade ago, researchers from the University...
Want to win the Governor’s Business Plan Contest? Learn ins and outs at Jan. 18 Tech Council webinar
A recent finalist, a veteran contest judge and contest organizers will provide tips on how to win the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest during a 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 webinar hosted by the Wisconsin Technology Council. The 20th annual Wisconsin...
MKE Startup News: Introducing Pursesuitz Pocketwear
Barbara Zabawa has an impressive resume. She is a lawyer who specializes in the health and wellness industry, a professor at UW-Milwaukee, an entrepreneur, and a podcast host. Now, she has also added ‘designer’ to her list of accomplishments. Click here to read the...