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After securing a patent late last year for its wastewater treatment technology, Rapid Radicals aims to deploy the tech in major Midwest cities and coastal communities in the coming years. That’s according to founder and Chief Technology Officer Paige Peters,
Members of the state’s Nuclear Power Summit Board are assessing options to cover the cost of a planned industry event, which could go as high as $900,000 under the most expensive estimate from agency staff. “We don’t have anything in
EMD Electronics is eligible for up to $4.5 million in performance-based state tax credits, as officials touted the company’s $200 million investment in the state. Gov. Tony Evers and WEDC Secretary and CEO John Miller on Friday applauded the opening
A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board gives employers more flexibility to discipline workers for misconduct even when it’s linked with certain protected activities such as union organizing. That’s according to an analysis by Milwaukee-based law firm Michael
Wisconsin had a record-setting $2.13 billion in food, forestry and agriculture exports in the first half of this year, buoyed by rising exports to key markets in Canada and Mexico. That’s according to the latest quarterly report from the International
A data expert with Waukesha County urged local government leaders to ensure any processes they’re looking to automate with AI are well-defined, to avoid higher costs and other pitfalls. Kevin Koenig, the county’s IT data and solutions engineering manager, yesterday
Looking closer at energy usage trends among utility customers could yield insights about affordability challenges in Wisconsin and elsewhere, panelists said at a recent Customers First Coalition event. Destenie Nock, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie
Madison-based Recovery.com is deploying AI to more quickly connect its growing user base with treatment resources and conduct research on service providers. Nick Myers, an entrepreneur and the director of AI innovation for the company, discussed various applications for the
WEDC has signed an agreement with a French economic development agency aimed at boosting collaboration on shared key sectors, including manufacturing, energy, health sciences, agriculture and food. Gov. Tony Evers yesterday announced the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has joined a
The Wisconsin Hospital Association is denouncing as “flawed” a new report from an advocacy group that found just 61% of the hospitals it assessed in Wisconsin are fully complying with federal price transparency rules. The nonprofit PatientRightsAdvocate.org last week issued
As Wisconsin lawmakers grapple with how to regulate the use of AI in healthcare, tools for both consumers and clinicians are quickly evolving to play a larger, more autonomous role in the medical field. “There’s many tools out there now,”
A new report from a UW-Madison think tank challenges the notion that Wisconsin struggles with “brain drain,” arguing a lack of educated people coming to the state is a greater challenge. The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy, or
The latest State of Working Wisconsin report highlights “a fragile moment in the economy” as record-high wages are offset by rising inflation and faltering job growth. The report, now in its 30th year, was created by the High Road Strategy
A study from UW-Oshkosh found local zoning changes seem to be “a necessary but insufficient condition” for expanding workforce housing. The report was issued earlier this summer by the university’s Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research. It makes the
Wisconsin’s food insecurity rate was 13.5% in 2024, according to new data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap project. That’s up from 11.8% in the prior year. The group found the state had a “food budget shortfall” of $551
The founder of CellTrack, who won this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch contest in Madison, will use an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley to “warm up investors” for a coming $5 million seed funding round. Victor Santoro Fernandes is a postdoctoral
The founding dean of UW-Madison’s new College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence sees universities as a “counterbalance” to industry in the AI field, ensuring the technology benefits society. Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, who led the effort to recently launch the university’s first
Prices across dozens of hospitals in Wisconsin were “consistently and substantially higher” than prices for the same services in Illinois, a report from a UW-Madison think tank found. The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy recently issued a report
The winners of a several hundred million-dollar transmission project construction bid called Wisconsin’s native transmission utility a “sore loser” for its efforts to overturn the bid award. American Transmission Company in June asked federal regulators to overturn the decision-making that
Insurers seeking ACA plan premium increases in Wisconsin for 2027 say rising medical costs and greater use are driving their double-digit requests, while advocates raise concerns about affordability. Health insurers in the state are requesting an average premium increase of
After securing a patent late last year for its wastewater treatment technology, Rapid Radicals aims to deploy the tech in major Midwest cities and coastal communities in the coming years. That’s according to founder and Chief Technology Officer Paige Peters, who spoke yesterday during the Wisconsin Technology Council’s Launch Wisconsin
Members of the state’s Nuclear Power Summit Board are assessing options to cover the cost of a planned industry event, which could go as high as $900,000 under the most expensive estimate from agency staff. “We don’t have anything in our budget allocated for this,” WEDC Secretary and CEO John
