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Millions of Wisconsin residents will be affected by two separate mergers of nonprofit hospital systems that were finalized earlier this month. Gundersen Health System and Bellin Health completed a merger on Dec. 1. The next day, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium...

From fast-growing companies to organizations effectively supporting the region's innovation economy and placing big bets on its future, the 2022 Fire Award winners are setting Wisconsin's tech scene ablaze. The five winners were selected by three judges: Wisconsin...

A large, population-based study has found cardiac ablation for ventricular tachycardia (VT) procedures is more likely to be performed on patients who are white males from wealthier neighborhoods. Conversely, black women and patients from disadvantaged areas are the...

The National Science Foundation has released its 2021 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison has again ranked eighth in the national research rankings for public and private universities. UW–Madison...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Alex Vodenlich, president and CEO of Plumb Pharmaceuticals. This Madison-based company recently landed a $500,000 seed investment from the Winnow Fund, also located in Madison. “It’s really the first private...

Young companies in Wisconsin are drawing an increasing amount of financial backing, generating more income and ramping up their hiring. More than 800 companies that received support from WEDC’s entrepreneurship and innovation programs over the past three years...

When former Madison Magazine editor Brennan Nardi started this column in 2016, she called it Startup City. It was a nod to a book with a similar name, as well as feature stories she’d written while tracking local founders who were trying to build a startup ecosystem...

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point unveiled a $10 million gift Thursday, the largest donation in the school's history, which will help the institution elevate the profile of its business school and enroll more students. Sentry Insurance, a 4,800-person business...

Wisconsin’s labor force participation rate dropped to 64.9% in November, an acceleration of a downward trend that stretches back to June, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. The 0.4...

An expert with the investment management firm Neuberger Berman predicts federal officials will be largely successful in limiting inflation next year. Brad Tank, the New York firm’s chief investment officer and managing director, discussed this and other financial...

Milwaukee-based The Way Out, a company that offers an anti-bias software platform, has raised $400,000 in seed funding. The lead investor for the funding round was Milwaukee-based Gateway Capital Partners, a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in pre-revenue...

"The report really highlights a number of success stories, including reducing reliance on landfills, innovating products, reducing emissions, reducing water consumption, increasing biodiversity and really building communities," WPC President Scott Suder said in an...

Milwaukee-area companies participating in an MMAC workforce initiative are hiring diverse employees more quickly than other businesses in the region. That’s according to figures released yesterday by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce on the Region of...

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alumni and students have the opportunity to access a lucrative career opportunity in human resources technology through a new apprenticeship program, according to a Wednesday announcement. The paid apprenticeships are offered through...

Wine subscription service Bright Cellars has hired its first master sommelier as it looks to scale the Milwaukee-based brand. Its new sommelier is Catherine Fallis, the fifth woman in the world to earn the master sommelier designation, according to a Wednesday...

UW-Whitewater sophomore Chad Tjugum started collecting coins when he was five years old. By the time he was in eighth grade, Tjugum had his own LLC and was buying and selling coins online. Born with a passion for entrepreneurship, Tjugum enrolled into the gBeta Beloit...

Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) has appointed state Sen. Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors. “Today, I am appointing Senator Brad Pfaff to the WEDC Board of Directors,” Agard said in a news...