WisBusiness

Hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com and Rotary Club of Milwaukee MILWAUKEE – Waukesha County Circuit Judge Brad Schimel, who is seeking election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker luncheon set for Tuesday, March 18, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com and the Rotary Club of Milwaukee. The luncheon featuring...

MADISON - Nine companies were named as Wisconsin Manufacturers of the Year at the 36th Annual MOTY Awards program. The winners were announced Thursday, February 20, at a black-tie banquet honoring all 21 finalists. Baker Tilly, Michael Best & Fredrich LLP, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) sponsor the program each year to highlight the...

Work to resurface I-94 between County N in Cottage Grove and Airport Road in Lake Mills, Dane and Jefferson counties, is scheduled to begin on March 3, 2025. Other improvements include minor rehabilitation work on five bridges over I-94 at Baxter Road, Ridge Road Oak Park Road, County O, and I-94 bridge over Koshkonong Creek.

MADISON – Platform Communications, a Midwest-based strategic communications firm, announced today Rachel Reisner will be joining its team to serve as Director of Public Relations. Prior to joining Platform, Reisner oversaw communications for the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin as chief media strategist, as well as other high-level statewide and national communications roles, including battleground communications in the recent presidential...

Schedule includes country favorites Rebel Grace, party band The LoveMonkeys THIENSVILLE, WISCONSIN, February 20, 2025—Area headliners Rebel Grace and The LoveMonkeys are among bands making appearances this summer in Downtown Thiensville’s Eats & Beats Summer Concert Series.  Downtown Thiensville announced their 2025 lineup this week. The schedule also includes The Britins, a...

KENOSHA, Wis. – Carthage College will host free learning sessions on product management for professionals seeking to advance their careers in manufacturing, engineering, or business. Three of the four sessions will be virtual. Join Professor Lisa Franklin, an enthusiastic leader with extensive experience developing individuals, strategies, and products that meet customer needs. Each 30-minute webinar...

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA) successfully hosted its first-ever Advocacy Day at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, bringing together community members, elected officials, and advocates to discuss key legislative issues impacting Muslim communities in Wisconsin. Held in the historic Senate Parlor Room, the event provided a powerful setting for...

-- This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Justin Byers, founder and CEO of Axio BioPharma.  This Madison-based company is a contract manufacturing and development organization, with customers ranging from early-stage biotech firms to top-10 U.S. pharmaceutical businesses. It’s focused on drug substances and research materials such as specialty proteins. 

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Justin Byers, founder and CEO of Axio BioPharma.  This Madison-based company is a contract manufacturing and development organization, with customers ranging from early-stage biotech firms to top-10 U.S. pharmaceutical businesses. It’s focused on drug substances and research materials such as specialty proteins. 

MADISON, Wis. – Fifteen major firms (thus far) are ready to meet with emerging companies at the Wisconsin Tech Summit, which will take place in-person at Milwaukee’s American Family Field on Monday, March 17 and produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council. Emerging companies may apply through Feb. 27 to meet with major firms and explore potential business relationships around technology needs...

Madison, Feb. 18, 2025—The Wisconsin Advertising Hall of Fame will induct Madison’s trailblazing advertising executive and creative director Dana Lytle of Planet Propaganda on Feb. 27. Known locally for innovative and laugh-out-loud creative with Belleville-based Duluth Trading Company,  Lytle and his teams helped their client solve “plumber’s butt” and offer free Buck Naked Underwear. Along the way,...

February 20, 2025- The Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and the Venture Dairy Cooperative filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Josh Kaul to challenge his decision to outsource the environmental litigation work of the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) to an out-of-state special-interest group. DOJ entered an agreement with New York University to staff an attorney paid and employed by...