Brandon Anderegg
Lights to be installed on west side of Hoan Bridge
Lights will be installed on one side of the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge in Milwaukee following a two-year fundraising campaign by the community-backed initiative “Light the Hoan.”
Summerfest Tech event now virtual for 2020
Summerfest’s annual technology showcase is shifting from its annual two-day event to a one-day virtual event this year.
Milwaukee World Festival Inc., which produces Summerfest...
🔒 The banks that administered the most PPP loans in Wisconsin
As part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to help businesses during the severe economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, financial institutions administered more than 85,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans to Wisconsin companies, totaling about $9.88 billion.
🔒 Southeast Wisconsin’s top PPP loan recipients
The U.S. Small Business Administration released a list today of every company across the country that received a Paycheck Protection Program loan through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Wisconsin early stage companies raised record dollars in 2019
Wisconsin’s venture capital ecosystem continues to mature in 2019 after the state’s early stage firms raised a record of more than $450 million in venture capital.
WWBIC receives $368,000 grant
The Wells Fargo Foundation has donated $368,000 to the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation, the organization announced Wednesday.
🔒 GE Healthcare to lay off 123 employees in Wauwatosa
GE Healthcare is relocating its “USCAN” support functions from Wauwatosa and in the process, laying off 123 employees, the company notified state officials Tuesday.
🔒 EXACTA moves HQ from Brookfield to Milwaukee County Research Park
EXACTA Corp. has moved its headquarters from Brookfield to the Technology Innovation Research Center in the Milwaukee County Research Park in Wauwatosa.
From concept to completion: Monterey Mills’ face masks
Janesville-based Monterey Mills pivoted its manufacturing capabilities in a five-week period to produce 65,000 masks daily for medical personnel on the front lines of...
🔒 Waterstone Mortgage CEO leaving company for another job
Waterstone Mortgage president and chief executive officer Andy Peach is resigning nine months after he took the position in August of 2019.
Marcus Corp. to lay off 410 workers at Wisconsin hotels
Milwaukee-based The Marcus Corp. plans to lay off 397 workers at four Wisconsin hotels as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hamstring the restaurant and hospitality industries.
🔒 Levy to lay off dozens of employees at Fiserv Forum,...
Chicago-based Levy Premium Food Service informed state and local officials this week that it plans to lay off dozens of its employees who work at Fiserv Forum and the Wisconsin Center District in downtown Milwaukee.