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

Room tax revenues in Wisconsin are bouncing back more quickly in tourist areas than those that rely more on business travel, according to a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report.  While statewide figures aren’t yet available for 2021, the report focuses on figures for the top 75 municipalities in the state

Rolf Wegenke, the recently retired head of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, says education leaders in the state need to fight negative perceptions around college education.  “I think that’s the critical issue looking forward, is this ‘you don’t need college’ crowd,” Wegenke told WisPolitics.com President Jeff Mayers

Epic’s research division aims to improve treatments for rare diseases through a large database drawing from millions of patients’ electronic health records.  Panelists representing the Verona-based company discussed Epic’s rapidly growing Cosmos database during a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon held yesterday in Madison. Dr. Jackie Gerhart, vice president for clinical

Two researchers at UW-River Falls have been awarded a $250,000 grant to explore the impacts of dairy farms adopting robotic milking technologies.  According to a release from the university, Luis Peña-Lévano and Shaheer Burney from UW-River Falls’ Agricultural Economics Department will be working with other specialists from the University of