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Technology based news from around the state - and the world!BizTimes: Wages are the bright spot in Wisconsin’s employment picture
There has not been a lot to be excited about in Wisconsin’s jobs data recently. Job growth has been sluggish with private sector employment increasing less than 1% year-over-year for the last 19 months. The unemployment rate remains low at 3.3%, but that’s an increase...
Milwaukee Business Journal: Rockwell Automation partners with Accenture to create digital technology offering
Rockwell Automation Inc. has teamed up with Dublin, Ireland-based Accenture plc to develop a digital technology offering that will help clients with supply chain optimization. Rockwell (NYSE: ROK), a provider of industrial automation technology based in Milwaukee,...
BusinessWire: Propeller Health Users Can Now Access Pharmacy Services From CVS, Walmart, Kroger and Rite-Aid From Within the Propeller App
Propeller Health, a leading digital health company dedicated to the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), today announced that users are now able to access pharmacy services from CVS, Walmart, Kroger and Rite-Aid directly from the...
WisBusiness: Legislature passes bills related to startup funding, oversight
The state Legislature has passed several bills championed by the Wisconsin Technology Council that would change state laws surrounding startup funding and oversight. “These bills are examples of how bipartisan review can help to resolve often-complicated issues while...
WisconsinINNO: Meet the 3 Startups That Took Home Trophies at Wisconsin Tech Council’s Pitch Olympics
Eighteen state startups took to the stage to pitch their companies during lightning rounds at the Elevator Pitch Olympics in Madison last week. Held at the Monona Terrace convention center, the annual competition was part of the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, a...
UW-Madison News: UW among top 10 in national research ranking
The National Science Foundation (NSF) released its 2018 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ranks 8th in the national research rankings for public and private universities. The data show the...