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Match Day 2013, a one-day online fundraiser, recently collected more than $2.8 million, exceeding its monetary goal of $1.8 million, the total number of dollars brought in during last year's inaugural fundraiser.

Associated Bank is proud to sponsor the Economic Development Regions section of WisconsinBiz. Born in 1970 as an association of strong community banks, we have maintained a strong regional character throughout our history. We recognize and understand the differences in the business and financial needs of companies and communities in the various regions of our state. These needs are also reflected in the priorities of regional economic development organizations.

Mike Hamerlik wants you to keep your eye on Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS).

The University of Wisconsin–Madison contributes to our state's economic vitality on a grand scale — engaging in groundbreaking research and equipping its graduates with the academic skills and entrepreneurial spirit needed to thrive in the world's ever-evolving high technology, knowledge-based economy.

When Johnson Controls built two high-tech laboratories to enable groundbreaking discoveries related to energy storage and batteries, company leaders decided to put the facilities where UWM students and faculty could readily contribute – right in the College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS).

Innovation Campus, a public-private technical park established by the UWM Real Estate Foundation, has attracted its first private tenant.

A unique collaboration aims to turbo-charge what is already a strong state industry cluster.

Environmental Stewardship knows no geographic or political boundaries, so when Concordia University Wisconsin’s Office of International Studies and School of Education received a request from a Japanese high school to host an environmental camp focusing on freshwater studies and renewable energy, the University jumped at the opportunity.

Fusion Integrated Solutions Draws Upon State Resources to Expand Services
Fusion Integrated Solutions, LLC, based in Milwaukee, is an engineering consulting and design firm that designs automation components and production processes for manufacturing operations, energy generation plants, airports, correction facilities, universities and water treatment plants. CEO Seaphes Miller started the company in 2004 in Ohio and moved it to Wisconsin in 2006 when merging it with a family member's information technology firm because of the open business environment here. Today, the firm has 75 employees in four offices: two in Wisconsin and one each in Illinois and Ohio. Fusion primarily works with its clients and original equipment manufacturers to integrate machines and control systems for use in specific production and packaging settings, specializing in the paper and pulp products industry but also in the energy generation, utilities and food and beverage sectors. While Fusion primarily develops and modifies automation processes using original components, the firm occasionally designs and builds customized equipment if an off-the-shelf option is not available.

It probably won’t surprise you that Wisconsin trails most other states across the nation in business startup activity. According to the Kauffman Foundation, which studies and promotes entrepreneurship, Wisconsin ranked #40 in 2011.