Rebecca Valcq, the new chairwoman of the state Public Service Commission, says Gov. Tony Evers’ goal of carbon-free electricity by 2050 is “achievable and reasonable.” “In order to get to zero carbon by 2050, it’s going to require retirement
A Madison-based nonprofit is helping young entrepreneurs develop business solutions to issues in their own communities. “We work with a large population of kids of color,” said Roxie Hentz, executive director of CEOs of Tomorrow. “We are empowering our
A study from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds Milwaukee has upped its usage of tax incremental financing to drive private investment in new developments. Between 1999 and 2018, the report shows the city’s share of property in tax incremental
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Joe Scanlin, CEO and co-founder for a Milwaukee startup called Scanalytics. The company was founded about six years ago around a technology with broad applicability: smart floor sensors which help
Researchers with JangoBio, a Madison-based startup developing stem cell therapies, are set to begin testing on companion animals such as dogs within the next two months. Bill Kohl, chief operating officer for JangoBio, says this marks a step forward
The chair of the Wisconsin Paper Council is calling for increased state funding for UW-Stevens Point’s paper science and chemical engineering programs. Craig Timm says those programs are vital to the state’s paper industry. Wisconsin papermakers are facing
Researchers at UW-Oshkosh have developed a new glucose sensor that promises greater stability and effectiveness than the standard enzyme-based blood testing strips. Enzymes are tiny protein structures that function as cellular catalysts, playing an essential role in most biochemical
A Madison venture capital investor says Wisconsin’s investment landscape could be greatly improved by funds co-investing with larger out-of-state firms. Andy Walker (pictured here) is a partner with Rock River Capital Partners, a Badger Fund of Funds recipient that
Researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are getting up to $3 million through the Wisconsin Partnership Program, which has grants for research projects. The eight awarded projects are set to begin in 2019, with diverse
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features another conversation with Erin Rasmussen, founder and winemaker for the American Wine Project. As climate change is affecting wine producers around the world, this newcomer to Wisconsin’s winemaking community sees an
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is changing its procedures to ensure Foxconn can only collect tax credits on workers living in the state, following the recommendation of a recent Legislative Audit Bureau report. At a board meeting yesterday in
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz says Foxconn failing to qualify for the first round of state tax credits is the latest sign the company is scaling back from its original plans for the Wisconsin plant. The company wrote in
Gov. Tony Evers says he’s confident Foxconn’s leaders understand his concerns around the manufacturer’s environmental impact in Wisconsin. Addressing RENEW Wisconsin’s Renewable Energy Summit yesterday in Madison, the guv said he spoke with Foxconn’s Louis Woo Wednesday night. The
UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method for creating hybrid yeast strains for use in commercial fermentation and brewing. An info sheet from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation shows interspecies yeast hybrids are needed to produce certain fermented beverages.
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Saran Ouk, CEO and founder of ConNEXTions, a Madison nonprofit startup connecting low-income youth with mentorship and financial education. She says the goal of her business is to guide underrepresented
Cellectar Biosciences is reporting patients in a recent clinical trial of its cancer therapy medication are surviving longer. The first four study groups of the Madison company’s ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial included 15 patients who had been previously
Researchers at UW-Madison have discovered a new method for treating radiation-induced tissue damage using certain white blood cells altered with stem cells. According to an info sheet from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, existing radiation treatments can reduce damage
The Wisconsin Partnership Program is awarding $750,000 to 15 community projects that aim to reduce health inequities. As part of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, the grants are being awarded through the program’s Community Catalyst grant
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Dr. Tim Bartholow, chief medical officer for WEA Trust. This Madison-based insurance company has a public employee member population of nearly 100,000 people. He explains that the health problems he’s
Making innovative UW System and UW-Madison technologies available to industry in northeast Wisconsin was the topic of a recent Tech Council Innovation Network meeting in Appleton. The Dec. 13 meeting was held at Fox Valley Technical College. Greg
Rebecca Valcq, the new chairwoman of the state Public Service Commission, says Gov. Tony Evers’ goal of carbon-free electricity by 2050 is “achievable and reasonable.” “In order to get to zero carbon by 2050, it’s going to require retirement of some facilities that use traditional forms of generation —
A Madison-based nonprofit is helping young entrepreneurs develop business solutions to issues in their own communities. “We work with a large population of kids of color,” said Roxie Hentz, executive director of CEOs of Tomorrow. “We are empowering our young people.” In the past year, she’s guided participants
