WisBusiness

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Craig Dickman, managing partner for TitletownTech in Green Bay.  He discusses the venture capital firm’s recently announced TitletownTech Startup Draft, a nationwide pitch competition coinciding with the 2024 NFL Draft that’s offering a $1 million investment to the winning entrepreneur.  “First time...

MADISON – Don Wahlin, founder of Stoughton Trailers, was formally inducted into the Wisconsin Manufacturing Hall of Fame at the Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards ceremony last month. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – reestablished the Manufacturing Hall of Fame last year by naming Ashley Furniture’s...

MADISON WI – Today, the Seventh Circuit has reversed its injunction against the Indiana Right of First Refusal (ROFR) law, holding that plaintiff LS Power’s complaint lies with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, not the Indiana Commissioners. LS Power opposes ROFR laws which grant incumbent providers the first opportunity to build transmission lines. “WUA...

Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau, Discover Oshkosh, and Appleton International Airport Partner to Attract New Visitors to the Region GRAND CHUTE, WI (March 13, 2025) —Football fans, get ready to experience the 2025 Draft without the big-city stress. The Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau, Discover Oshkosh, and Appleton International Airport (ATW) are...

Hundreds gather in Oklahoma City to shape national policy OKLAHOMA CITY – Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) members were in Oklahoma City this week for the National Farmers Union 123rd Anniversary Convention. Hundreds of farmers and ranchers from throughout the nation gathered March 9-11 to set the family farm organization’s 2025 policy. “This is...

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced new record-high 3,053,300 total nonfarm jobs in the state, according to January 2025 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Included in that total, construction sector jobs increased 700, up 3,900 above year-ago levels. Preliminary employment estimates for January 2025 showed...

The Water Council has selected 10 startup companies from around the world for its latest BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator program, helping advance technologies for water filtration and treatment, energy generation and more.  The Milwaukee-based organization yesterday rolled out the list of its latest cohort, representing entrepreneurs from six countries. These business leaders -- whose companies...

-- The Water Council has selected 10 startup companies from around the world for its latest BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator program, helping advance technologies for water filtration and treatment, energy generation and more.  The Milwaukee-based organization yesterday rolled out the list of its latest cohort, representing entrepreneurs from six countries. These business leaders -- whose...

Madison, Wis. (March 12, 2025) – The Edgewood College Student Nurses Association has been awarded the prestigious Stellar School 2024-2025 award. The Stellar School recognition program was started in 2009 and only 40 schools have received this recognition. Edgewood College is the first in Wisconsin to receive the award. The National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) recognizes...

APPLETON, WI – Richard Elrod has been named president of Herrling Clark Law Firm, which was founded more than 60 years ago in Appleton and now serves clients throughout the Fox Valley with additional offices in Green Bay, Oshkosh, and Waupaca.  As firm president, Elrod replaces partner Greg Curtis, who will stay on at Herrling...