Fifty years after Milwaukee leaders laid out a vision for the future of the Medical College of Wisconsin, a new report says core goals have been achieved but new challenges lie ahead. In 1967, the Greater Milwaukee Committee formed the
Wisconsin bankers are supporting financial literacy throughout the state this month by focusing on education and engagement at the community level. April is Financial Literacy Month, and banks are holding events with the participation of local schools to strengthen connections
A new program from gener8tor and 88Nine Radio Milwaukee applies the nationally ranked startup accelerator’s model to the music business. Backline was created to be a stepping stone for young musicians, but also to help all Milwaukee musicians flourish and
Monsanto is using a weather-monitoring system from a Madison-based startup to improve farming operations in Argentina. Understory’s weather network relies on a distributed system of sensors that provide insight to customers on rainfall, temperature, humidity and evapotranspiration — a measure
Foxconn has announced the contractors and designers for its high-tech campus in Racine County. This LCD screen manufacturing facility is expected to bring over 13,000 jobs to Mount Pleasant, and Foxconn says hiring will begin within 60 days. M+W Gilbane
Compromised business email accounts are among the top online threats to Wisconsin companies in 2018, according to Byron Franz, a cybersecurity special agent for the FBI. He spoke yesterday at the Wisconsin Tech Summit, held at the GE Healthcare Institute
The state’s craft beverage industries are pushing for a simplified system of regulation in Wisconsin. Ryan Prellwitz, (pictured here) president of the Wisconsin Winery Association, says a structure known as universal licensing would “break down the barriers between one producer
WARF Managing Director Erik Iverson says he’s excited at the prospect of new relationships between Foxconn and the state’s top higher ed institutions. Iverson on Monday will address attendees of the Wisconsin Technology Summit, put on by the Wisconsin Technology
Scientists at UW-Madison are cracking the code for how calorie restriction can delay the effects of aging and aging-related diseases. “We knew that restricting calories helps monkeys to live longer, healthier lives, but we did not understand the basis for
Mercury Marine, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of boat parts and engines, is using data in new ways while pushing environmental sustainability. “There’s the people, the planet, and the profit — and we believe in those three P’s,” said Scott Louks, sustainability
The results of the Marquette University Law School poll show many Wisconsin voters are skeptical about impacts of Foxconn reaching their part of the state. Of the 800 registered voters polled between Feb. 25 and March 1, 49 percent said
A new report from UnitedHealthcare ranks Wisconsin slightly higher for measures of health this year than in 2016, the last time this report was created. America’s Health Rankings provides a picture of health for women and children across the country
The director of U.S. strategic initiatives for Foxconn envisions a reversal of the “brain drain” trend as the company’s planned manufacturing hub takes shape in southeastern Wisconsin. Alan Yeung spoke to attendees of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Business Day
The UW-Madison Waisman Center is set to begin development on a “full-virus” vaccine for Ebola, an often fatal virus affecting thousands in Africa. Starting in March, this $3 million project will produce up to 1,000 doses of an experimental vaccine
A new Milwaukee development will provide permanent housing for homeless military vets and adults. The $12.2 million project called SEVEN04 PLACE will include 60 units, 46 of which will be affordable housing for individuals and working families. The other 14
A new report shows the Midwest construction industry is being hit particularly hard by the ongoing national opioid crisis. “What makes construction so vulnerable to this epidemic is the physical nature of the work,” said report author Jill Manzo, Midwest
Maximilian Christman, sustainability specialist for UW Health, says the health system is working to elevate the priority put on renewable energy. UW Health encompasses six hospitals and over 70 clinics, with more than 18,000 employees in total. Christman says a
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed incentives to keep over 600 Kimberly-Clark jobs in the state would provide the company up to $115 million over the next 15 years. That’s according to a letter sent by WEDC CEO and Secretary Mark Hogan
Five Indiana startups will have the chance to participate in the new gBETA Indy program this spring, put on by gener8tor and hosted by a Beloit-based operation. This nationally ranked startup accelerator runs its full program in Madison, Milwaukee and
Madison Gas & Electric is stepping up efforts to understand the changing expectations of customers. Don Peterson, assistant vice president of strategic products and services at MGE, says reaching millennials is a big part of that push and presents its
Fifty years after Milwaukee leaders laid out a vision for the future of the Medical College of Wisconsin, a new report says core goals have been achieved but new challenges lie ahead. In 1967, the Greater Milwaukee Committee formed the Heil Commission after Marquette University split from the medical school.
