Madison’s heavier presence at SWSW is paying off, GMCC head says
Madison chamber President Zach Brandon says Madison’s increased presence at the South by Southwest show in Austin is paying off.
“It’s a great opportunity to...
Beloit’s Comply365 flying high and expanding into other industries
Kerry Frank gets apologies these days from those who doubted she could streamline the airline industry. That's because Frank's company, Beloit-based Comply365, now has...
Marquette, MCW partnership to boost state’s life sciences industry
A new academic partnership in Milwaukee will boost the state’s efforts to better promote the life sciences industry, says BioFoward CEO Lisa Johnson.
The...
Redox realizes at SXSW it’s grown up
Madison company Redox hit a milestone at this month’s South by Southwest conference in Austin.
Its three co-founders, all former Epic employees, realized it’s...
Kelda Roys not missing politics with her OpenHomes startup
Former state Rep. Kelda Roys is proving there’s a work life beyond politics.
She started a new company called OpenHomes, which automates much of the...
Connecture Inc. gets $52 million investment
Connecture Inc. is getting a $52 million investment to help the Brookfield company build more health insurance marketplaces.
The deal, led by San Francisco...
gener8tor ranked among best accelerators in country
gener8tor was named one of the nation's top accelerators in the latest Seed Accelerator Rankings.
The list, announced at the South By Southwest show,...
Lawmakers, advocates see mixed session on economic development
A long list of economic development bills likely won't make the cut this session.
But GOP lawmakers say they made progress in the two-year...
SHINE gets long-awaited approval to build plant
SHINE Medical Technologies has gotten long-awaited regulatory approval to build a Janesville plant.
The company wants to become the first domestic producer of molybdenum-99, an...
Exact Sciences ‘will be aggressive’ on lawsuits, CEO says
Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy says his company “will be aggressive” in suing insurers who refuse to cover the company’s colon cancer test.
Though Conroy...
More UW computer science grads staying in Wisconsin
As recently as a decade ago, most computer science graduates from UW-Madison headed for places like California, Seattle or Austin, Texas to find...
Bright Cellars’ algorithm helps millennials learn about wine
Milwaukee startup Bright Cellars is getting millennials to learn about wine through an algorithm that matches them with bottles they might enjoy.
The company’s...
Exact Sciences suing another insurer in federal court
Exact Sciences is suing another insurer in federal court for its refusal to pay for the company's colon cancer test.
This time, the Madison...
Understory returning to Madison after $7.5 million raise
Understory is returning to Madison in the coming months after a $7.5 million fundraising round that included Monsanto's venture capital arm.
The company, a...
Water Council’s Amhaus expects ‘even stronger’ 2016
Two bills boosting industry clusters have stalled at the close of the legislative session, but the Water Council’s leader says the group has still...
