WisBusiness

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Roman Gelman, CEO and co-founder of eMBR Genomics.  The Madison-based business is developing liquid biopsy tests for cancer and other conditions, “meaning someone can walk into their doctor’s office and from one blood draw, be able to determine if they have a number of cancers...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — There’s a new president and a new Congress in Washington and a new set of concerns for farmers. “There’s going to be a lot of noise and at times our unscripted president will say something, and our hair will be on fire, but in agriculture, we always need to be...

MADISON, WIS. — This Saturday, Feb. 8, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District celebrates 95 years of protecting area lakes and the health of residents and visitors as the area’s regional clean water utility. “Our driving purpose is to protect public health and the environment by safely and effectively moving and treating the area’s wastewater, a job...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for the 2025 Tribal Elder Community Food Box Program grant through 11:59 p.m. on March 16, 2025. DATCP will award a total of up to $1.5 million through this program in 2025. Funded in Governor Evers’ 2023-2025 state...

Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University a $2.4 million grant to develop an exhibition and educational program that will provide fair, accurate and balanced portrayals of the role religion has played and continues to play in the U.S. and around the world. Marquette’s grant was one of 33 given through the...

MADISON, Wisc. — Brittany Kinser, candidate for DPI Superintendent released the following statement in response to the announcement by Mayor Johnson, Milwaukee Public Schools, and Milwaukee Health Department of harmful levels of lead in multiple MPS facilities: “MPS and DPI continue to fail our students, with this latest episode permanently maiming children due to gross...

Taught by industry leader Walt Melcher ’92, CEO & Founder, Expert Sales Institute Green Bay, Wis. — UW-Green Bay is excited to announce the launch of its Sales Accelerator Program, an initiative aimed at addressing a critical challenge faced by small and mid-sized businesses today. The Sales Accelerator Program empowers local businesses to sell strategically...

An AI specialist with the Milwaukee School of Engineering predicts models like ChatGPT will soon hit a plateau, meaning a lot less short-term impact on jobs and society than the hype suggests. Jeremy Kedziora, endowed chair of artificial intelligence at MSOE, this week addressed members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club. He explained the “deep...

-- An AI specialist with the Milwaukee School of Engineering predicts models like ChatGPT will soon hit a plateau, meaning a lot less short-term impact on jobs and society than the hype suggests. Jeremy Kedziora, endowed chair of artificial intelligence at MSOE, this week addressed members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club. He explained the...