Technology

TDS Telecommunications is scheduled to break ground on a new fiber optic network project in Brookfield late this summer that will give 18,000 addresses access to 2Gigabit residential internet and up to 10Gigabit dedicated fiber connections for businesses.

Menomonee Falls-based SKYGEN has appointed Steve Berryman to the position of chief executive officer. Craig Kasten, the company’s outgoing chief executive officer, is “relinquishing his role”, according to a press release. Kasten will continue as managing member of SKYGEN.

The Madison-based company was founded in 2020 and is focused on providing mid-term housing for remote workers.

As organizations throughout the state continue to work toward bringing more tech workers to our region, Northwestern Mutual has announced plans to fund the education of a cohort of Milwaukeeans so they can enter the tech workforce.

Newport Beach, California-based Alliant has acquired Pewaukee-based BSG Analytics (BSGA). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Summerfest Tech is returning this June with an expanded Pitch Competition.

It’s been a dream almost four years in the making, but Octane Coffee founder Adrian Deasy is currently on track to open his first drive-thru location this summer.

Brookfield-based fintech company Fiserv Inc. announced that its president and chief executive officer, Frank Bisignano, has been named chairman of the company’s board of directors.

Madison-based fintech startup Quiver Quantitative has closed a $2 million funding round. The company gathers alternative stock data from sources across the internet and then pulls the information together into a free online dashboard.

Wisconsin has an increasing number of tech jobs becoming available, but not enough people to fill these positions. However, looking to the state's population of immigrant workers could provide a possible solution.