WisBusiness

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Richelle Martin, managing director of the Winnow Fund.  Martin discusses some of the investing challenges posed by the pandemic, as well as the fund’s first investment in a Madison-based business called KaPloint. The company has a system for casinos to attract and retain customers, relying...

MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Friday announced a $5.1 million student debt relief program aimed at helping students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.The university will forgive outstanding balances incurred by students during the 2020-21 school year. The $5.1 million program will wipe away the debt of more than 2,000 students who owe an average of...

MILWAUKEE – Greg Marcus, president and chief executive officer of The Marcus Corporation, will be the featured speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon, hosted jointly by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com on Thursday, September 2. The Marcus Corporation is one of Milwaukee’s most recognizable companies. It was founded in 1935 with a single movie theater in Ripon, Wisconsin....

Madison, Wisconsin-based commercial general contractors announce the addition of a new sales executive Andrew Weisensel has joined JG Development JG Development as sales executive for its commercial divisions National Construction and NCI-Roberts Construction. Together with Assistant Sales Director Matt Darga and Project Development Manager Bernie Lange, Andrew will develop strategic, creative...

STEVENS POINT, Wis., Aug. 20, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wisconsin Rural Development Acting State Director Michelle Wallace announced that USDA awarded $182,000 in grants to help to help expand the availability of higher-blend, renewable biofuel in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of 23 states in which USDA is investing $26 million through the Higher Blends Infrastructure...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Many online shops offer "buy now, pay later" installment services that target high school and college students. These services are quickly gaining in popularity allowing shoppers to purchase just about anything – from electronics to a pair of shoes – by agreeing to pay a series of smaller installments. Before signing up, consumers should research the...

NEENAH, Wis. – As COVID-19 cases continue to rise due to the more-contagious and more-severe Delta variant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have announced recommendations for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for a small group of individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. Throughout...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative issued a statement today regarding an announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that $350 million will be used to help dairy farmers who lost revenue due to the pandemic. Under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program, dairy farmers could receive payments...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Richelle Martin, managing director of the Winnow Fund.  Martin discusses some of the investing challenges posed by the pandemic, as well as the fund’s first investment in a Madison-based business called KaPloint. The company has a system for casinos to attract and retain customers,...

-- A startup called Nano RED has won the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s Pressure Chamber contest, which gives early-stage companies a chance to pitch to a live audience.  Nano RED is developing precision medicine platforms for the treatment of respiratory viral illnesses, including COVID-19, as well as drug delivery for cancer immunotherapy. The...