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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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

A new Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin voters finds the races for both U.S. Senate and governor are tossups one week before election day. Among likely voters in the election for U.S. Senate, Sen. Ron Johnson is supported by 50% and Mandela Barnes by 48%....

An augmented reality app for healthy grocery shopping and the developer of an employee compensation software platform are among the companies currently participating in the fall 2022 cohort of the startup accelerator program gBETA Beloit. The program's...

Despite economic uncertainty in the second half of its fiscal year, the state-sponsored Badger Fund of Funds had one of the most active years for investment activity among its portfolio of five Wisconsin venture capital firms that back Wisconsin startups. As of June...

Derek Mosley, a judge of the Milwaukee Municipal Court for 20 years, has been named the director of Marquette University Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education, Marquette President Michael R. Lovell announced today. Mosley, who was...

Taipei, Taiwan-based OEC Group, a freight forwarding company, has entered the Milwaukee-area market with the opening of a new office in Brookfield at 250 N. Sunnyslope Road. OEC Group provides customers with ocean and air freight, custom brokerage, cargo insurance and...

After Benton Harbor, Michigan-based Whirlpool Corp. announced its plans to acquire Mount Pleasant-based manufacturer InSinkErator in August, the $3 billion deal has officially closed. InSinkErator makes food waste disposers and instant hot water dispensers for home...

Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group’s capital investment plan for the next five years includes an additional $1.9 billion in spending on renewable energy in comparison to the current five-year investment plan. WEC Energy’s 2023-27 capital plans calls for $7.3 billion in...

Founder and CEO Greg Piefer Among the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2022 Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) recognized SHINE Technologies Founder and CEO Greg Piefer as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2022 as part of its recent Builders and Innovators Summit in...