Groups driving startup growth getting $3.5M through Ignite Wisconsin effort
Organizations driving startup growth across Wisconsin are getting $3.5 million in newly announced state funding.
After Gov. Tony Evers...
Water Council’s post-accelerator cohort driving water tech innovations
Companies in the Water Council’s latest BREW 2.0 accelerator cohort hail from eight different countries, bringing global technology innovations to Milwaukee.
Evers announces new state film office
Gov. Tony Evers announced a new state film office in his State of the State speech, along with a tax credit program...
Legislation would create new state office for reviewing claim denials
Circulating legislation would set new requirements for health insurers while creating a state office tasked with reviewing claim denials, among other responsibilities.
Advocates, critics react to judge’s decision in Line 5 case
Environmental and tribal advocates say they’re weighing next steps after a judge upheld a DNR permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline reroute,...
Wisconsin DOT starts recertification of disadvantaged business program
-- By Ethan Duran
A minority contracting program connected to federally supported road projects is making a comeback in...
State’s UI Trust Fund had more than $2.1B to end 2025
The state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund contained more than $2.1 billion at the end of 2025, well above the threshold to maintain...
Residents raise concerns on data center rate proposal
Wisconsin residents expressed widespread concerns about a proposal before the Public Service Commission creating a new rate class for hyperscale data centers.
Opinion: Doing AI Wisconsinbly
-- By Buckley Brinkman, advisor to the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity
For WisBusiness.com
CROWE leader says UW-Madison ‘dominates’ on graduate earnings
The head of a UW-Madison think tank says the university “dominates” other top institutions in the state, based on a newly issued...
Industry study seeks ways to improve Great Lakes region shipping
The director of Port Milwaukee says a new shipping industry study will explore ways to move cargo more efficiently and “strengthen our...
Backers of incentive package for biofuels plant propose pared back state help
Backers of an incentive package to draw a German aviation biofuel plant to northern Wisconsin have proposed paring it back to $120...
Opinion: Have we missed the AI bus?
-- By Buckley Brinkman, advisor to the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity
For WisBusiness.com
Self-driving vehicle bill comes under fire in committee hearing
Legislation to regulate fully autonomous vehicles in Wisconsin came under fire during an Assembly committee hearing, as members of the public raised...
U.S. economy at ‘major transitional moment’ driven by public policy shifts, AI revolution
The U.S. economy is at a “major transitional moment” shaped by rapid public policy change and a technological revolution around AI, a...
