THE NEWSROOM

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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....

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...

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...

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....

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...

Deposits and loans at Wisconsin banks continued to grow in the third quarter, but the pace of growth in deposits slowed as some consumers tapped into savings to deal with rising inflation, according to the latest data from the FDIC. Bank customers had $120.3 billion...

Milwaukee-based biotech startup Geno.Me is focused on expanding its client base and boosting sales as it nears the close of its seed two funding round, which has a cap of more than $3 million. Geno.Me links genomic and electronic health record data in an open...

Kiyem Obuseh and Tylor Brackett had a difficult decision to make. Should they attend their “extremely hard” calculus class? Or should they miss it to try to get a moment with Gov. Tony Evers at a press conference to talk to him about the app they were developing? The...

Earlier this year Plumb Pharmaceuticals, Inc. secured investment from the Winnow Fund, a Madison-based venture capital fund investing in pre-seed Wisconsin-headquartered startups with a particular focus on opportunities spinning out of the state’s public and private...

A new facility in Beloit will help Wisconsin increase domestic supply of a critical isotope for the health care industry. NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes recently finished construction and equipment installation at a new facility in Beloit to produce the medical...

Hang 10 Poké, a business idea of food-service entrepreneur Kean O’Brien, was the winner of the NEW Launch Alliance Pitch Event, held Dec. 1 at TitletownTech in Green Bay. AntiMussel and Starr Merrie Native Gifts took second and third place, respectively. The three...

Advocate Aurora Health has completed its merger with North Carolina-based Atrium Health, creating a combined organization called Advocate Health that will be headquartered in Charlotte, the organization’s announced Friday. The planned merger was originally announced...

Building on a strong agricultural legacy, Wisconsin has become a hotspot for startups in the agricultural technology sector. The state offers support for young companies, facilitating their growth so their innovative technologies can reach the market and scale up...