Hogan to leave WEDC Sept. 3
WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan will formally step down from the job Sept. 3, telling Gov. Tony Evers in a letter...
Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation using Redox data platform for anti-smoking campaign
The Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation is using a data platform from a startup called Redox for its First Breath program, a statewide...
Dodles founder says startup enthusiasm on the rise in Fox Valley
The founder of an Appleton startup called Dodles says enthusiasm for entrepreneurship in the Fox Valley area is on the rise, though...
Bill tweaking investment tax credit program could attract out-of-state investors
Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still says a bill to alter the state’s investment tax credit program could bring more out-of-state investors...
Hemp bill amendment addresses concerns of law enforcement groups
A bill to expand the state’s hemp industry faces dwindling opposition from law enforcement groups after a Senate amendment addressed their concerns.
WEDC ‘will always disagree’ with LAB on loan revocations, Hogan says
WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan says the agency "will always disagree" with the Legislative Audit Bureau on how the state should...
Life expectancy down in Wisconsin, report shows
Life expectancy in the state has declined for the second year in a row as drug and alcohol deaths continue to climb,...
Milwaukee Host Committee focusing on city’s story ahead of DNC 2020
The Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee is enlisting the aid of local businesses in telling the city’s story as it prepares for next...
Foxconn ‘probably did everything the wrong way’ in engaging with UW-Madison, Fii rep says
A representative for Foxconn Industrial Internet -- one of the Taiwanese tech manufacturer's many subsidiaries -- says Foxconn "probably did everything the...
SwanLeap near top of fastest-growing companies list
SwanLeap has again nabbed the top spot among Wisconsin businesses in the latest Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the...
New radio ads on apprenticeship programs target Associated Builders and Contractors
An organization called Millions of Great Americans is running radio ads in Wisconsin claiming the national Associated Builders and Contractors "wants to...
Milwaukee-to-Chicago train service plans facing opposition
Plans to expand Amtrak’s Milwaukee-to-Chicago train service are facing opposition from the freight railroad that owns the tracks.
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Delivering therapies with bio-engineered bacteria
UW-Madison scientists have bio-engineered bacteria to deliver certain therapies to patients with heart disease, obesity, diabetes and other conditions.
New gener8tor program aims to reduce incarceration rates in Milwaukee
A new program from gener8tor and American Family Insurance aims to find for-profit solutions for reducing incarceration rates in Milwaukee.
Private companies exploring Milwaukee-area commuter rail service
Eight years after Republican lawmakers derailed hopes for a commuter rail line connecting Milwaukee to Racine and Kenosha, a private company is...
