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Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, today announced more than 6,600 small businesses and nonprofits have been approved for Main Street Bounceback Grants to fill empty storefronts in all 72...
Cap Times: Generac CEO Aaron P. Jagdfeld | Cap Times Executive Breakfast
Aaron P. Jagdfeld, president and CEO of Waukesha-based Generac Power Systems, joins moderator Mark Richardson for a conversation on Oct. 12 at the Grand Ballroom at The Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin. This series is sponsored by The Burish Group at UBS. Mark...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Top Milwaukee-area GE Healthcare exec retains key role post-spinoff
Tom Westrick, who is a top GE Healthcare executive based at the company’s Wauwatosa offices, will continue in a leading executive-level role after the company spins off in January 2023 from parent company General Electric Co. Westrick, 54, is listed as one of nine...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: UW-Madison historian Monica Kim awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ grant
A University of Wisconsin-Madison historian on Wednesday won one of the nation's most prestigious awards, which comes with a no strings attached $800,000 stipend to spend however she sees fit. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named UW-Madison...
SHINE Medical: SHINE Supercell Completes Testing Ahead of Shipment to U.S.
SHINE Technologies and Von Gahlen International today announced that SHINE’s supercell has passed factory acceptance testing. Completion of that testing means the supercell, a bank of 10 hot cells, is now being prepared for final shipment to The Chrysalis, SHINE’s...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Gov. Evers joins pact of states to move forward with regional hydrogen hub
Clean energy advocates hope a recent move by Gov. Tony Evers to join in a regional consortium will help Wisconsin win federal funding to expand hydrogen power in the state. Evers signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding. It's an informal collaboration between...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Danish firm that chose Milwaukee for first U.S. HQ among new Global Water Center tenants
Danish data analytics software firm APX10 has opened its first U.S. office in Milwaukee's Global Water Center, according to a recent announcement. It's among several new tenants in the Walker's Point facility. APX10, which aggregates and analyzes water data for...
‘Hydrogen economy’ is closer than you think: Hear from UW-Madison dean on Midwest plans on Oct. 25
From running factories to powering heavy equipment, vehicles and airplanes, hydrogen is gaining traction as a clean energy source for the future. Learn more from UW-Madison Engineering Dean Ian Robertson Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Tech Council Innovation Network...
Wisconsin Inno: Wisconsin health tech startups win $50K and funds to cover medical costs: Slideshow
Three Wisconsin health-related startups took home a total of $50,000 at the recent Health Care Innovation Pitch competition in Milwaukee. Madison's RedFox AI won $25,000 in the health technology category. In the health care category, judges awarded $20,000 to...
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute: Marshfield Clinic Research Institute participates in trial for potential Lyme disease prevention vaccine
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute is the sole participant from the United States' Midwest in a worldwide Pfizer Phase 3 clinical trial, Vaccine Against Lyme for Outdoor Recreationists (VALOR), to investigate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of their...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Representation of women on Wisconsin corporate boards surpasses Milwaukee Women inc’s target
The latest annual report by Milwaukee Women inc shows that women hold 26.3% of board seats at Wisconsin’s top 50 public companies. That’s an all-time high, up from 23.3% in 2021, and surpasses MWi’s goal of 25% by 2025. Created in 2002, the local nonprofit group is...
Chief Executive: Which School Has Most Fortune 500 CEOs?: Not Harvard – It’s Wisconsin
Chalk this up as another one of those facts about the heartland that may go underappreciated on the coasts: The No. 1 university in America for turning out current CEOs of Fortune 500 companies is not Harvard, not Stanford, not Notre Dame. It’s the University of...
Madison.com: UW-Madison freshman enrollment sets record
For the second consecutive year, UW-Madison’s freshman class is the largest in the school’s history, despite the university sending acceptance letters to fewer students than in previous years. This year’s freshman class stands at 8,628, up nearly 2% from last year’s...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin utilities propose more battery storage, but supply chain issues are delaying projects statewide
Wisconsin utilities have proposed a handful of large-scale battery projects, and the Inflation Reduction Act provides new incentives for energy storage. Even so, supply chain constraints and challenges with connecting those projects to the grid may delay their...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Milwaukee Women Inc. report finds increased female leadership in Milwaukee
Females in leadership positions among Wisconsin's public and private companies continues to grow, according to Milwaukee Women inc's annual report. The Milwaukee Women inc 2022 report found that women hold 26.3% of director seats in Wisconsin's top 50 public...
Wisconsin Public Radio: 5 things to know about Wisconsin’s all-time high exports
Wisconsin exported a record $3.96 billion worth of goods in 2021. Now, the state is on track for another record-setting year. But on Wednesday, the World Trade Organization predicted a significant slowdown in 2023 — with exports stymied by Russia's war in Ukraine,...
APX10: Danish software company APX10 opens first US office in the The Global Water Center in Milwaukee
With the new US office in place, the company aims to accelerate the digitalisation journey of US water & wastewater utilities and take infrastructure reinvestment and asset management decision making to the next level. The data|APX® software platform from APX10...
Wisconsin Inno: Milwaukee needs to step up its game’ regarding startups, AOL founder says: Slideshow
During a visit to Milwaukee this week, AOL founder and venture capitalist Steve Case had a packed schedule of discussions with local entrepreneurs, investors, government officials, corporate leaders and innovation ecosystem supporters. His day ended with a fireside...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: Sussman Named Distinguished Chair at UW-Madison CALS
A professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been chosen as the first recipient of the Salm-Bray Distinguished Chair at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Michael Sussman will hold the appointment through June 2027. The...
Wisconsin Inno: Orion Energy Systems enters EV charging station market with acquisition
Orion Energy Systems Inc., a Manitowoc-based provider of energy efficient LED lighting and electrical installation and maintenance services, has entered the growing electric vehicle charging station market with the acquisition of Voltrek, LLC, an electric vehicle...