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With Election Day almost in the rearview mirror, we hope you find a good reason (or many) to shift gears and attend this week’s in-person Early Stage Symposium in Madison. Here’s are 10 motivations to drop by Wednesday and Thursday for one of the Midwest’s premier...
Emerging firms will pitch over two days at 2022 Early Stage Symposium in Madison
Thirty-nine young companies will pitch to potential investors and others throughout the course of the in-person Nov. 9-10 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium at Madison’s Monona Terrace Convention Center. General registration is now open by clicking here! That includes 24...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Wes Schroll, Fetch Rewards
The latest episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Wes Schroll, founder and CEO of Madison-based Fetch Rewards. Fetch Rewards has a mobile app that provides users with rewards points for purchases such as groceries. Since being founded in 2013, the tech company...
Madison Startups: WARF Apps Open for Two Accelerator Challenge Grants
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is accepting applications for two Accelerator Challenge Grants, the organization announced recently. According to a release, one challenge features technologies and applications that promote mental health or wellness, or...
InsideWis: Don’t lose sight of major company successes well past startup stage
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The spotlight will shine on emerging companies and entrepreneurs Nov. 9-10 during the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium in Madison and with good reason: Young firms spawn jobs and invigorate the economy from below, sometimes displacing older...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin hospitals survived the worst of the pandemic. But a new report shows challenges ahead
Wisconsin hospitals rebounded from the pandemic, but staffing shortages, worker burnout and record inflation could spell trouble, according to an industry report. The state's largest healthcare systems posted $4 billion in profits last year, buoyed by COVID-19 relief...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Report says net zero emissions are possible in Wisconsin by 2050
A new report says that with aggressive action across all of Wisconsin’s sectors, net-zero emissions could be possible by 2050. The Achieving 100% Clean Energy in Wisconsin Report was produced by Clean Wisconsin and RENEW Wisconsin, with assistance...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Rockwell Automation wins contract for Hyundai’s $5.5B U.S. battery plant
Rockwell Automation, which is targeting electric-vehicle manufacturers and suppliers as a growth market, hit a bullseye via a contract for Hyundai Motor Co.’s planned $5.5 billion electric vehicle and battery plant in Georgia. Rockwell Automation chairman and...
UW-Madison Discovery to Product: Advancing Innovation: D2P Impact Report
Discovery to Product (D2P) is pleased to share its recent Impact Report. Learn how D2P makes a difference, providing mentoring, training and funding to UW–Madison innovators and startups, and connecting the campus and community ecosystems. Highlights include:...
WisBusiness: PSC decision on third-party solar expected early next month
The state Public Service Commission is expected to make a decision early next month on a case related to third-party financing for small solar projects in Wisconsin. That’s according to Nick Hylla, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. This...
WisBusiness: PSC decision on third-party solar expected early next month
The state Public Service Commission is expected to make a decision early next month on a case related to third-party financing for small solar projects in Wisconsin. That’s according to Nick Hylla, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. This...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Rockwell Automation CEO expecting continued manufacturing investment despite economic headwinds
Executives for Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation say they expect to see continued investment in U.S. manufacturing, even amid growing economic uncertainty and headwinds. Speaking on the company’s fourth quarter earnings call, Rockwell chairman and chief executive...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Gregory Wesley named board chairman for Teach for America Milwaukee
Gregory Wesley, senior vice President of strategic alliances and business development for Medical College of Wisconsin, has been named the chairman of the board for education nonprofit and leadership development organization Teach For America Milwaukee, the...
BizTimes Milwakee: Report: Biohealth industry had $32 billion impact on Wisconsin’s economy in 2021
BioForward Wisconsin’s 2022 Industry Landscape and Economic Impact Report shows the state’s biohealth sector is growing, providing continued economic benefits during a time of uncertainty for most businesses. BioForward Wisconsin is a Madison-based advocacy group...
BizTimes Milwaukee: ABC Supply expands into Canada with acquisition of building materials companies
Beloit-based ABC Supply Co., Inc., a wholesale distributor of roofing supplies, siding, windows, and other building products, has made its first venture outside of the United States through the acquisition of the Monarch Group of Companies. The acquisition includes...
Madison.com: Wisconsin hospitals made $4 billion last year, face financial test this year, report says
Wisconsin hospitals made $4 billion last year, 84% more than the previous year, as federal COVID-19 relief funds flowed, the stock market boosted investments and patients returned for care delayed early in the pandemic, according to a new report. But the state’s large...
WisBusiness: PSC accepting applications for the 2022 Energy Innovation Grant Program
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Energy Innovation Grant Program (EIGP). The program provides funding for innovative energy projects that reduce energy consumption, increase clean energy...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin’s housing shortage isn’t just a quality-of-life issue. It’s a workforce issue.
Registered nurse and Oshkosh native Mackenzie Summerville and her fiance spent more than a year looking for their first home. In August, the couple finally had an accepted offer — after placing nine offers, many of which were above asking price, on different homes....
Wisconsin Public Radio: Study finds Wisconsin could see billions in economic growth and save lives with a clean energy economy
Wisconsin could save lives and realize billions of dollars in economic growth and avoided health care costs as part of a shift to a clean energy economy over the next three decades, according to a new study. Even so, the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy...
WisPolitics: WI LGBT Chamber of Commerce: Epic joins Wisconsin LGBT Chamber as newest gold member
The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce announced today that Epic has joined the organization as its newest gold member. “We are thrilled to welcome Epic to the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber as our newest gold member,” said Jason Rae, President & CEO of the Wisconsin LGBT...