EMD Electronics is eligible for up to $4.5 million in performance-based state tax credits, as officials touted the company’s $200 million investment in the state. Gov. Tony Evers and WEDC Secretary and CEO John Miller on Friday applauded the opening of the firm’s 38,000-square-foot R&D facility at its site in
A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board gives employers more flexibility to discipline workers for misconduct even when it’s linked with certain protected activities such as union organizing. That’s according to an analysis by Milwaukee-based law firm Michael Best, which says employers have regained flexibility for dealing with
Wisconsin had a record-setting $2.13 billion in food, forestry and agriculture exports in the first half of this year, buoyed by rising exports to key markets in Canada and Mexico. That’s according to the latest quarterly report from the International Agribusiness Center, which shows Wisconsin has climbed to No. 10
A data expert with Waukesha County urged local government leaders to ensure any processes they’re looking to automate with AI are well-defined, to avoid higher costs and other pitfalls. Kevin Koenig, the county’s IT data and solutions engineering manager, yesterday addressed members of the Wisconsin Counties Association during the group’s
Looking closer at energy usage trends among utility customers could yield insights about affordability challenges in Wisconsin and elsewhere, panelists said at a recent Customers First Coalition event. Destenie Nock, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, said assessing typical energy usage trends among households
Madison-based Recovery.com is deploying AI to more quickly connect its growing user base with treatment resources and conduct research on service providers. Nick Myers, an entrepreneur and the director of AI innovation for the company, discussed various applications for the technology during yesterday’s meeting of the Madison Rotary Club. Since
WEDC has signed an agreement with a French economic development agency aimed at boosting collaboration on shared key sectors, including manufacturing, energy, health sciences, agriculture and food. Gov. Tony Evers yesterday announced the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has joined a memorandum of understanding with the Agence Économique Régionale of the
The Wisconsin Hospital Association is denouncing as “flawed” a new report from an advocacy group that found just 61% of the hospitals it assessed in Wisconsin are fully complying with federal price transparency rules. The nonprofit PatientRightsAdvocate.org last week issued its eighth Hospital Price Transparency Compliance Report, which assessed 2,000
As Wisconsin lawmakers grapple with how to regulate the use of AI in healthcare, tools for both consumers and clinicians are quickly evolving to play a larger, more autonomous role in the medical field. “There’s many tools out there now,” Frank Meyers of the Federation of State Medical Boards said
A new report from a UW-Madison think tank challenges the notion that Wisconsin struggles with “brain drain,” arguing a lack of educated people coming to the state is a greater challenge. The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy, or CROWE, yesterday issued a report arguing the issue of “brain
The latest State of Working Wisconsin report highlights “a fragile moment in the economy” as record-high wages are offset by rising inflation and faltering job growth. The report, now in its 30th year, was created by the High Road Strategy Center, a UW-Madison think tank formerly named the Center on
A study from UW-Oshkosh found local zoning changes seem to be “a necessary but insufficient condition” for expanding workforce housing. The report was issued earlier this summer by the university’s Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research. It makes the case that “zoning reform” as well as engaging with public-private
Wisconsin’s food insecurity rate was 13.5% in 2024, according to new data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap project. That’s up from 11.8% in the prior year. The group found the state had a “food budget shortfall” of $551 million for 2024, up from $463 million in 2023. This
The founder of CellTrack, who won this year’s Pressure Chamber pitch contest in Madison, will use an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley to “warm up investors” for a coming $5 million seed funding round. Victor Santoro Fernandes is a postdoctoral fellow in UW-Madison’s Medical Physics Department and CEO of the
The founding dean of UW-Madison’s new College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence sees universities as a “counterbalance” to industry in the AI field, ensuring the technology benefits society. Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, who led the effort to recently launch the university’s first new college in more than 40 years, discussed his vision
Prices across dozens of hospitals in Wisconsin were “consistently and substantially higher” than prices for the same services in Illinois, a report from a UW-Madison think tank found. The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy recently issued a report comparing prices between 70 hospitals in Illinois and 60 in
The winners of a several hundred million-dollar transmission project construction bid called Wisconsin’s native transmission utility a “sore loser” for its efforts to overturn the bid award. American Transmission Company in June asked federal regulators to overturn the decision-making that awarded Chicago-based Viridon a contract to build four extra high-voltage
Insurers seeking ACA plan premium increases in Wisconsin for 2027 say rising medical costs and greater use are driving their double-digit requests, while advocates raise concerns about affordability. Health insurers in the state are requesting an average premium increase of 20.9% for next year, according to rate review filings posted