WisBusiness

MADISON, Wis. – People across Wisconsin will be celebrating Independence Day this upcoming weekend and many of those festivities will likely include fireworks. Whether your plans involve watching a professional display or creating your own, ReadyWisconsin encourages you to make fireworks safety a priority. “While fireworks are present in Wisconsin throughout the year, it’s...

MONROE, WI, June 28, 2021 – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Pick 'n Save, a 61,136 square foot net-leased property located in Monroe, WI, according to Todd E. Lindblom, regional manager of the firm’s Milwaukee office. The asset sold for $9,600,000. Jeff R. Rowlett, an investment specialist in Marcus & Millichap’s Milwaukee office, had the exclusive listing to market the property...

MILWAUKEE – The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled six officially licensed, limited-edition Harlem Globetrotters bobbleheads. The bobbleheads feature current Globetrotters Hi-Lite Bruton, Torch George, Hammer Harrison, Big Easy Lofton, Moose Weekes, and mascot “Globie”. Founded by Abe Saperstein in 1926, the Globetrotters played their first road game in 1927 and have entertained more than...

JANESVILLE, Wis., June 28, 2021 – SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that it has closed a $150-million Series C-5 financing. Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) led the round, which also included participation by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Baillie Gifford and other new and current investors. The financing will support SHINE’s commercialization of its diagnostic and therapeutic...

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLDR) (“Builders FirstSource”), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire WTS Paradigm, LLC (“Paradigm”), a software solutions and services provider for the building products industry, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $450 million. The acquisition is an important step forward in Builder FirstSource’s strategy to invest in...

Milwaukee, Wis. – From July 15 through December 2021, if you qualify for payments through the American Rescue Plan Act, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it is sending monthly payments direct deposit, paper check or through debit cards  These payments are an advance on the child tax credit, which means eligible people will get up to half of...

Stevens Point, Wisconsin - Worzalla, an employee-owned book printer specializing in printing high-quality children’s books, cookbooks, and hard-cover best sellers, is honoring the legacy of former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chuck Nason. Nason led Worzalla for nearly four decades, 30 years as CEO and an additional 10 years as non-executive Chairman of the...

Wisconsin Federation for Children congratulates Corey DeAngelis and Dr. Patrick Wolf for their article, "Private School Choice and Character: More Evidence from Milwaukee," being selected by the Journal of Private Enterprise as best academic article of 2021. Their research on school choice in Milwaukee shows that participation in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) results in reduced crime...

NEENAH, Wis. – ThedaCare is releasing information about additional testing sites and dates to ensure access to COVID-19 testing in Northeast and Central Wisconsin. Testing will be coordinated through mobile testing units in the community. To best manage community spread of COVID-19, testing and contact tracing are critical. Testing gives health systems insight to...

The latest edition of “The Wisconsin Portfolio” shows more than $483 million was raised by the state’s early stage companies in 2020, a record for any calendar year in Wisconsin but still not on par with other Midwest states. The report by the Wisconsin Technology Council and its Tech Council Investor Networks showed 110...