Indeed Brewing Company is “scrambling” to figure out what kinds of impacts new steel and aluminum tariffs will have on the business, including a brewery in Milwaukee.  That’s according to Ryan Bandy, the Minneapolis-based company’s chief business officer. In an interview yesterday, he said U.S. craft breweries have largely shifted

Legislation from Republican authors would expand the state’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program while requiring more than a third of the credits go toward rural projects.  Rep. David Armstrong, R-Rice Lake and Sen. Romaine Quinn, R-Birchwood, recently began circulating the bill for co-sponsorship. In a memo to other lawmakers, they

The Wisconsin Technology Council is urging the state’s congressional delegation to push for restoring National Institutes of Health funding and preventing similar cuts from being made elsewhere.  After the NIH on Friday announced cuts to grants that help cover indirect R&D costs for medical research institutions, the Tech Council sent

Gov. Tony Evers is slamming federal officials for moving to “yank tens of millions of investments” in EV charging in Wisconsin after the U.S. Department of Transportation suspended approval of state EV infrastructure plans.  The guv’s office on Friday said the Trump administration is seeking to “retroactively suspend” EV infrastructure

An AI specialist with the Milwaukee School of Engineering predicts models like ChatGPT will soon hit a plateau, meaning a lot less short-term impact on jobs and society than the hype suggests. Jeremy Kedziora, endowed chair of artificial intelligence at MSOE, this week addressed members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club.

The Dane County area’s housing market last year had its “first meaningful increase” in available homes since the pandemic, even as prices increased slightly more than expected.  That’s according to the latest report from Stark Company Realtors President and CEO David Stark covering regional market trends for the winter season

WARF is promoting a newly developed process for breaking down PFAS, which could offer another tool for addressing “forever chemicals.”  The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation touted the technology as one of its “top licensing prospects” in its clean technology portfolio, based on research conducted at UW-Madison.  In remarks provided by

Researchers and industry are working to address the challenge of rising energy needs linked to AI and data centers amid concerns around environmental impacts and strain on the energy grid.  UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute recently hosted a discussion on this topic, which highlighted the soaring energy requirements linked to increased

As major companies in the state seek to advance and leverage new technologies, panelists at a Wisconsin Technology Council event stressed that innovation can come from anywhere.  Speaking yesterday at the Tech Council luncheon in Madison, Rockwell Automation Innovation Program Manager Krystal Thibault said organizing events like hackathons and innovation

A recent WMC survey finds state business leaders have mixed views on imposing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, while retaliatory tariffs on China are more popular.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday released more results from the group’s winter survey, which gathered results from 153 employers in the state by email

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has pledged to fight for “robust funding” for the federal Tech Hub program under the new administration, noting some of Donald Trump’s advisors may be open to continued government support for innovation.  Speaking during a recent webinar hosted by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, the

Exact Sciences is touting new results for its Oncodetect cancer test, which demonstrate its “strong performance” in detecting disease and predicting recurrence.  That’s according to Brian Baranick, general manager of precision oncology at the Madison-based diagnostics company.  “We’re thrilled to bring our MRD solution to the rapidly growing molecular residual

Republican lawmakers are circulating a bill that would prohibit foreign adversaries from acquiring ag or forestry land in Wisconsin. Sen. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, along with Reps. William Penterman, R-Hustisford, and Elijah Behnke, R-Town of Chase, recently sent a co-sponsorship memo to other lawmakers seeking support for the legislation.  They

A new venture capital fund called Mastercraft Ventures is launching in Beloit with a $2.4 million investment from the state’s Badger Fund of Funds.  This marks the sixth VC fund to have the Badger Fund as its lead investor and the first in Rock County, according to a release from

Wisconsin banks are going into 2025 with a “mixture of hope and hesitation,” as optimism about the policies of the incoming Trump administration meet uncertainty and economic headwinds.  That’s according to Rose Oswald Poels, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association. The group yesterday released its annual Wisconsin Economic

The latest WMC survey finds fewer businesses are struggling to find workers amid high expectations for profitability in the coming six months.  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce yesterday released results from the Wisconsin Employer Survey, which tapped 153 executives by email and traditional mail at companies of all sizes from across

GOP lawmakers recently circulated a bill that would require developers to get signoff from each city, village and town in which a solar or wind project would be built before they could seek approval from the PSC. Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, and Rep. Travis Tranel, R-Cuba City last week

Black, Latino and Native American businesses remain underrepresented in Wisconsin’s economy, a series of UW-Madison reports show.  The university’s Community Economic Development program recently released the reports on Black, Latino, Asian, and Native-owned companies in the state, detailing their growth over time as well as persistent challenges for each minority

A UW-Madison expert warns of “significant” economic damage in the state if a circulating strain of the bird flu hits Wisconsin’s dairy industry.  California declared an emergency in December after discovering bird flu in more than 600 dairy herds, raising concerns about the disease spreading further in 2025.  Prof. Keith