Heads of WEDC, DOA split on new independent Foxconn report
While WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan is rejecting the conclusions of a recent independent report on Foxconn, DOA Secretary Joel Brennan...
Researchers testing new personalized cell therapy for transplant recipients
Researchers with the UW Program for Advanced Cell Therapy are testing a personalized therapy for a viral infection that affects up to...
Independent pharmacies feeling squeezed by pharmacy benefit managers
Independent pharmacies in the state are feeling squeezed by intermediaries called pharmacy benefit managers via lower reimbursements, limited drug choices and preferred...
State’s paper industry has $18.2 billion economic output last year, report shows
A new WEDC report shows Wisconsin’s paper industry led the nation in total production value last year, with about $18.2 billion in...
Wisconsin individual market health insurance rates to fall 3.2 percent in 2020, Evers announces
Gov. Tony Evers has announced 2020 premium rates for Wisconsin’s individual health insurance market will be 3.2 percent lower on average than...
Researchers using new animal models to study widespread parasite
Researchers at UW-Madison are studying the reproductive cycle of a common parasite that poses a threat to fetuses, using new animal models...
State policy changes coincided with opioid prescription reductions, report shows
A new report from the Worker’s Compensation Research Institute finds policy changes in Wisconsin coincided with reductions in the number of opioid...
Day on Campus to explore partnerships between businesses and UW-Madison
This year’s Day on Campus event at UW-Madison will bring in companies from around the state to explore partnerships between businesses and...
Exact Sciences purchasing Genomic Health for $2.8 billion
Exact Sciences is purchasing a California company called Genomic Health for $2.8 billion, expanding its reach in the cancer diagnostics market.
Filling gaps in rural health care with nursing student placements
A partnership between Monroe Clinic-SSM Health and UW-Madison’s School of Nursing aims to fill gaps in care by placing nursing students in...
Canadian talent initiative grants 24,000 visas in past two years
A new Canadian initiative to bring in skilled tech workers from all over the world has granted about 24,000 visas in the...
Tech associations across North America working to strengthen talent pipelines
Tech associations from across North America are developing apprenticeship programs and youth engagement initiatives to reinforce their local talent pipelines.
Bad River Band filing suit against Enbridge over pipeline
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is suing Enbridge, seeking to remove an oil and natural gas pipeline from...
TECNA Summer Conference to highlight tech industry issues in Madison
A three-day conference in Madison this week will highlight the most impactful trends and policy challenges facing tech companies.
Versiti researchers exploring factors behind von Willebrand disease
Scientists at the Versiti Blood Research Institute in Milwaukee are studying a common but often undiagnosed blood disorder, with a twin goal...
