Wisconsin has fallen two places in the latest state-by-state health care rankings from the United Health Foundation, which highlights rising levels of obesity and certain diseases. The state was ranked 23rd in this year’s report. This marks one of
Some Wisconsin employers are looking outside of traditional higher education to find job-ready software developers. That’s according to Paul Jirovetz, director of operations for DevCodeCamp, a coding bootcamp with headquarters in Milwaukee. The program also recently opened a location
Madison-area companies are finding ways to drive down the number of opioid prescriptions while overdoses are on the rise statewide. Kiio is a business with a digital therapeutic system for managing back pain. CEO Dave Grandin, speaking at a
When you hear the phrase Black Friday, what do you visualize? Most likely, it’s the huddled masses waiting for hours on end outside of department stores, hoping for a chance to get the best deals on the must-have presents of
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features Erin Tenderholt, founder of a Madison-based startup called Blexx. Tenderholt has created a new patent-pending technology in hopes of improving how people dispose of hypodermic needles. “This cost is bigger
Early-career artists in gener8tor’s Backline music accelerator are making industry connections and building their brands as they near the end of the program. The 12-week course provides mentorship, travel opportunities, production assistance and a $20,000 grant. “When you’re
Milwaukee has for years been listed among the largest American cities without easy-on, easy-off urban rail transit. But that ends Friday when the city officially opens the initial 2.1-mile line for “The Hop,” the new downtown streetcar system. The Hop
Milwaukee-area researchers have developed a compound which could lead to new treatments for memory loss in women. Karyn Frick of UW-Milwaukee, Daniel Sem of Concordia University Wisconsin and William Donaldson of Marquette University created an altered estrogen molecule, which
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she is “really, deeply worried” about funding for the university’s building projects. “It is a budget year this coming year, but nobody’s doing much of anything until the election is over,” Blank said yesterday
A UW-Madison researcher is getting $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health, supporting his efforts to understand how protein dysfunction can lead to cancer and other diseases. Srivatsan Raman is an assistant professor of biochemistry who also works
Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman raised concerns about Foxconn’s shifting plans for its Mount Pleasant plant at a recent meeting of the city’s transportation review board. “So this is primarily a bunch of robots working down there… You don’t need
Over 1,000 businesses in the state are getting connected to high-speed internet, thanks to $7 million in recently announced broadband expansion grants. “Broadband access is revolutionizing education, health care, and business just like electrical revolutionized farming for my grandparents,”
Foxconn is seeking firms to build out the coworking space and other features in the planned innovation center in Eau Claire. Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley will be located at Haymarket Landing, on 200 and 210 Eau Claire St. and
A recent report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds property values statewide are up 4.5 percent, hitting $549.5 billion this year. That’s a 6.8 percent improvement from when statewide equalized values hit $514.4 billion in 2008, before falling to
Gener8tor has unveiled the Project North initiative, an exclusive corporate innovation group including some of the state’s biggest companies. After building out this network behind closed doors for three years, gener8tor co-founder Troy Vosseller says the project was “becoming
Developers are planning a $40 million health and wellness campus in downtown Wausau, centered around an expansion of the local Woodson YMCA. Plans released this week cover an expansion and revitalization of the YMCA’s facilities, a new senior center
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Periscope Project has enrolled 400 providers by the end of its first year, exceeding several early goals according to a recent progress report. Periscope stands for Perinatal Specialty Consult Psychiatry Extension. It’s a program
Jocelyn Kopac, a business consultant based in Johnson Creek, warns companies that failing to include diversity in their employee mix could spell trouble. “Diversity is happening,” she said yesterday at Madison’s Forward Fest. She pointed out that by some
Foxconn plans to acquire property for its “innovation centers” later this year, a spokesman said after Dems raised questions regarding the company’s commitments outstate. A question regarding innovation centers was one of many from Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Gordon
Foxconn’s director of U.S. initiatives, Alan Yeung, suggests the company’s initial $10 billion investment in Racine County will grow. He said yesterday the company’s planned $10 billion investment is going into just “a fraction” of the 128 million square-foot Mount
Wisconsin has fallen two places in the latest state-by-state health care rankings from the United Health Foundation, which highlights rising levels of obesity and certain diseases. The state was ranked 23rd in this year’s report. This marks one of the lowest rankings in the past three decades, which have
Some Wisconsin employers are looking outside of traditional higher education to find job-ready software developers. That’s according to Paul Jirovetz, director of operations for DevCodeCamp, a coding bootcamp with headquarters in Milwaukee. The program also recently opened a location in Madison. “We’re just happy that we can find
