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Will Invest in Wisconsin-based Startup Companies Contact: Steve Lyons 608-220-7478 Beloit, Wisconsin – January 21, 2025 – Mastercraft Ventures announces the launch of a new Wisconsin venture capital fund, Mastercraft Ventures Fund I, LP (the “Fund”). Based in Beloit, Wisconsin, the Fund seeks...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, in collaboration with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, honored Duane Ducat of Deer Run Dairy yesterday with the association’s second annual Community Outreach Award. This award recognizes farmers who are active in their community and share the stories and positive messages of dairy farms and products. It was presented during...

Subscriber note: There will be no WisBusiness.com AM News Monday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Products will resume Tuesday. Thanks for subscribing!  -- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Erik Iverson, CEO of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.  WARF this year is celebrating its 100th...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Erik Iverson, CEO of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.  WARF this year is celebrating its 100th anniversary, putting a spotlight on its role in supporting and commercializing UW-Madison research. Iverson shares his thoughts on the organization’s history, its wide-ranging impacts in Wisconsin and where it’s...

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced a multi-year $26 million grant to add new Women's Business Centers (WBCs) and increase support of existing WBCs across the country on Thursday. The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) has been named as one of the grant recipients, and will receive funding to support childcare enterprises across the...

APPLETON, Wis. — McCarty Law LLP, a top law firm in Northeast Wisconsin, is proud to announce that attorney Ali Ratajczak has been appointed as the new director of the Fox Valley Estate Planning Council (FVEPC). With years of experience in estate planning, wills and trusts, Ratajczak’sleadership will bring expertise, innovation and a collaborative spirit to support education and cooperation among...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Attendees at the 2025 Dairy Strong conference heard today that the referendum of the final Federal Milk Marketing Order rule has passed. The rule will be published Friday, ensuring the continuation of FMMOs, a program aimed at providing business assurances for dairy farmers and processors. Dana Coale,...

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As Wisconsin youth face mental health challenges linked to drug and alcohol abuse, economic stressors, social media and more, experts say more efforts are needed to address these factors.  Panelists weighed in on these challenges yesterday during a WisPolitics + WisBusiness Health Care Report virtual luncheon, which follows the recent release of the latest...

Wisconsin banks are going into 2025 with a “mixture of hope and hesitation,” as optimism about the policies of the incoming Trump administration meet uncertainty and economic headwinds.  That’s according to Rose Oswald Poels, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The group yesterday released its annual Wisconsin Economic Report, which compiles a...