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A new report released today by the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) showed the state’s hospitals and health systems provided nearly $2 billion in community benefits and charity care in fiscal year 2021.The WHA 2022 Community Benefit Report details the many ways...

The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of October 2022, which showed Wisconsin has added 58,800 total nonfarm and 54,600 private sector jobs from October...

In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Michael Best Strategies Principal Mike Dankler says a federal review of Section 301 tariffs on China could be “a sign of some tariff-liftings to come.” Federal officials recently opened a comment period on these tariffs, and...

A Racine startup that seeks to make short-term rentals a real-life marketplace has now been backed by Milwaukee-based venture capital firm Gateway Capital. Houstr, which received $300,000 in funding, enables AirBNB, VRBO and boutique hotel owners to place products in...

Wisconsin lost 1,600 private sector jobs in October and the state’s labor force participation rate continued to fall, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Workforce Development. Private sector employment in the state is up 54,600 since...

Attracting tech talent today is a challenging, costly business, especially for entrepreneurs who may be big on ambition but low on money. Although the tech industry is undergoing a turbulent period, with massive layoffs at industry giants such as Meta and Twitter,...

The UW Health Transplant Center is one of the few transplant centers in the country that has transplanted more than 12,000 kidneys. This milestone shows the center’s incredible expertise and leadership in kidney transplantation according to Dr. Dixon Kaufman, medical...

On the heels of Rockwell Automation winning a contract at Hyundai’s $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in Georgia, the Milwaukee-based firm added a contract with Ford Motor Co. as Ford invests billions to create new EV and battery production facilities....

UW-Madison is in need of a new top academic administrator, as Provost John Karl Scholz plans to step back into the role of a faculty member. Scholz announced his intention to return to UW-Madison’s economics department on Tuesday after spending more than three years...

In its third investment to date, Milwaukee venture capital firm Gateway Capital Partners invested $300,000 in Houstr Inc., a Racine startup building a platform that enables short-term rental property and boutique hotel owners to sell products like mattresses, shower...

After winding down operations back in 2018 as part of Mequon-based iDAvatars, now Milwaukee-based tech startup CodeBaby, Inc. has returned with its highly advanced digital avatars – and increased market demand for its product. CodeBaby, at the time based in Colorado,...

Johnson Controls announced that Lei Schlitz has been named president of its Global Products business. Schlitz will be based in Milwaukee, the Cork, Ireland-based company said. She replaces Jeff Williams, who retired earlier this year. Click here to read the full...

In April 2019, the Madison School Board adopted a resolution to have the district use 100% renewable energy by 2040. The three-and-a-half years since have seen enormous challenges for the education world amid the onset of the pandemic less than a year after the...

Speakfully, an Eau Claire startup that makes a private workplace reporting platform, was acquired by the human resources software company HR Acuity. The Monday announcement did not disclose the terms of the deal. Jana Morrin, the startup's CEO, founded Speakfully in...

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used for therapeutic applications and medical imaging, today announced a significant expansion of its business platform with the...

Founders, funders, and Milwaukee startup supporters gathered at Wantable Café for a first look at a number of FOR-M graduates on Monday, November 14. FOR-M is an initiative of the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition to support and grow Milwaukee’s tech startup ecosystem. The...