THE NEWSROOM

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Aymen Azim, founder and director of Madison-based Technova Industries. The early-stage data and security company was recently announced as part of startup accelerator gener8tor’s latest Madison cohort. Azim...

Leaders at Wisconsin’s technical colleges said new state grant funding will help them meet the high demand for new dental professionals. The state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee released just under $20 million in state funding during their meeting on Tuesday....

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a decision to expand Medicare coverage for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HCT) for eligible Medicare patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), based on decades-long research led by...

Milwaukee-based startup Sift Healthcare announced today that it has closed on its $20 million series B funding round. The news comes a little over a year after the company completed a $6.75 million Series A funding round. Founded in 2017, Sift Healthcare has developed...

Microsoft’s $3.3 billion data center campus in Mount Pleasant isn’t the only investment the company is making in Wisconsin. Along with an expanded physical presence, Microsoft is investing in several education-focused initiatives that business leaders say could cement...

Microsoft Corp. will invest $3.3 billion between now and the end of 2026 to expand its Mount Pleasant data center campus in a project that could eventually create 2,000 permanent jobs around artificial intelligence, according to Wednesday announcements from the...

Just hours after plans were announced for Microsoft to spend $3.3 billion to build an artificial intelligence data center campus in Mount Pleasant, the company’s president talked about the impact the project will have on the state’s economy. “We are going to be...

Agricultural scientists in Wisconsin are advancing new AI applications on the farm, ranging from tracking animal movements for signs of disease to using drones and other automated equipment to monitor crops as they grow. Greg Cisewski, dean of Northcentral Technical...

Milwaukee-based Milky Way Tech Hub, the social impact arm of software company Jet Constellations, has unveiled the eight startups taking part in its new two-week accelerator program. Centered around the theme “InnovationSzn,” the accelerator will help tech founders...

A company that will use technology to increase efficiency at airports won the 12th annual Madison College Challenge held today at Madison College’s Truax Campus. D-Namic Aircraft Services was founded by Mauricio Zuleta, who beat out four other finalists to win $5,000....

UW-Madison engineers have developed a method for improving the body’s uptake of certain gene therapies through controlled electrical stimulation. In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, electrical engineering researchers found that delivering harmless...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness the Podcast” is with returning guest Alex Vodenlich, president and CEO of Plumb Pharmaceuticals. The Madison-based company has developed and patented a technology platform for long-duration drug release, starting with a formulation...

Dave Kalista says he never needed anyone to motivate him. He’s always embraced independence and opportunity, including nine years owning a dock company in Sturgeon Bay and four years owning a garden center with his wife in Two Rivers. That makes him a serial...

The top three business pitches in Appleton on Wednesday included a skin care line, a dental screw and an on-campus food delivery service. All three made their cases to a panel of judges at The Pitch, the eighth annual event organized by the Fox Connection for Creative...