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4 lessons Wisconsin’s proposed $100 million VC fund can take from other states
Wisconsin is in the process of creating a $100 million venture capital fund of funds program as a vehicle...
Innovation powers Milwaukee Tool’s growth
As Steve Richman describes it, changing the focus of Milwaukee Tool was the easy part.
In the mid-2000s, when Richman...
Muskego Lakes Country Club sold, new owner plans improvements
The family who ran Muskego Lakes Country Club for the past 47 years has sold the business and 161-acre property to a new owner.
Froedtert Trust funds will establish $11.5 million scholarship program for MATC, UWM students
Froedtert Hospital announced it will establish an $11.5 million scholarship program using funds from the Kurtis Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Trust to benefit Milwaukee Area Technical College and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students.
QPS Employment Group sold to employees
Brookfield-based QPS Employment Group is now an employee-owned company after completing an employee stock ownership plan transaction last week.
Phoenix Investors gives $1 million for new Cristo Rey school building
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee has received a $1 million gift from Milwaukee-based real estate investment firm Phoenix Investors and The Crivello Family Foundation.
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Implications of the Biden proposal on tax deferred exchanges
On April 28th, 2021, President Biden revealed a slew of tax proposals including one that involved curtailing the use...
Jagler launches executive communications firm
After nearly four decades working in local media and communications, Steve Jagler is striking out on his own.
(Re)introducing the mighty and nimble community bank
It probably comes as no surprise that the vast majority of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses. Despite their...
Free-market advocacy group says state government “lacks expertise” to manage proposed $100 million VC fund
A free-market advocacy group is calling on Governor Tony Evers to remove a proposed $100 million venture capital fund from the state’s budget proposal, citing concerns over the ability for state government to make sound investments in early-stage startups.