A study from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds Milwaukee has upped its usage of tax incremental financing to drive private investment in new developments. Between 1999 and 2018, the report shows the city’s share of property in tax incremental districts grew from 1.9 percent to 6.4 percent, only hitting
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Joe Scanlin, CEO and co-founder for a Milwaukee startup called Scanalytics. The company was founded about six years ago around a technology with broad applicability: smart floor sensors which help building managers track human movement. “Our floor sensor can
Researchers with JangoBio, a Madison-based startup developing stem cell therapies, are set to begin testing on companion animals such as dogs within the next two months. Bill Kohl, chief operating officer for JangoBio, says this marks a step forward in the company’s journey to bring its anti-aging therapy to
The chair of the Wisconsin Paper Council is calling for increased state funding for UW-Stevens Point’s paper science and chemical engineering programs. Craig Timm says those programs are vital to the state’s paper industry. Wisconsin papermakers are facing a serious workforce shortage, as many industry veterans are retiring
Researchers at UW-Oshkosh have developed a new glucose sensor that promises greater stability and effectiveness than the standard enzyme-based blood testing strips. Enzymes are tiny protein structures that function as cellular catalysts, playing an essential role in most biochemical reactions in living things. Existing blood glucose testing strips rely
A Madison venture capital investor says Wisconsin’s investment landscape could be greatly improved by funds co-investing with larger out-of-state firms. Andy Walker (pictured here) is a partner with Rock River Capital Partners, a Badger Fund of Funds recipient that announced its first investment near the end of 2018 after
Researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are getting up to $3 million through the Wisconsin Partnership Program, which has grants for research projects. The eight awarded projects are set to begin in 2019, with diverse subjects such as personalized cancer treatments, cardiac regeneration following heart
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features another conversation with Erin Rasmussen, founder and winemaker for the American Wine Project. As climate change is affecting wine producers around the world, this newcomer to Wisconsin’s winemaking community sees an opportunity to try something different. On the west coast,
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is changing its procedures to ensure Foxconn can only collect tax credits on workers living in the state, following the recommendation of a recent Legislative Audit Bureau report. At a board meeting yesterday in Madison, WEDC CEO Mark Hogan said the agency initially considered
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz says Foxconn failing to qualify for the first round of state tax credits is the latest sign the company is scaling back from its original plans for the Wisconsin plant. The company wrote in the letter to WEDC CEO Mark Hogan that it remains
Gov. Tony Evers says he’s confident Foxconn’s leaders understand his concerns around the manufacturer’s environmental impact in Wisconsin. Addressing RENEW Wisconsin’s Renewable Energy Summit yesterday in Madison, the guv said he spoke with Foxconn’s Louis Woo Wednesday night. The special assistant to Foxconn CEO Terry Gou told Evers about
UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method for creating hybrid yeast strains for use in commercial fermentation and brewing. An info sheet from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation shows interspecies yeast hybrids are needed to produce certain fermented beverages. For example, the globally popular lager beer is made with
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Saran Ouk, CEO and founder of ConNEXTions, a Madison nonprofit startup connecting low-income youth with mentorship and financial education. She says the goal of her business is to guide underrepresented adults in the Madison area toward financial, educational and career
Cellectar Biosciences is reporting patients in a recent clinical trial of its cancer therapy medication are surviving longer. The first four study groups of the Madison company’s ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial included 15 patients who had been previously treated with five lines of therapy on average. Each patient
Researchers at UW-Madison have discovered a new method for treating radiation-induced tissue damage using certain white blood cells altered with stem cells. According to an info sheet from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, existing radiation treatments can reduce damage to the thyroid, which can have its hormone producing capabilities
The Wisconsin Partnership Program is awarding $750,000 to 15 community projects that aim to reduce health inequities. As part of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, the grants are being awarded through the program’s Community Catalyst grant program. Each award is financing projects for up to two
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Dr. Tim Bartholow, chief medical officer for WEA Trust. This Madison-based insurance company has a public employee member population of nearly 100,000 people. He explains that the health problems he’s trying to solve for those people “are problems that I
Making innovative UW System and UW-Madison technologies available to industry in northeast Wisconsin was the topic of a recent Tech Council Innovation Network meeting in Appleton. The Dec. 13 meeting was held at Fox Valley Technical College. Greg Keenan, the accelerator program manager for the Wisconsin Alumni Research