WisBusiness

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Murray Blackmore, professor of biomedical sciences in Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, has received an R01 grant of $3.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to advance new viral tools to selectively manipulate subtypes of brain-spinal neurons for the study of spinal cord injury. A major challenge to maximizing functional...

This week’s episode of “WisBusiness the Podcast” is with returning guest Alex Vodenlich, president and CEO of Plumb Pharmaceuticals.  The Madison-based company has developed and patented a technology platform for long-duration drug release, starting with a formulation for an opioid addiction medication. Over the past year and a half, since Vodenlich last came on...

In this week’s episode of “Talking Trade,” Michael Sekula of InPro Corporation discusses global supply chain challenges and how companies are navigating them.  Sekula is vice president of global supply chain management and safety for the Muskego-based company, which provides architectural products for commercial buildings.  “There are a couple wars going...

MILWAUKEE – On Wednesday, May 1, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, traveled to Milwaukee, WI, for the second stop on the SBA’s 2024 National Small Business Week (NSBW) roadshow, where she highlighted this year’s theme, “Building on the Small Business Boom.”

FOX CITIES, Wis. (May 2, 2024) – Applications for the 2024-2025 class of the Fox Cities Chamber’s Leadership Fox Cities Program, the Fox Cities’ premier leadership program since 1991, are now being accepted, with an application deadline of June 18, 2024. Leadership Fox Cities has shaped community leaders with immersive educational experiences and engagements since 1991. Starting in fall of each...

NEENAH, Wis. (May 2, 2024) — McMahon, a full-service, professional engineering, architectural and consulting firm, is proud to announce its active involvement in several key projects across the state of Wisconsin. As the company celebrates its 115th anniversary in 2024, these projects highlight McMahon’s versatility and commitment to meeting the needs of the communities it serves. In the Town of Lawrence, McMahon is extending the sewer system along...

KENOSHA, WI – Global venture firm and startup accelerator network gener8tor, in partnership with the City of Kenosha, announces its upcoming gBETA Kenosha Showcase event May 9 at the new Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy in uptown Kenosha. The event will kick off at 6 p.m. with networking and refreshments, then transition to the Showcase Event, featuring companies that have graduated from the first year and...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – With rural health care delivery facing challenges nationwide, a unique coalition involving UW-Eau Claire, The Mayo Clinic and a Chicago-based group that has built health innovation hubs in the United States and beyond will announce an ambitious project Thursday, May 23 during a luncheon produced by the Wisconsin Technology Council. The Rural Health Innovation Alliance, which aims to...

WAUWATOSA, WI  (May 2, 2024) ─ Froedtert Hospital was named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ , according to an independent quality analysis based on a balanced scorecard provided by PINC AI™, the technology and services brand of Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), and reported by Fortune. Froedtert Hospital ranked 4th among teaching hospitals with cardiovascular residency programs and was the only hospital in Wisconsin...

Would you like to learn the true story of one of our most misunderstood first ladies? Jessica Michna of Historical First Impressions theater company will portray Lincoln — sharing with the audience her tragedies and triumphs — during the next Thursdays at the U event at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Barron County. Michna’s portrayal, the final presentation of the spring...

Madison, Wis. (May 2, 2024) – Addressing a significant statewide and national nursing shortage, Beloit College’s School of Health Sciences and the Henry Predolin School of Nursing at Edgewood College are partnering on a dual-degree program housed on the Beloit College campus to create more registered nurses with bachelor’s degrees. The nursing program begins on Beloit College’s campus in...

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire biology student Albert Lin did not expect his undergraduate experience to include fighting fires and saving lives. The Evansville native attended UW-Eau Claire with plans to focus primarily on his academics. But he soon learned of a public-service opportunity from a peer in his chemistry course about becoming a firefighter for the Altoona Fire Department. Having an...

MADISON, Wis.—May 2, 2024—WPS Data Logistics, Inc. is the newest addition to the WPS Health Solutions® business portfolio. This new company leverages the expertise gained by supporting WPS Health Solutions’ federal business contracts and its health insurance business, offering high-tech solutions to handle secure mail, imaging, and digitization of business-critical documents. WPS Data Logistics is positioned to allow companies to offload...