Wisconsin bankers are supporting financial literacy throughout the state this month by focusing on education and engagement at the community level. April is Financial Literacy Month, and banks are holding events with the participation of local schools to strengthen connections between local banks and the people who use them. The
A new program from gener8tor and 88Nine Radio Milwaukee applies the nationally ranked startup accelerator’s model to the music business. Backline was created to be a stepping stone for young musicians, but also to help all Milwaukee musicians flourish and boost the city’s reputation as a great place for music.
Monsanto is using a weather-monitoring system from a Madison-based startup to improve farming operations in Argentina. Understory’s weather network relies on a distributed system of sensors that provide insight to customers on rainfall, temperature, humidity and evapotranspiration — a measure of moisture loss in plants. It can also display where
Foxconn has announced the contractors and designers for its high-tech campus in Racine County. This LCD screen manufacturing facility is expected to bring over 13,000 jobs to Mount Pleasant, and Foxconn says hiring will begin within 60 days. M+W Gilbane is a joint venture between M+W group, a German company
Compromised business email accounts are among the top online threats to Wisconsin companies in 2018, according to Byron Franz, a cybersecurity special agent for the FBI. He spoke yesterday at the Wisconsin Tech Summit, held at the GE Healthcare Institute in Waukesha by the Wisconsin Technology Council. Email accounts can
The state’s craft beverage industries are pushing for a simplified system of regulation in Wisconsin. Ryan Prellwitz, (pictured here) president of the Wisconsin Winery Association, says a structure known as universal licensing would “break down the barriers between one producer and the next.” As he explains it, this would be
WARF Managing Director Erik Iverson says he’s excited at the prospect of new relationships between Foxconn and the state’s top higher ed institutions. Iverson on Monday will address attendees of the Wisconsin Technology Summit, put on by the Wisconsin Technology Council. This event gets smaller companies in the same room
Scientists at UW-Madison are cracking the code for how calorie restriction can delay the effects of aging and aging-related diseases. “We knew that restricting calories helps monkeys to live longer, healthier lives, but we did not understand the basis for this extraordinary finding,” says Rozalyn Anderson, a UW-Madison associate professor
Mercury Marine, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of boat parts and engines, is using data in new ways while pushing environmental sustainability. “There’s the people, the planet, and the profit — and we believe in those three P’s,” said Scott Louks, sustainability and facilities project manager for Mercury Marine. This $2.3 billion
The results of the Marquette University Law School poll show many Wisconsin voters are skeptical about impacts of Foxconn reaching their part of the state. Of the 800 registered voters polled between Feb. 25 and March 1, 49 percent said the state is paying more in incentives than the plant
A new report from UnitedHealthcare ranks Wisconsin slightly higher for measures of health this year than in 2016, the last time this report was created. America’s Health Rankings provides a picture of health for women and children across the country based on 62 indicators. The United Health Foundation looks at
The director of U.S. strategic initiatives for Foxconn envisions a reversal of the “brain drain” trend as the company’s planned manufacturing hub takes shape in southeastern Wisconsin. Alan Yeung spoke to attendees of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Business Day in Madison yesterday, addressing concerns about the cost of labor
The UW-Madison Waisman Center is set to begin development on a “full-virus” vaccine for Ebola, an often fatal virus affecting thousands in Africa. Starting in March, this $3 million project will produce up to 1,000 doses of an experimental vaccine for a Japanese clinical trial due to begin December 2018.
A new Milwaukee development will provide permanent housing for homeless military vets and adults. The $12.2 million project called SEVEN04 PLACE will include 60 units, 46 of which will be affordable housing for individuals and working families. The other 14 will be set aside for veterans and homeless individuals. Construction
A new report shows the Midwest construction industry is being hit particularly hard by the ongoing national opioid crisis. “What makes construction so vulnerable to this epidemic is the physical nature of the work,” said report author Jill Manzo, Midwest researcher at the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. “Injury rates are
Maximilian Christman, sustainability specialist for UW Health, says the health system is working to elevate the priority put on renewable energy. UW Health encompasses six hospitals and over 70 clinics, with more than 18,000 employees in total. Christman says a recent survey of community groups and stakeholders — staff, patients,
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed incentives to keep over 600 Kimberly-Clark jobs in the state would provide the company up to $115 million over the next 15 years. That’s according to a letter sent by WEDC CEO and Secretary Mark Hogan to Thomas Falk, executive chairman and CEO of Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Five Indiana startups will have the chance to participate in the new gBETA Indy program this spring, put on by gener8tor and hosted by a Beloit-based operation. This nationally ranked startup accelerator runs its full program in Madison, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities, where it invests $140,000 in each of
Madison Gas & Electric is stepping up efforts to understand the changing expectations of customers. Don Peterson, assistant vice president of strategic products and services at MGE, says reaching millennials is a big part of that push and presents its own challenges. He spoke yesterday at the Customer First Coalition’s