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All the news including "Tech Council News Service" and "Inside Wisconsin"Two dozen investor groups so far set to attend Nov. 9-10 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium
A growing list of investors from Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest and beyond will attend the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, to be held in person Nov. 9-10 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. Companies that apply for, and are asked to present, at the...
Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce $1 Million Initiative to Support Rural Entrepreneurs
Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $1 million initiative led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) Division of Extension and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to provide much-needed resources, support, and technical assistance to rural...
WisBusiness: Survey finds fewer manufacturers expect higher revenues, profits and spending
Fewer manufacturers in the state expect their revenues, profits and spending to rise this year, according to a recent survey. The 2022 Wisconsin Manufacturing Report was commissioned by the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity in collaboration with WMEP...
WEDC Blog: Now available: 2021 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Report on Program Activity
WEDC’s 2021 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Report on Program Activity is now available. The report, which summarizes a combination of data for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, and the calendar year ended Dec. 31, 2021, shows increases in funding, revenue and...
Red Letter Grant: Fall 2022 Application
| ELIGIBILITY | Open to women throughout ten counties in western Wisconsin who want to start a NEW business. We will consider applications from existing women-owned businesses looking to expand, but preference is given to applicants in the start-up phase. We consider...
Madison365: Farwell Foundation announces $500,000 donation to support Black Business Hub
The Farwell Foundation today announced on Tuesday a $500,000 gift to the Urban League of Greater Madison in support of the Black Business Hub project. The Farwell Foundation is a charitable organization that is run by Samantha M. Weston, and funded by the unwavering...
Wisconsin Inno: Madison-area startup making software for local governments lands $14M
A Middleton-based software company that makes an online survey platform for local governments has raised $14 million, according to a Monday announcement. The investment in Polco Inc. was led by Mercury Fund, an early-stage venture firm with locations in Houston and...
WisPolitics: UW Health: Wisconsin Medicine addresses workforce shortages with innovative programs
Wisconsin Medicine announced a new focus on overcoming national workforce shortages and building the healthcare workforce of the future. A significant donation from Verona-based Epic will kickstart the effort, allowing for the creation and expansion of programs to...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Generac acquires industrial IoT firm, inks hydrogen generator distribution deal
Generac Power Systems has acquired Blue Pillar, an Indiana-based industrial IoT software company that designs and manages products to enable distributed energy generation monitoring and control. Terms of the deal, which closed Monday, were not disclosed. In announcing...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Ghana-based Niche Cocoa to open first North American location in Franklin
Ghana-based Niche Cocoa is in the process of turning a 44,000-square-foot space at the Franklin Business Park into its first North American facility, local, state and national officials announced Tuesday. Niche will initially employ more than two dozen workers at the...
WisBusiness: Scientists develop method for improving 3D metal printing
Scientists including UW-Madison researchers have developed a method for 3D printing a type of stainless steel that could help manufacturers reduce production costs. That’s according to an overview from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which...
Marquette University: Marquette health sciences faculty receive $3.02 million grant to study exercise limitations in the pre-diabetic population
Dr. Sandra Hunter, professor of exercise science, and Dr. Christopher Sundberg, assistant professor of exercise science, both in the Department of Physical Therapy in Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, have been awarded a $3.02 million R01 grant from...
Wisconsin Ag Connection: Ag Products Among Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Finalists
Two of the top 16 finalists in this year's 'Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin' contest have connections to agriculture. The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and Johnson Financial Group are holding the competition for a sixth straight year to highlight the state's...
WEDC Blog: Ghana-based Niche Cocoa locates first North American manufacturing facility in Franklin, Wisconsin
U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago joined Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary Missy Hughes and local officials today in welcoming Ghana-based Niche Cocoa to Wisconsin. The company is choosing to build its first North...
Madison Startups: Venture Investors Invests in Delphinus
Venture Investors was part of a $30 million Series D financing round for Delphinus, the company announced today. The Detroit-based Delphinus, a medical imaging company, developed SoftVue, the first circular array transducer technology to help with dense breast...
Gov. Evers: Gov. Evers Announces More Than $235 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Over Next Four Years
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced the next cycle of funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will provide more than $235 million for more than 150 local road and bridge projects in...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Nexus Pharmaceuticals names new CEO
Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Nexus Pharmaceuticals, which opened a new facility in Pleasant Prairie last year, has a new president and CEO in Usman Ahmed. The manufacturer of specialty drugs announced Monday that Ahmed has replaced Mariam Darsot, who has been...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Rockwell Automation planning acquisition of Denmark manufacturer
Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation, a maker of software and products used in production and automation across several manufacturing industries, will acquire Bronderslev, Denmark-based CUBIC, a manufacturer of enclosures for all types of electrical switchboards....
BizTimes Milwaukee: Former Aurora CEO Nick Turkal joins Lohman Technologies
Dr. Nick Turkal, former CEO and president of Aurora Health Care and then Advocate Aurora Health, has taken on a new role as chief medical advisor at Pewaukee-based Lohman Technologies. Turkal left Advocate Aurora Health in 2019, a year after the merger of Downers...
Madison Startups: Polco Raises $14M in Funding
Polco has raised $14 million in funding, the organization announced today. The funding was led by Mercury Fund and included participation from BAT Ventures and Royal Street Ventures. “With our data and insights, Polco is committed to helping local governments win...