Madison-based First Weber Realtors announced that it has named a new president and a new chief executive officer.

Wisconsin companies raised more than $520 million in venture capital, a 72% increase in a year when U.S.-venture backed companies nearly doubled the amount they raised to $329.9 billion, according to a new report from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s has renewed its support of three local nonprofit organizations, pledging to give $3 million in total to Penfield Children’s Center, Discovery World and Hunger Task Force.

The Milwaukee-based Siebert Lutheran Foundation has developed a new auction-style funding model to connect local philanthropists with causes that matter to them.

The Shorewood Business Improvement District announced that it has hired Janet Henning as its new executive director.

Wauwatosa-based CyteGen has raised another $1.1 million to fund their research into extending human life and reversing age-related decline.

Last year set a new record in metropolitan Milwaukee home sales, topping the record set in 2020, according to the Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors.

Seven small businesses from across the state are set to receive their share of $600,000 in state matching grants to commercialize their products.

Kenosha County contract manufacturer Vonco Products LLC is expanding with the acquisition of Illinois-based Flex-Pak Packaging Products, the company announced Thursday.

Milwaukee Excellence charter school has named Rodney Lynk Jr. as its next chief executive officer.

3rd Street Market Hall will finally open its doors to the public this Friday, Jan. 14.

Exact Sciences Corp. plans to make a $350 million investment in its Madison campuses that could create more than 1,300 new jobs, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. announced Thursday.