The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp. and FreshTech Task Force have appointed a staff person to focus specifically on the organization’s FreshTech Innovation District and its programming. FreshTech is a half-mile urban technology park for co-working, lab...
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New York group proposes ‘food tech incubator’ on Milwaukee’s west side
A vacant building and parking lot near the northwest corner of West Wells Street and North 27th Street on Milwaukee’s west side could be turned into a vertically integrated food facility consisting of an urban farming operation, commercial kitchen, educational...
Chicago IT Consulting Firm Is Expanding to Milwaukee
An information technology consulting startup from Chicago is expanding into Milwaukee and has chosen the city’s newest coworking space as its secondary home. EGuide Tech Allies, founded by Gregory Perrine in 2016, will begin operations in Milwaukee in January and is...
Deluxe Corp. acquires Fiserv’s remittance solutions business
Brookfield-based financial services technology company Fiserv Inc. sold its remittance solutions business to Minnesota-based Deluxe Corp., the company announced Tuesday. The Deluxe deal comes less than a month after Fiserv sold 60% of its investment services...
Wisconsin Startups Earn Seed Money at BrightStar’s Regional Pitch Competitions
Inventors of an app that tells residents how to follow city guidelines for recycling, a wireless audiovisual system, and a device that detects unseen hazards for truck drivers, are receiving seed money to build their products after winning their respective startup...
American Family Insurance announces $50,000 program for k-12 students at Sherman Phoenix
American Family Insurance is offering $50,000 to support the STEAM & Dream program at Milwaukee’s Sherman Phoenix, which would be a program to support K-12 students and young adults interested in science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
Milwaukee Developers Launch Foresight, a New VR/AR Company
In the ever-evolving universe of augmented reality and virtual reality, two Milwaukee-area developers are focused on bringing the experiential technology a little closer to earth. Business co-owners Jeff Fleetwood and Hector Borges have recently launched Foresight, an...
Milwaukee’s dockless e-scooter pilot comes to a close; DPW to evaluate public feedback
All three electric scooter companies participating in Milwaukee's dockless scooter pilot program have chosen to end operations for the remainder of 2019, bringing to a close the six-month testing period in which more than one-third of a million rides were taken on...
Fiserv to sell 60% of its investment services business
New York-based Motive Partners has entered into a joint venture with Fiserv whereby the company will acquire the majority of Fiserv’s investment services business. Under the definitive agreement, Motive Partners-led investors will acquire up to 60% of Fiserv’s...
American Family and MB Acquisition, LLC enter a joint venture to revitalize Mandel building in Milwaukee
American Family Insurance and MB Acquisition, LLC will partner to renovate a 110-year-old downtown Milwaukee landmark, turning a former commercial printing and hosiery manufacturing building into a state-of-the-art office while preserving its historic...