Backline music accelerator cohort nearing end of program

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 researchers develop compound to treat memory loss in women

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 concerned about funding for building projects

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

UW-Madison researcher getting $2.2 million NIH award

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

Over 1,000 businesses getting high-speed internet

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,”

Report finds property values up statewide

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

Project North initiative unveiled by gener8tor

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

Periscope Project exceeds early enrollment goals

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

Speaker highlights importance of diversity for future growth

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 planning to buy land for innovation centers later this year

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 official suggests company’s $10 billion investment will grow

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

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