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In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Europartnerships Managing Director Mark Dodsworth says businesses in the United Kingdom “have been hit very hard” by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Brexit. “These have caused a number of serious disruptions, which have...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Cordero Barkley, TitletownTech
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Cordero Barkley, a partner with TitletownTech in Green Bay. Barkley discusses the investment strategy for the venture capital organization, formed nearly four years ago through a partnership between the Green...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Milwaukee County economy grew 5.2% in 2021, surpassing pre-pandemic levels
Milwaukee County’s real GDP grew 5.2% in 2021, reaching its highest level on record a year after the COVID-19 pandemic shrank Milwaukee County’s economy to its lowest level since 2009. Seven of the eight counties in the southeastern Wisconsin region managed to exceed...
Cap Times: See where rural broadband is (and isn’t) available in Wisconsin
As federal regulators prepare to publish a new map showing where broadband internet is and isn’t available across the U.S., Madison-area internet advocates are urging residents to check the draft themselves. Unveiled in November, the “pre-production draft” of the...
WisBusiness: Women increasing their presence in Wisconsin craft beer scene
Beermaking has traditionally been a man’s job. But the craft brewing industry — and pioneering women in the field — are changing that. And they are supporting each other through a group called the Pink Boots Society, a national organization made up of women in the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Advocate Health announces new leadership team
Following the completed merger of Advocate Aurora Health and North Carolina-based Atrium Health, the organization, now known as Advocate Health Care and based in Charlotte, N.C., announced its newly appointed executive leadership team. Three members of the executive...
Wisconsin Inno: Brewers owner Mark Attanasio joins Joe Montana, Snoop Dogg with investment in chatbot GameOn
If you're watching the World Cup and interacting with official soccer-related websites, social media pages or apps, you might be chatting with a bot, as well. San Francisco-based GameOn Technology Inc. partners with FIFA and other sports franchises that use the...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Three legacy Aurora Health Care execs named to Advocate Health leadership
The organization created by the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health wasted no time finalizing a new executive roster with only three legacy Aurora Health Care executives making the list of more than two dozen selected for the team. The Aurora...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison entrepreneurship group StartingBlock names former Water Council exec as leader
Following a national search, StartingBlock Madison Inc. has named Scott Mosley as its new executive director, according to a Tuesday announcement. Former StartingBlock executive director Nora Roughen-Schmidt left in June to take a new position with the Wisconsin Small...
MKE Startup News: DataTool update released
The Wisconsin Policy Forum, in partnership with MMAC and a working group of startup company funders and founders led by former Milwaukee County Executive and MMAC board member Chris Abele, is pleased to announce the release of the newly updated Metro Milwaukee...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Madison tech startup would detect deadly explosives in Ukraine, other countries
A technology startup has developed a novel approach to detecting landmines and concealed explosives that could save lives. Clandestine Materials Detection Inc., a spin-out of University of Wisconsin-Madison, says it’s been contacted by Ukraine for help in finding...
WisBusiness: Pandemic, supply chain issues inflame workforce housing crisis
An expert with UW-Madison says the pandemic and supply chain disruptions have inflamed an existing workforce housing crisis in the state. Kurt Paulsen, a professor of urban and regional planning with the university, says the cost of building new housing has risen by...
Wisconsin Inno: Wisconsin micro-market, self-checkout tech company sold for $41 million
Pennsylvania fintech Cantaloupe has acquired Three Square Market (32M) in western Wisconsin for $41 million in an effort to expand in the micro market industry and grow its presence overseas. 32M’s headquarters is located in River Falls — about 40 miles east of...
Economic Innovation Group: CHIPS off the Federal Funding Block: Using Data to Inform the Location of the 20 New Regional Innovation Hubs
Madison scored well in a Dec. 5 report by the Economic Innovation Group, which ranked a number of cities nationally based on their potential to become regional technology “hubs” outside major existing hubs on the East and West coasts. The report ranked Madison fourth...
Wisconsin Bankers Association: Wisconsin Banks Remained Strong in Q3 2022 Despite Uncertain Economic Outlook
Wisconsin banks continue to be in a strong position to meet the credit needs of their customers as we close out 2022. At the same time, despite inflationary pressures, the latest numbers released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) show that consumers...
WisBusiness: Madison Region Economic Partnership: Broadband update: Wisconsinites must submit corrections to new national broadband map by Jan. 13
On Friday, November 18th the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unveiled the “pre-production draft” of the new national broadband map. This new map is the most detailed and current federal map of where broadband is and is not accessible throughout the country....
WisBusiness: Madison College, United Way leaders discuss child care solutions
Leaders of Madison College and United Way of Dane County say employers in Wisconsin have a role to play in addressing the state’s child care challenges. Speaking during a recent webinar hosted by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Dane County Vice...
Cap Times: Madison seeking public feedback on new train station location
As Madison starts its journey toward an Amtrak station connecting the city to Chicago and Milwaukee, it will host the first community meeting to hear recommendations on the station’s location Wednesday. The passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill in 2021 freed...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Lac du Flambeau tribe plans to build its own internet service with federal grant
Residents of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation faced poor internet speeds for years. So, tribal officials took matters into their own hands. The tribe received a $25.6 million federal grant this year from the U.S. Department of Commerce....
Wisconsin Public Radio: Gulfstream Aerospace’s $55M expansion to bring 200 jobs to Appleton
An international aircraft producer is in the midst of a $55 million investment in the Fox Valley that could add 200 jobs to the community. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is on schedule to open a new state-of-the-art aircraft paint hangar at Appleton International Airport...