Madison-area companies are finding ways to drive down the number of opioid prescriptions while overdoses are on the rise statewide. Kiio is a business with a digital therapeutic system for managing back pain. CEO Dave Grandin, speaking at a Wisconsin Technology Council discussion held in Madison yesterday, said Kiio
When you hear the phrase Black Friday, what do you visualize? Most likely, it’s the huddled masses waiting for hours on end outside of department stores, hoping for a chance to get the best deals on the must-have presents of the season. Year after year, the same song and dance
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” features Erin Tenderholt, founder of a Madison-based startup called Blexx. Tenderholt has created a new patent-pending technology in hopes of improving how people dispose of hypodermic needles. “This cost is bigger than you imagine. Ask a nurse, ask a tattoo parlor,
Early-career artists in gener8tor’s Backline music accelerator are making industry connections and building their brands as they near the end of the program. The 12-week course provides mentorship, travel opportunities, production assistance and a $20,000 grant. “When you’re giving artists the tools they need to actually just create…
Milwaukee has for years been listed among the largest American cities without easy-on, easy-off urban rail transit. But that ends Friday when the city officially opens the initial 2.1-mile line for “The Hop,” the new downtown streetcar system. The Hop will be winding through downtown Milwaukee, carrying bus and Amtrak
Milwaukee-area researchers have developed a compound which could lead to new treatments for memory loss in women. Karyn Frick of UW-Milwaukee, Daniel Sem of Concordia University Wisconsin and William Donaldson of Marquette University created an altered estrogen molecule, which improved memory in test animals with post-menopausal dementia. “There
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she is “really, deeply worried” about funding for the university’s building projects. “It is a budget year this coming year, but nobody’s doing much of anything until the election is over,” Blank said yesterday at a Wisconsin Technology Council luncheon in Madison. “We’ll see
A UW-Madison researcher is getting $2.2 million from the National Institutes of Health, supporting his efforts to understand how protein dysfunction can lead to cancer and other diseases. Srivatsan Raman is an assistant professor of biochemistry who also works with the university’s department of bacteriology and the Great Lakes
Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman raised concerns about Foxconn’s shifting plans for its Mount Pleasant plant at a recent meeting of the city’s transportation review board. “So this is primarily a bunch of robots working down there… You don’t need a bunch of commuter buses,” he said yesterday. The
Over 1,000 businesses in the state are getting connected to high-speed internet, thanks to $7 million in recently announced broadband expansion grants. “Broadband access is revolutionizing education, health care, and business just like electrical revolutionized farming for my grandparents,” Gov. Scott Walker said in a release. In total,
Foxconn is seeking firms to build out the coworking space and other features in the planned innovation center in Eau Claire. Foxconn Place Chippewa Valley will be located at Haymarket Landing, on 200 and 210 Eau Claire St. and 4 South Barstow. This facility will connect west central Wisconsin
A recent report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds property values statewide are up 4.5 percent, hitting $549.5 billion this year. That’s a 6.8 percent improvement from when statewide equalized values hit $514.4 billion in 2008, before falling to $467.5 billion in 2013. Since the recession, the state has
Gener8tor has unveiled the Project North initiative, an exclusive corporate innovation group including some of the state’s biggest companies. After building out this network behind closed doors for three years, gener8tor co-founder Troy Vosseller says the project was “becoming an open secret.” “We wanted to formally reveal Project
Developers are planning a $40 million health and wellness campus in downtown Wausau, centered around an expansion of the local Woodson YMCA. Plans released this week cover an expansion and revitalization of the YMCA’s facilities, a new senior center with planned educational, social and recreational activities, and a new
The Medical College of Wisconsin’s Periscope Project has enrolled 400 providers by the end of its first year, exceeding several early goals according to a recent progress report. Periscope stands for Perinatal Specialty Consult Psychiatry Extension. It’s a program providing free support to health care providers and others working
Jocelyn Kopac, a business consultant based in Johnson Creek, warns companies that failing to include diversity in their employee mix could spell trouble. “Diversity is happening,” she said yesterday at Madison’s Forward Fest. She pointed out that by some estimates, the United States will no longer be a majority-white
Foxconn plans to acquire property for its “innovation centers” later this year, a spokesman said after Dems raised questions regarding the company’s commitments outstate. A question regarding innovation centers was one of many from Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz and Rep. Dana Wachs at a news conference yesterday
Foxconn’s director of U.S. initiatives, Alan Yeung, suggests the company’s initial $10 billion investment in Racine County will grow. He said yesterday the company’s planned $10 billion investment is going into just “a fraction” of the 128 million square-foot Mount Pleasant development. “It’s probably going to take more than