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In its latest expansion move, Madison-based TDS Telecommunications LLC announced this week the company will build an all-fiber network in West Bend. The construction of the all-fiber network is being funded via a private investment from TDS. Construction is expected...
Wisconsin Inno: Remote, digital-first plumbing? How this Milwaukee Millennial is revamping a family business
Kyle Konieczka has founded multiple startups, spent a decade working for Harley-Davidson Motor Co. and earlier this year began a new position as senior director of sales and planning at Briggs & Stratton Corp. In his latest venture, Konieczka and his wife Lindsey...
Wisconsin Inno: How this Milwaukee real estate entrepreneur grew his firm and sold to Zillow
High-quality images, aerial drone photography and even 3D online house tours have become commonplace in residential real estate listings. But when Nate Strom and Seth Greenwell were Milwaukee-area real estate agents in the early 2010s, that wasn't the case. "We were...
InsideWis: U.S. ‘innovation hubs’ survey shows why state should pull together
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The coming months will be a critical time for Wisconsin’s congressional delegation to put partisan and regional differences aside as decisions are made to seed tech innovation “hubs” in cities outside the nation’s major metros on the east...
Associated Press: Evers: Wisconsin monitoring TikTok, no plans for a ban
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that his administration is keeping a close eye on state devices that use TikTok, a popular social media app that national lawmakers proposed banning just a day earlier. Evers told the Wisconsin State Journal that his office is in...
Findorff: 19 Findorff Promotions
Whether in the field or in the office, Findorff employees have been hard at work setting the bar for the construction industry. We've had an impressive quarter of promotions. Please give a big round of applause to the following individuals who have been recognized for...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee among group of Midwestern cities considering worker incentive programs
As worker incentive programs gain traction in the Midwest, Milwaukee leaders are among a spate of local-level officials considering introducing similar strategies to get a leg up on attracting talent. A Wisconsin Policy Forum report released this week examined the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Quarles & Brady expands into California by combining with San Diego-based firm
Milwaukee-based law firm Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that it is combining with San Diego-based law firm Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP. Of the two firms, Quarles is significantly larger with 500 attorneys in 10 U.S. offices, compared to Paul,...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Dates announced for 2024 RNC in Milwaukee
The Republican National Convention is set to take place from July 15-18, 2024, in Milwaukee. The GOP in August announced Milwaukee as the host city for its next presidential nomination convention, and the dates of the event were announced Wednesday. The 2024 RNC is...
New York Times: Computer Science Students Face a Shrinking Big Tech Job Market
Ever since she was a 10th grader in Seattle, Annalice Ni wanted to develop software for a prominent tech company like Google. So she went to great lengths to meet the internship and other résumé criteria that make students attractive hires to the biggest tech firms....
Milwaukee Business Journal: First look at SoftwareONE’s new Milwaukee HQ designed for hybrid work
Technology solutions consulting firm SoftwareONE recently began welcoming employees to its new North American headquarters in Milwaukee's Third Ward. The company was deliberate in its decision to relocate from Waukesha to downtown Milwaukee, and optimized the...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Meet 10 People to Know in Technology in the Milwaukee area
I have enjoyed putting together our People to Know lists over the past 18 months. The feature has introduced myself and many of our readers to business executives throughout southeastern Wisconsin who are getting things done. Such is the case with our People to Know...
Exact Sciences: Medicare And Insurance Policy Updates In 2023 Will Improve Cancer Screening Access By Removing Patient Colonoscopy Cost Following A Positive Cologuard Test
Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, supports recent policy changes that help increase access to recommended non-invasive colorectal cancer screening tests. These policy changes require Medicare and most...
Madison Region Economic Partnership: Main Street Bounceback Grants Due 12/31/22
The application deadline for the Main Street Bounceback Grant Program is December 31,2022. All applications must be submitted in a complete and accurate manner to be considered for approval. Incomplete applications and applications missing required supplemental...
WEDC: A starting point for new businesses
Budding entrepreneurs have a broad-based resource they can use to find support and guidance to launch a business—no matter where they are in Wisconsin. Start In Wisconsin is a website designed to help new businesses get off the ground and help existing companies...
UW-Madison: State and Federal Government Balance of Payments
Wisconsin Ranks 38th Nationally with Positive per Capita Balance of Payments From a simple economic growth and development perspective, the payment of federal taxes is a leakage from the local or regional economy. As such, these leakages weaken the local or regional...
WisBusiness: Roadway deaths seen as major concern for state ag industry
The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute is spotlighting roadway deaths as a major safety concern for Wisconsin’s agriculture industry. The institute’s National Farm Medicine Center partners with the UW-Madison Division of Extension to produce the Wisconsin Farm...
MKE Startup News: 2023 WI Governor’s BPC applications are open
Applications are now open for the 2023 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The mission of the Governor’s Business Plan Contest is to encourage entrepreneurs in the startup stage of tech-enabled businesses in Wisconsin. Produced by the Wisconsin Technology...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin hospitals are struggling even as COVID-19 wanes. Three CEOs explain why.
Nearly three years after hospitals and their workers found themselves on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, Wisconsin hospitals are struggling to address both new and ongoing challenges. Some are ripple effects of COVID-19, while others have emerged as...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Federal grant will help create state’s first Minority Business Development Center
Wisconsin’s minority business owners will no longer need to rely on out-of-state technical support. The Wisconsin North Central Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC) has been awarded a $1.61 million grant through the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority...