THE NEWSROOM

Businesses from the northern half of the state dominated a list revealed Wednesday of the top 8 products in the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce's ongoing, annual Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest. Over 39,000 votes were cast in the latest round of the...

The new home of Marquette University’s business school is nearing completion. Marquette broke ground on the $60 million Dr. E.J. and Margaret O’Brien Hall in spring 2021. The building replaced a former residence hall known as McCormick Hall at 16th Street and...

Since leaving America Online in 2003 after its merger with Time Warner, AOL co-founder and former CEO and chairman Steve Case has turned to venture capitalism. His firm Revolution, based in the Washington, D.C., area, is specifically focused on backing entrepreneurs...

Quantum computing and 5G are examples of technologies the U.S. government should play a role in developing and investing in, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said Tuesday. The federal government has "clear roles" to play in accelerating innovation when it relates to...

Two of Wisconsin’s largest utilities have reached a deal to recover half a billion dollars from customers through higher rates next year due largely to rising inflation, natural gas prices and costs tied to their clean energy transition. We Energies and Wisconsin...

Gov. Tony Evers today announced he has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the governors of Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota to develop a regional clean hydrogen hub, which will work to identify opportunities for advancing clean hydrogen production and...

Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) announced this week a $1 million investment that will go toward supporting the state’s rural entrepreneurs. A new initiative, which will be led by UW-Madison’s Division of Extension and WEDC, will...

Business students attending Marquette University will soon have a building that matches the collaborative nature of their chosen field. On Wednesday, contractors were still busy completing a host of punch list items – hanging lights and finishing tile accents – but an...

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network plans to open a new primary care clinic on Milwaukee’s near south side. The clinic is planned for a former CVS store, located at the intersection of West Historic Mitchell Street and West Forest Home...

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...

| 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...