Investors in the Midwest and nationwide are striving to improve diversity and inclusion among startups and those who help fund them. Kelli Jones, co-founder and general partner for Sixty8 Capital in Indianapolis, yesterday discussed these efforts during the Wisconsin Technology Council’s Early Stage Symposium in Madison. This seed-stage fund focuses

Shifting market conditions are leading to startup acquisition deals that are less favorable for entrepreneurs and investors.  Speaking yesterday during the Wisconsin Technology Council’s Early Stage Symposium in Madison, Health eFilings CEO Robert Hopton described the current startup landscape as “very much a buyer’s market.” He noted this trend has

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is seeking partners to help commercialize a new method for analyzing the properties of soft materials.  According to an info sheet from WARF, which handles patenting and licensing for UW-Madison technologies, researchers at the university have developed a specialized portable device called a vibrometer that

The dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health says the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent abortion decision is “threatening to undo all the progress that we’ve made” in expanding OB-GYN residency training.  Dr. Robert Golden, also the vice chancellor for medical affairs at UW-Madison, said the state’s obstetrics

Despite the numerous challenges posed by COVID-19, the head of the Wisconsin Hospital Association says the pandemic also presented “a number of silver linings” related to regulations around health care.  Speaking today during a Competitive Wisconsin event held at Western Technical College in Mauston, Eric Borgerding said he has viewed

The state Public Service Commission is expected to make a decision early next month on a case related to third-party financing for small solar projects in Wisconsin.  That’s according to Nick Hylla, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. This organization is petitioning the PSC to declare third-party financed

Advocates for the trades are gaining ground in the education space, according to the head of the Construction Business Group.  Speaking yesterday at a Competitive Wisconsin event at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, Robb Kahl noted many plumbers, operating engineers, electricians and others in the trades have six-figure salaries with

With the gun deer hunting season less than three weeks away, officials are hopeful that deer harvest totals in parts of the state will see a rebound this year.  Jeff Pritzl, deer program specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, told WisconsinEye that preliminary figures from this year’s bow

Georgia-Pacific and gener8tor have launched the third cohort of their 1915 Studios startup accelerator program with four early-stage companies. This free 12-week program for tech startups is modeled on gener8tor’s gBETA program, which offers mentorship, coaching and other resources to help with developing prototypes, identify potential customers and more. It’s

The dean of UW-Madison’s College of Engineering says hydrogen represents a significant opportunity for Wisconsin’s economy as the country moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  But Ian Robertson also said society isn’t ready yet for widespread adoption of clean hydrogen as a source of energy. He spoke yesterday during a

Two Madison-based companies have released new investment strategies aimed at bringing “complete political transparency” to S&P 500 index funds.  Goods Unite Us and Quiver Quantitative yesterday announced the launch of the “Republican Large-Cap Core Strategy” and the “No-PAC Large-Cap Core Strategy” for investors. These investment products are modeled after the

While the state’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2 percent in September, Wisconsin continues to make progress in regaining jobs lost during the pandemic.  That’s according to Department of Workforce Development Chief Economist Dennis Winters, who discussed the latest state employment figures yesterday during a web briefing.  Wisconsin has now

WARF’s annual research grant to UW-Madison totals $130 million for this academic year.  The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation yesterday announced its Board of Trustees has approved a $66.1 million base grant following a request from the university’s Office of Research and Graduate Education. That amount is 4 percent higher than

A group called Create Wisconsin, which wants more state support for the arts industry, is rolling out a new multi-pronged economic development initiative.  In an interview yesterday, Create Wisconsin Director Anne Katz said the group has submitted its Grow Wisconsin Creatively Initiative to Gov. Tony Evers’ office and is holding

In the coming months, economists will be closely watching employment figures as a possible indicator of whether the economy is in a recession.  That’s according to Dave Clark, executive associate dean and professor of economics at Marquette University.  In a recent interview, he noted the past two quarters of declining

The head of UW-River Falls’ Dairy Pilot Plant says the renovated facility, due to reopen this spring, will have three times as much production capacity.  In an interview yesterday, plant manager Michelle Farner explained the university’s Dairy Pilot Plant first came online in 1982 as a laboratory for food science

Starbucks workers at a store in Green Bay are seeking to unionize for better hours and working conditions, according to union advocate and barista Ajii Rauworth.  In an interview yesterday, Rauworth said workers at the Green Bay location submitted a petition for union representation to the National Labor Relations Board