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Across the globe, life science technology advancements are accelerating to promote better health. The recent Wisconsin-Japan Biohealth Summit, designed to raise awareness of current collaborations while fostering new ones, offered opportunities for Wisconsin and...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” features Dave Clark, the executive associate dean and professor of economics at Marquette University. Clark, who consults with the Wisconsin Realtors Association on the group’s monthly reports, shares insights on the...

Milwaukee-based law firm Davis|Kuelthau s.c. and Chicago-based law firm SmithAmundsen LLC announced today that they will merge on Nov. 1 to form a law firm called Amundsen Davis, LLC. SmithAmundsen has more than 180 attorneys practicing from offices in Chicago, St....

Wisconsin’s clean energy jobs recovery is lagging behind the Midwest overall, according to figures released as part of the 2022 Clean Jobs Midwest report. Data in the report, from Evergreen Climate Innovations and Environmental Entrepreneurs, show the region overall...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is adding another faculty member to its list of MacArthur fellows. The MacArthur Foundation selected UW-Madison professor, historian and author Monica Kim for one of this year’s 25 fellowship spots, the organization announced...

Wisconsin now has more than 71,000 clean energy jobs following declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state gained back less than a third of the jobs lost during the economic downturn. The findings are part of the latest Clean Jobs Midwest report released by...

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group announced on Wednesday the Top 4 products moving on in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Over one million votes have been cast in the competition over the last seven years, drawing...

Bonnie Bachman, an economics professor with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship from Missouri University of Science and Technology, is the inaugural director of the newly formed Technology Entrepreneurship Office (TEO) at the University of Wisconsin­­–Madison....

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...