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
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
