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MKE Tech Hub Coalition hits the ground running with free incubator FOR-M
Essentially, the incubator program becomes a feeder system for the more established startup accelerators in the Milwaukee area run by gener8tor, The Water Council and the Mid-West Energy Research Consortium.
MATC opens new automotive education center at downtown campus
Milwaukee Area Technical College this week celebrated the opening of a new automotive education center on its downtown campus, backed by a public-private partnership, to train more students in automotive careers. The Al Hurvis/PEAK Transportation Center is a...
Foxconn Innovation Centers On Hold Across The State
Not long after Foxconn Technology Group announced plans to build a massive manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, the tech giant began making promises to share its model for economic development across the entire state. But 18 months after purchasing its first...
Northwestern Mutual to Invest $20M in Female-Founded Startups
Female startup founders received just 2.2% of the VC funding in the U.S. in 2018, which is staggeringly low considering how much attention has been brought to the issue of diversity in tech and the lack of capital to women entrepreneurs in recent years. But...
Startups to receive up to $700K following Fall Experiment 2019
Three startups could receive up to $700,000 in investments following two pitch competitions at Fall Experiment 2019, a two-day festival that highlights tech, art, music and gaming in Milwaukee. Tixora and Fiveable, co-winners of the Fall X Pitch competition will each...
Wisconsin’s aging workforce threatens the state’s economic vitality, but there are solutions available
For many years, Wisconsin’s demographic trends have pointed to an impending storm on the horizon: a population of seniors that was projected to grow rapidly with almost no increase in working-age residents — the people who are critical to a state’s productivity and...
Startup Milwaukee Week to return with diversity focus
Startup Milwaukee Week will return in November for its fourth year with an increased focus on diversity and inclusion and more opportunities for emerging startups to connect with venture capitalists from the Great Lakes region. The week-long event, which will be held...
Milwaukee is the world’s hottest new travel destination, according to Airbnb. Here’s why it won the top spot.
If your bucket list reads like a directory of some of the world's most far-flung and expensive destinations, you may be happy to hear that the latest hot spot might be a little more affordable and closer to home. According to Airbnb, which just released a list of the...
36 Hours in Milwaukee
Milwaukee has gone by many nicknames over the years: Cream City, Brew Town, the German Athens. But a lesser-known, more local handle — Smallwaukee — may best capture the personality of this Wisconsin city of 600,000, which can feel like a small town in big-city...
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