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Speaking yesterday during a meeting of the board of directors for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes shared details about evolving strategies for fiscal year 2026. She said the agency will be directing resources toward...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Waukesha County Technical College to build virtual reality lab for nursing program
Another local higher education institution is investing in its nursing program as the state faces a shortage of professionals in the field. Waukesha County Technical College will construct a virtual reality lab for its nursing program with the help of a Wisconsin...
WisBusiness: UW-Stout research project combining robotics and AI for farming applications
A UW-Stout research project is combining automated robotics and AI for agricultural applications, in hopes of saving time and effort for farmers. The effort is supported with a two-year, $175,000 Universities of Wisconsin Innovation Grant, funding work led by UW-Stout...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Marquette University receives $2 million gift from College of Engineering alumni couple
Marquette University has received a $2 million gift from Jake and Stephanie Stefan, an MU College of Engineering alumni couple. Jake graduated in 1999 and Stephanie in 1998 from what is now the Opus College of Engineering. According to a press release from the...
BizTimes Milwaukee: How do Wisconsin bankers see the state of the economy?
Bankers are uniquely situated to understand the direction of the economy. Constant conversations with clients to meet their needs and monitor credit risk, plus a pipeline – or lack thereof – of loan demand provides insight on what businesses are planning. To better...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Metro Milwaukee ranked No. 2 in the country for recent college graduates seeking jobs
The metro Milwaukee area is one of the best places in the country for young people looking for a job, according to ADP Research. ADP published a report titled "You've graduated. Now what?" using payroll data of more than 140,000 people age 20 to 29 at more than 27,000...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Water and energy use is growing as data centers are built across the Midwest and Great Plains
In a rural part of Dane County, a developer wants to build a data center campus with 15 buildings over the next decade. Texas will serve as the home base for Stargate, a $500 billion effort to build artificial intelligence infrastructure, with 10 data centers under...
WisBusiness: MMAC leader says Trump ‘just wrong’ on tariffs
The head of MMAC says President Donald Trump is “just wrong” on tariffs as trade with key partners takes a hit amid uncertainty about U.S. policy. Dale Kooyenga, president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, weighed in Friday on the latest global...
Cap Times: UW Health grows use of AI notetaking to hundreds of providers
UW Health expanded its artificial intelligence-powered notetaking program to 400 providers through the first half of the year, building on a pilot that began just over a year ago. The technology aims to help medical visits by recording and transcribing conversations...
WisBusiness: Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District: Partnering on new solar project
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (District) and Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) are partnering to add more carbon-free solar energy to MGE’s distribution grid. Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District plans to lease a tract of land to MGE to build an 8-megawatt...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: UW-Madison Launches New Plant Science Graduate Programs
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has received approval from the UW Board of Regents to introduce new master’s and Ph.D. programs in plant science and technology. Set to begin in fall 2025, these graduate programs aim to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: A closer look at R&D spending in Wisconsin
Wisconsin universities and businesses combine to spend billions on research and development every year. Publicly available data from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Science Foundation provide a sense of which entities spend the most on R&D....
BizTimes Milwaukee: State Bank of the Lakes branch planned for Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood
A State Bank of the Lakes branch is planned for the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood, the first private development announced for the 107-acre site. State Bank of the Lakes is a Wintrust Community Bank and currently has two locations in the Kenosha area, one in the...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Joe Hamann, UW-Milwaukee Connected Systems Institute
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Joe Hamann, executive director of UW-Milwaukee’s Connected Systems Institute. Hamann discusses the recently opened Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab, located within the institute. The concept for the lab arose...
WisBusiness: NFL Draft’s $80M local economic impact eclipsed earlier projections, report finds
The 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay had an estimated $80 million economic impact in Brown County, exceeding earlier projections by nearly $60 million. That’s according to an economic impact report released yesterday by Experience Greater Green Bay that was conducted by...
InsideWis: Will tariffs bring some industries back to America – or hurt what’s already here?
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Most of the discussion at the latest meeting of the Wisconsin Technology Council board of directors centered on topics one might expect to be covered – computing and artificial intelligence, engineering trends and university research. A...
BizTimes Milwaukee: SC Johnson to move employees from Chicago to Racine-area facilities
Racine-based SC Johnson announced Wednesday that it plans to move approximately 170 employees from its Chicago office to its Racine-area facilities by the end of 2026. The shift, which will take place in phases, is connected to organizational changes that took place...
Wisconsin Public Radio: How latest Trump administration tariffs and trade disputes are affecting commerce in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s shipping and logistics industry is at the front lines of helping companies in the state navigate Trump administration tariffs and global trade disputes. At the customs brokerage M.E. Dey & Co. in Milwaukee, President and Managing Director Sandi Siegel...
BizTimes Milwaukee: gener8tor co-founder Joe Kirgues discusses AI startups on the rise, micro-credentialing programs
As the artificial intelligence revolution sweeps through nearly every industry, Madison-based accelerator gener8tor is capitalizing on the uptick in AI startups and the need for AI instruction. Co-founder Joe Kirgues spoke with BizTimes reporter Sonia Spitz about...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Report: Madison emerging as AI hub, Milwaukee listed as ‘nascent adopter’
A newly released report from the Brookings Institution finds that Milwaukee is still in early stages when it comes to AI adoption and readiness while Madison is an emerging hub for the technology. The report, titled “Mapping the AI economy: Which regions are ready for...