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The Water Council is touting a new agreement for a product that can remove phosphorus from stormwater, agricultural runoff and other municipal wastewater.  According to a release from the Milwaukee-based water technology organization, the phosphorus-absorbing pellets were developed by a Kentucky startup called Water Warriors. This company participated in The Water Council’s BREW 2.0...

-- The Water Council is touting a new agreement for a product that can remove phosphorus from stormwater, agricultural runoff and other municipal wastewater.  According to a release from the Milwaukee-based water technology organization, the phosphorus-absorbing pellets were developed by a Kentucky startup called Water Warriors. This company participated in The Water Council’s BREW...

MADISON, Wis. – In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” Jeff Daniel, co-chair of the Racine-based Tech-Prize effort, explains the upcoming competition scheduled in September. The application window is open now. The Show also reviews a recent Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon on “next-gen highways” and burying high-voltage transmission lines in existing highway rights-of-way....

-- Business groups representing manufacturing, real estate, construction, health care and farming spent the most money lobbying Wisconsin lawmakers in the first six months of the year.  The top five for spending were: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, $348,511; Wisconsin Realtors Association, $324,436; Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now Inc., $312,264; the Wisconsin Hospital Association, $304,405; and...

Business groups representing manufacturing, real estate, construction, health care and farming spent the most money lobbying Wisconsin lawmakers in the first six months of the year.  The top five for spending were: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, $348,511; Wisconsin Realtors Association, $324,436; Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now Inc., $312,264; the Wisconsin Hospital Association, $304,405; and the...

Milwaukee becomes first city to win back-to-back Democratic and Republican national conventions since 1972 MILWAUKEE (Aug. 5, 2022) -- Today the Republican National Committee officially confirmed that Milwaukee will host its 2024 convention, bringing hundreds of millions of dollars in near- and long-term economic benefit to the hospitality industry, which serves Democrats, Republicans, and Independents...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dustin Hinton, president and CEO of UnitedHealthcare in Wisconsin and Michigan.  He discusses the health insurer’s plans to launch a new health plan for employers in southeastern Wisconsin at the start of 2023. UnitedHealthcare last month announced it would be introducing the NexusACO accountable...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Dustin Hinton, president and CEO of UnitedHealthcare in Wisconsin and Michigan.  He discusses the health insurer’s plans to launch a new health plan for employers in southeastern Wisconsin at the start of 2023. UnitedHealthcare last month announced it would be introducing the NexusACO accountable care...

WAUKESHA, Wis. (August 3, 2022) – People who want to build their new dream homes throughout the state of Wisconsin including the Milwaukee metropolitan area are now facing a new obstacle that is stretching the home building industry: an acute shortage of available lots. As seen in the graphic below, the number of available lots dropped from...