Innovation
Marquette receives $1 million donation to create new advanced automation lab
Japanese electronics company Omron Corporation has donated $1 million to Marquette University which will go toward the creation of...
Justin Mortara named president of EnsoData as company raises $20 million in funding
On the heels of Madison-based EnsoData announcing the completion of a $20 million Series A funding round, the company has also announced a noteworthy leadership change.
Rapid Radicals wins Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Milwaukee-based company Rapid Radicals is the grand prize winner of this year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest.
Rapid Radicals has developed...
Report: startup creation in rural Wisconsin communities sees sharp decline
A newly released report on rural innovation shows that since 1978, the number of startups in rural Wisconsin has dropped by 50%.
Lakeland University clears path for innovation, entrepreneurship in Sheboygan County with Jake’s Café initiative
In a region with an economy historically dominated by large, national companies like Sargento Foods, Johnsonville and Kohler Co.,...
Four local companies make it to final round of Governor’s Business Plan Contest
Over 200 entries have been narrowed down to 13 finalists in the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Four of those 13 companies are from southeastern Wisconsin. They include Milwaukee-based Rapid Radicals Technology, Brookfield-based ContraDoc Inc., Milwaukee-based My Hearing Care and Fontana-based Reinventauctions.com.
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NVNG launches online, statewide database of startups to increase national exposure
Madison-based NVNG Investment Advisors has launched an online database that aims to encapsulate all of the state’s startups. Called +Venture Wisconsin, the database was created to increase exposure of Wisconsin companies to national and international venture capital communities.
Cedarburg-based PartsBadger adding jobs after landing $13.8 million contract with Yeti Cycles
Cedarburg-based PartsBadger, a CNC machining company, is continuing its rapid growth by entering a five-year, up to $13.8-million contract...
Milwaukee company’s virtual tour offerings win $10,000 Project Pitch It prize
Milwaukee resident Ross Younger and his company Advantage Point 360 were given the $10,000 Project Pitch It Award during this week’s episode. The company’s 360° Virtual Tours allow businesses to share their space in an immersive virtual environment. Customers can experience a virtual walk-through of a business from any device.
Differentiation is king
Historically, we chose our doctors, lawyers and dentist from referrals by friends or acquaintances.
Google searches on the internet have...
