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Welcome to “WisBusiness: The Show,” a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show, James Jackson of Madison-based Spotz talks about this “space-as-a-service” software company and how it is helping...
From tech to rules, rapid change in college sports topic of Sept. 29 Cindy Alvarez talk in Madison
Cindy Alvarez, who was a behind-the-scenes force in the rise of UW-Madison athletics over three decades, will talk about the “then and now” aspects of high-level college sports Sept. 29 at the annual W•O•M•E•N reception in Madison. The W•O•M•E•N (Women, Opportunities,...
WisBusiness: Electric, hybrid vehicle registrations double in less than a decade
The number of registrations for electric and hybrid vehicles in Wisconsin more than doubled in less than a decade, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. In 2013 — the earliest year such figures are available — there were 44,178 registrations for...
Madison.com: UW-Madison studying ‘magic mushroom’ drug to treat opioid, meth addiction
UW-Madison researchers are studying psilocybin, the hallucinogenic ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” to treat people with opioid and methamphetamine use disorders, in what they say are the first such clinical trials anywhere. In another study of people undergoing...
MKE Startup News: Geno.Me set to launch
Britt Gottschalk, the founder and CEO of Geno.Me, is an accomplished, innovative business woman at the helm of a company that is already creating “unicorn” buzz in Milwaukee. Geno.Me made headlines in 2021 when the company became an early investment of Gateway Capital...
Wisconsin State Journal: UW System sees largest new student enrollment numbers since 2018, overall enrollment drop of 1%
The University of Wisconsin System has seen its highest new student enrollment since 2018, before the COVID-19 pandemic, at its main campuses this year, but overall enrollment has dropped 1% compared to last year, according to data released Thursday. Preliminary...
Wisconsin Public Radio: Estimates show continued enrollment declines at most UW System campuses
Enrollment at Wisconsin's state universities fell by around 1 percent compared to last fall, according to new estimates from the University of Wisconsin System. While three schools saw more students enrolling this fall, nine reported declines of between 3 and 6...
WisBusiness: the Podcast with Wendy Pease of Rapport International
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Wendy Pease, owner and president of Rapport International, a Nebraska company providing translation and interpretation services for businesses. Pease discusses the importance of exporting to foreign markets for...
WisBusiness: Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still says a greater variety of investor groups in the state would help springboard startups in Wisconsin
Speaking yesterday during a webinar hosted by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Still also touched on the limiting factor of the state's workforce shortage on technology and other sectors. "Demographically in Wisconsin, we're probably not in the best spot ... I...
Recording of Lunch(UP)date with Tom Still and Dr. Sue Wallace
Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still and Voximetry CEO Dr. Sue Wallace joined us today for Lunch(UP)date (presented by Perkins Coie), the Chamber program where you can take a break and enjoy lunch while staying curious, connected and informed. Fresh off a...
BizTimes Milwaukee: WisDOT seeks public input for final design phase of Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago passenger rail project
As the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) begins its final design phase of the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago (TCMC) passenger rail project it is seeking input from the public on the project. The project will add a second, daily round-trip passenger rail...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Use of electric and hybrid vehicles in Wisconsin has grown significantly, but still less than 2% of state total
The number of electric and hybrid vehicles on Wisconsin roads have more than doubled since 2013, but still make up less than 2% of the vehicles in the state, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. Combined registrations of electric and hybrid...
BizTimes Milwaukee: SiFi Networks will build $100 million fiber optic network in Kenosha
All of Kenosha’s homeowners and business owners will have soon have access to some of the fastest internet speeds available. This week, Morristown, New Jersey-based SiFi Networks announced plans to build a $100 million fiber optic network that will serve the entire...
WisPolitics: Sen. Baldwin Press: Sen. Baldwin works to bring first minority business development center to Wisconsin
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that Wisconsin is receiving federal funding to establish the state’s first Minority Business Development Center. The U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) has awarded the Wisconsin North Central...
WisPolitics: UW System: New student enrollment at UW System main campuses highest since at least 2018
New student enrollment at the main campuses within the University of Wisconsin System is its highest since at least 2018, according to preliminary estimates based on the first day of classes. The figures suggest that strategies to increase access are working and that...
BizTimes Milwaukee: Prism Economic Development Corp. names new executive director
Milwaukee-based Prism Economic Development Corp. has named Glenn Mathews, Ph.D. as its new executive director. Mathews has worked in higher education for the past 19 years at several institutions, including Concordia University Wisconsin, University of Phoenix...
InsideWis: Amid angst over China, Japan is major economic partner for U.S., Wisconsin
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Based on size alone, China is an imposing economic force in the world, the United States and even Wisconsin, where it’s the third-largest market for state exports behind only Canada and Mexico. Yet for many, China is also a source of worry...
Cap Times: Report: Wisconsin’s prime workforce could shrink by 130,000 by 2030
Wisconsin’s workforce could shrink substantially by 2030 if the state can’t find a way to attract new residents, according to a new study of migration to and from the state. In the report released Wednesday by Forward Analytics, the research division of the Wisconsin...
UW-Milwaukee: Jeff Yabuki named Sheldon B. Lubar Executive-In-Residence at UWM’s Lubar College Of Business
Jeff Yabuki, who served as CEO of Fiserv Inc. from December 2005 to May 2020, has been named the Sheldon B. Lubar Executive-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business. In this role, Yabuki will bring valuable lessons...
BizTimes Milwaukee: SHINE Technologies will provide its medical isotope to an Australian biotech company
Janesville-based SHINE Technologies, a manufacturer of medical isotopes, will begin providing one of its flagship products to Sydney, Australia-based Radiopharm Theranostics through a new clinical supply agreement. SHINE will supply Radiopharm with the isotope...