WisBusiness

A La Crosse-based investor sees opportunities for Wisconsin entrepreneurs to leverage industry expertise as they seek to grow their companies and secure investments.  In a recent interview, Idea Fund of La Crosse Managing Director Jon Horne discussed some of the lessons he’s learned over the past four years leading the venture capital firm. Between...

For immediate releaseContact: David Callender, 608.210.6706david.callender@wedc.org Releases online at:wedc.org/newsroom WEDC support helps Geneva Supply create jobs and reactivate empty warehouse WILMOT, WI. JULY 27, 2021 – Geneva Supply, an e-commerce fulfillment and marketing company, has transformed an unused 385,000-square-foot warehouse into a facility designed to help companies deliver online...

Town of Brookfield, Wis. – With a month until Milwaukee Improv opens its doors to the public, the comedy venue is putting out a call for community comics. Improv is aiming to staff its first Wisconsin location with funny fanatics and humor enthusiasts for positions ranging from hosts and servers to line cooks and dish washers.

Neillsville, WI. – Reed School, one of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s 12 historic sites and museums, will reopen to the public on July 31, 2021. It will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. through the end of October, 2021. Admission is free for all guests. “Reed School is an...

MILWAUKEE (July 27, 2021) – Those who worked on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic will be honored at a special Frontline Workers Recognition Ceremony during this year’s Milwaukee Irish Fest on Saturday, August 21, at 3:30 p.m. at the Miller Lite Stage on the Henry Maier Festival Park grounds. All frontline workers will...

Madison—July 27, 2021 — Twenty nine companies and nonprofit organizations have been selected as finalists for the 2021 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. In total, over 331 business, products, and services from around the state were nominated. The finalists were determined by a panel of 27 statewide industry experts, with winners to be announced at the annual awards ceremony on October 5, 2021. Nominations spanned across the state of Wisconsin, representing startups, companies, and established businesses of all sizes and industries. The Wisconsin Innovation Awards Board of Directors is thrilled to hold an in-person ceremony this year, in...

MADISON, Wisc.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, veda, an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning platform that can save healthcare payers and providers up to 90 percent in administrative costs by enhancing the processing speed and accuracy of information, announced the close of $45 million in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT. The funding will enable veda to accelerate...

Sparta , WI (July 27, 2021): The Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce has received a Joint Effort Marketing Grant from Travel Wisconsin. The campaign ramps up to the first Trails to Trout Fishing Tournament, a 12 week campaign from July 19th, 2021 through October 10th, 2021.  The campaign will cross promote through multiple platforms, continually directing traffic back to bikesparta.us and...

Green Bay, WI – As the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) prepares to return to in-person courses this fall, the creativity tapped by the challenges of 2020 continue. With only one full-time program specialist, LLI is fueled almost entirely by the passions of its many volunteers. This flotilla of volunteer committee members and volunteer...