Sheboygan County launches accelerator for packaged retail startups

Sheboygan County officials have launched a new startup accelerator for local entrepreneurs, seeking to drive business growth in the area of packaged retail goods.  The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation on Friday launched the Consumer Packaged Goods Blueprint Program alongside local entrepreneurship resource company Startups Built Simply. The inaugural cohort

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Dept. of Public Instruction: Two Wisconsin students earn spot among world’s best Braille readers 

MADISON — Two Wisconsin students have earned a place among the world’s top young Braille readers and will advance to the 2026 Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles, Calif., later this month after earning top scores among more than 2,000 competitors from around the world.  Bo Bakke, a first-grade student at Evergreen Elementary School in the Holmen School District, and Mackenzie

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UW-Stout Polytechnic: Ashley, Cadrex, Apogee among companies benefiting from engineering students’ prototypes

UW-Stout Polytechnic mechanical engineering student Dominick Marco faced several challenges when he became team leader for the second semester of a capstone project on behalf of Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions. In addition to designing and building a prototype that would automatically assemble a plastic latch and a steel bracket into a completed part, Marco

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Madison Tenant Power: Calls for stronger tenant protections in 2026 City budget

Madison Tenant Power is urging city officials and residents to support targeted investments in tenant safety during the upcoming community budget meeting on June 24 at 6 p.m. at Warner Park Community Recreation Center. Sign the Madison Tenant Bill of Rights online to show your support: https://www.madisontenantpower.org/about/tenantbill. The organization is

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