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NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has finished construction and equipment installation at its Beloit production facility, federal officials announced. In a release yesterday, the National Nuclear Security Administration said this facility will “significantly increase...

Kenosha-based tech startup VocaTone Studio was among the most talked about startups at this year’s Early Stage Symposium. The company won over the audience while competing in the Elevator Pitch Olympics at the event, capturing the coveted People’s Choice Award for its...

When Alaina Dedo joined Tony Trapp Remodeling in January 2021, she was the only woman on the carpentry team. Then, “it slowly morphed,” said Dedo, a lead carpenter who works on projects ranging from framing to finish work. Today, her four-person team has only one man....

Nurses at UW Health say they will be appealing the decision by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission that their employer isn’t required to recognize their union. In a statement Friday, registered nurses Mary Jorgensen, Colin Gillis and Sarah Langland say the...

A Wisconsin labor relations commission has ruled that the UW Health hospital system will not be required to recognize a nurses union or engage in collective bargaining negotiations. The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission in its Friday ruling found that UW...

QualSights, the fastest growing insights company in America, announced today it has raised a $7.7 million Series A funding round, led by 4490 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Madison, Wisconsin, to support QualSights' strategic growth and hiring....

Skyscrapers dominate city skylines, but these massive glass-walled structures can be made more energy efficient through the addition of thermally efficient photovoltaic — PV — windows, according to an analysis by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National...

Madison venture capital firm 4490 Ventures led a $7.7 million Series A investment round for Chicago startup QualSights, according to a Monday announcement. QualSights' insights technology platform helps brands, including a number of Fortune 500 companies, grow a...

In the turbulent national economy that marked 2022, Wisconsin's innovation ecosystem celebrated numerous successes this year — from fast-growing tech companies to organizations that are effectively helping startups raise capital. In its fifth year, the Wisconsin Inno...

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation supports entrepreneurs and new businesses through numerous programs, including the Qualified New Business Venture Program and the SBIR Advance Program. New data released in the WEDC’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation...

Eight entrepreneurial pitch winners who advanced from local pitch competitions hosted by collaborative local partners will vie for additional prize money at a regional pitch competition hosted by New North Inc. The NEW Launch Alliance Pitch Event will take place on...

To wrap up a great Startup Chippewa Valley Week, we hosted the Fall 2022 Red Letter Grant awards last Friday night. Congrats to this cycle’s Red Letter Grant awardees! Each of these recipients received $2,000 grants to launch their big idea here in Western Wisconsin!...

The two-year campus' enrollment is currently just 60 degree-seeking students. The last state campus that was closed down was UW-Medford Center in 1981 when it had less than 100 students. Rothman in an email to interim Chancellor Tammy Evetovich said she would have...

Dr. Eric Compas and Steve Muller met while in college. The pair shared a passion for geography and outdoor adventure. They developed a lifelong friendship while scaling mountains and battling currents in their kayaks. Life took them in different directions. Steve...

Justin Mortara, the former CEO of Milwaukee's Mortara Instrument Inc. that was sold for $330 million in 2017, is now the CEO of Madison health care artificial intelligence startup EnsoData. Effective Nov. 16, Mortara succeeds EnsoData co-founder Chris Fernandez as...

Small Business Saturday is Nov. 26, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. While small business owners appreciate a day that is dedicated to mom-and-pop shops across Wisconsin, they also want to remind consumers that they should support small business every day of the year...

The board chair for Milwaukee Women inc says a new Nasdaq rule requiring annual disclosures of diversity statistics will improve representation among business leadership. “As we begin to see these organizations really making it an intentional business strategy to add...

Justin Mortara, the former CEO of Milwaukee's Mortara Instrument Inc. that was sold for $330 million in 2017, is now the CEO of Madison health care artificial intelligence startup EnsoData. Effective Nov. 16, Mortara succeeds EnsoData co-founder Chris Fernandez as...

Milwaukee venture capital firm Gateway Capital Partners and the local digital medication storage cabinet company CareDirect are among the tenants in the Eagleknit innovation hub, according to a recent announcement. Wangard Partners Inc. redeveloped the former Eagle...