Data centers top of mind for key WI industry leaders

Data centers are top of mind for key Wisconsin industry leaders, as the new developments make waves in construction, manufacturing and other sectors.  The topic featured prominently in the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s 2026 Wisconsin Economic Report, which includes perspectives from

Read More »

Renaissant launches new agentic AI logistics technology

Logistics software firm Renaissant has launched a new voice-based AI “clerk” to help coordinate shipments — something the company says will improve efficiency while addressing security concerns.  The Milwaukee company yesterday announced the “breakthrough” technology is being piloted at several

Read More »

December home sales had ‘solid growth,’ WRA report shows

Wisconsin home sales saw “solid growth” of 4.4% in December, improving on what was already a strong performance a year ago.  That’s according to the latest Wisconsin Realtors Association report, which shows 5,446 homes were sold in the state last month, up from 5,215 in December 2024. The group notes

Read More »

Data centers top of mind for key WI industry leaders

Data centers are top of mind for key Wisconsin industry leaders, as the new developments make waves in construction, manufacturing and other sectors.  The topic featured prominently in the Wisconsin Bankers Association’s 2026 Wisconsin Economic Report, which includes perspectives from the heads of other business groups in the state.  That

Read More »

Assembly Republicans get behind bill to regulate data centers

Assembly Republicans have announced a push to pass legislation that would regulate data centers, including an effort to shield other ratepayers from the coming expense to power the facilities.  GOP Rep. Mark Born at a Beaver Dam press conference yesterday said that AB 840, introduced Friday, will get a hearing

Read More »

Nigerian firm Geotek Water Solutions wins Water Council competition

A Nigerian company called Geotek Water Solutions has won the Water Council’s latest Tech Challenge, the Milwaukee organization announced.  It’s the first African business to win the group’s Tech Challenge competition, which issues open-ended requests for technologies and other water industry solutions. The program aims to provide exposure for innovation

Read More »

Renaissant launches new agentic AI logistics technology

Logistics software firm Renaissant has launched a new voice-based AI “clerk” to help coordinate shipments — something the company says will improve efficiency while addressing security concerns.  The Milwaukee company yesterday announced the “breakthrough” technology is being piloted at several large sites, following earlier development at UW-Milwaukee’s Microsoft AI Co-Innovation

Read More »

Fewer bankers rate state economy as ‘excellent’ in recent survey

Fewer Wisconsin bank leaders rated the state economy as “excellent” in the latest Wisconsin Bankers Association survey, though expectations for the coming six months remain stable.  The group recently rolled out its biannual Economic Conditions Survey of bank CEOs in Wisconsin. It found 79% of respondents rated the current health

Read More »

Circulating bill would make changes to WEDC grant program

Republican lawmakers are seeking to make changes to a WEDC grant program that they say would better support the state’s tourism industry.  Reps. Tony Kurtz of Wonewoc and David Armstrong of Rice Lake, along with Sen. Patrick Testin of Stevens Point, are circulating a co-sponsorship memo seeking support for LRB-3566/LRB-5743.

Read More »

UW-Green Bay, gener8tor introduce first cohort for pre-accelerator program

The first cohort of the UW-Green Bay Pre-Accelerator program includes Wisconsin startups developing advanced wound dressings, data analysis platforms, anti-fraud programs and more.  The university and startup accelerator gener8tor yesterday announced the inaugural cohort for the free, seven-week program. It’s meant to help entrepreneurs develop their early-stage companies through “intensive

Read More »

WARF touting modified soybean plant as top licensing prospect

WARF is spotlighting an altered form of soybean plant as a top licensing prospect, with potential applications in food dye production as an alternative to more harmful synthetic chemicals.  The soybean plant was engineered to produce large amounts of a natural red pigment called betalain in hopes of replacing synthetic

Read More »