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According to a study published by the healthcare analytics firm Protenus, over 47 million doses of medication were stolen by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare workers in 2018. Opioids were involved in 94% of the incidents, with oxycodone, hydrocodone...

As 2022 comes to a close, BizTimes Milwaukee managing editor Arthur Thomas caught up with Rose Oswald Poels, president and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, to talk about how the state’s banks performed this year, and the outlook for 2023....

Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), today announced the state will receive $5,952,197 to plan for the deployment and adoption of affordable, equitable, and reliable high-speed internet throughout the state. This investment,...

Eleven Wisconsin companies are included in Newsweek magazine’s third annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies. Newsweek partners with Germany-based research and data firm Statista to compile the list, which includes 499 companies. Each company is given an...

Ashley Quinto Powell once swore she’d never be her own boss again. At 24, she’d started an online jewelry company, though online shopping hadn’t yet become popular and, as she puts it, she “knew nothing” about retail, tech or merchandising. “I can't even imagine the...

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Wisconsin District helped the state’s small businesses access nearly $789 million in SBA-supported loans to meet their business needs in the 12 months ending September 30, 2022.  While a drop from the record high FY21 figure of...

Discovery to Product (D2P) has awarded funds to ten campus startups through their new Piloting Research Innovation & Market Exploration (PRIME) grant program. The PRIME funding will allow UW–Madison faculty, academic staff and students with an innovative...

The vast majority of Wisconsin bank CEOs say a recession is likely or very likely in the next six months, according to the latest Wisconsin Bankers Association survey of bank leaders. Conducted Nov. 15 to Nov. 30, the survey included responses from 71 bank executives...

Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual announced that Mike Carter has been named chief of staff for the office of chief executive officer John Schlifske and Todd Jones has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1. Carter...

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman and Justin Williams — have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows Program “highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in...

Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake will leave the Evers Administration on Jan. 2, 2023. “Karen joined our administration at a critical time during the coronavirus pandemic, bringing with...

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison professors — Susan Hagness, Jo Handelsman and Justin Williams — have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows Program “highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in...

While StatusPRO's NFL PRO ERA virtual reality game allows fans to quarterback NFL football teams in realistic settings, it does not come with an appearance on a virtual Pat McAfee Show, or with bruised ribs and a broken thumb. "This is as close as we can get it to the...

Deer District in Milwaukee and Titletown District in Green Bay have become synonymous with the professional sports teams that play in the vicinity of the entertainment complexes, the Milwaukee Bucks and Green Bay Packers. When sports fans flock to cheer on their...

Tán Ho, a co-founder of Milwaukee-based edtech startup Fiveable, announced today on LinkedIn that he will step away from his co-founder and executive role with the business and transition into a senior individual contributor role. His new role will be focused on...

Metro Milwaukee is losing the headquarters office of the area’s largest private-sector employer as a result of Advocate Aurora Health’s transaction with Atrium Health, but the question remains what the future holds for the largely unused office space in Milwaukee’s...

By this time next fall, the University of Wisconsin System's smallest campus will cease to exist in its current form. In-person degree programs at UW-Platteville Richland will end July 1. The 60 students enrolled this fall can transfer to another campus or end their...

Enrollment across the Wisconsin Technical College System grew by more than 10 percent during the 2021-22 academic year. The increase follows a double-digit enrollment decline driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and marks the largest gains for the system in at least a...

Today, Minority Leader Greta Neubauer (D – Racine) announced the appointment of Representative Francesca Hong (D – Madison) to the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). The Board provides WEDC with strategic leadership and...