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Re-shaping our region for the 21st Century
We’ve got a lot going for us here in the middle. We are one of the world’s agricultural powerhouses. We’ve got the country’s highest concentration of manufacturing activity. We have a heavy concentration of internationally-recognized health IT and health science...
Milwaukee Floor Sensor Startup Scanalytics Opening Chicago Office
Scanalytics, a Milwaukee-based startup making floor sensor technology to track and collect data on human movement patterns, is opening a second office in Chicago as it expands its sales operations.
Aaron Rodgers Launches $50 Million Venture Capital Fund With Roth Capital
Rodgers is now putting some of his riches to work in the VC world with a new venture and growth stage fund, Rx3 Ventures, focused on consumer brands. His fellow general partners in the fund are Byron Roth, CEO and cofounder of Roth Capital Partners, and Nate Raabe,...
These Are the Best Cities for Creative Professionals Right Now
Milwaukee ranks #12 on list of top 25 places for creatives and is among a number of hotspots around the country where people pursuing more creative endeavors can still thrive.
Foxconn awards $13 million in contracts for Gen 6 building
Foxconn Technology Group has awarded $13 million in contracts to three companies for the initial construction of its Gen 6 display manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant. Village officials expect work to begin in June.
Office Envy: Inside 8 of Wisconsin’s Coolest Tech Offices
The average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime. That’s a lot of time to spend in a bland, uninspired office. But luckily for some Wisconsin workers, offices have come a long way since the days of boring cubicles and lukewarm coffee as companies...
Northwestern Mutual Launches $150M Fund To Help People Manage Money
After launching its first fund in 2017, Northwestern Mutual announced today that it is creating a second, $150 million corporate venture capital fund to invest in startups that help people attain financial security.
Former Gov. Scott Walker supports coding school where a student can pay nothing until landing a job
Former Gov. Scott Walker touted how a new education payment option could help get more students into skills-based training during an appearance at a Milwaukee coding school Tuesday.
El-Amins create inclusive ecosystem to revitalize Milwaukee
Que and Khalif El-Amin have been entrepreneurs since 2012 with their multi-faceted company, Young Enterprising Society. The brothers launched The Blueprint in July 2018 to target entrepreneurs of all backgrounds and have based the program in an underserved central...
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