When software engineer Roman Reynebeau decided to switch jobs five years ago, he faced a decision: stay in Milwaukee, or move to a more traditionally tech-focused city like Seattle, San Francisco or Denver. The Little Chute native and his wife, Katlynn, decided to...
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Milwaukee’s Start-Up Scene Small But Growing
Moments before a recent wedding show in downtown Milwaukee, the string quartette hired to perform at the event was beginning to panic. One of its members had been in a minor car accident and her car had been towed. Inside the car was all the music the group needed to...
A 23-foot replica of Earth’s moon will be raised above Catalano Square in the Historic Third Ward
A 23-foot replica of Earth's moon will be raised above Catalano Square in the Historic Third Ward Aug. 9 as part of a pop-up festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.
Wisconsin startup ecosystem growing, with room for improvement
A lot has happened in Wisconsin’s early-stage space in the first half of the year. There were wins, and there were losses. So all things considered, has it taken a step forward or backward?
WI Startup Funding Hit Record in 2018 as VCs Cut Bigger Checks
A record $300 million was invested in Wisconsin ventures last year, as maturing businesses pulled in larger funding rounds. But a continued decrease in the number of firms raising their first outside capital could signal trouble for the state’s pipeline of budding...
Colleges explore alternatives to student loans
Matt Cordio, president of Skills Pipeline and founder of Startup Milwaukee, says Wisconsin’s growing technology industry seriously needs workers. One thing that could help get more tech talent in the pipeline are income-share agreements, a new type of financial...
Metro Milwaukee economic trends inch higher in May
Half of the economic indicators tracked by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce showed an increase in May compared to the same time last year, a slight improvement over May.
Five Milwaukee-area companies earn Ideadvance grants
Five southeastern Wisconsin small businesses have been awarded grants from the Ideadvance Seed Fund. Established in 2014 by the UW System Center for Technology Commercialization and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., Ideadvance funds the entrepreneurial efforts...
Lawmakers Legalize Scooters
The Wisconsin State Legislature has cleared the legal road for electric scooters to return to Milwaukee streets in the coming weeks.
Wisconsin Assembly passes 5G technology regulation bill
The Wisconsin Assembly has passed a bill that would limit the regulation of 5G, or “small cell,” technology. The bill approved Tuesday now heads to Gov. Tony Evers for his consideration. The Senate passed the bill 25-5 earlier this month.