WEDC supports Shine Bright on Main project in Coleman with $147,300 Community Development Investment Grant MADISON, WI. AUG. 11, 2026 – In Northern Wisconsin, parents often face a seemingly endless shuttle: they work in one community, have their children …
Registration is now open for the Sept. 30–Oct. 1 event in Eau Claire MADISON, WI. AUG. 6, 2026 The 2026 Wisconsin Economic Summit, sponsored by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), will explore how businesses and communities in our state …
After a devastating fire in 2023, R&T’s Dinky Diner reopened two years later with an investment from the WEDC Around 6 p.m. on a Tuesday evening in March 2023, Rick Covin and his wife Terrie Bowan got a call from the fire department. Their restaurant, …
Carrie Thome, Managing Director, CFA, NVNG Investment Advisors Column by Carrie Thome, Managing Director, CFA, NVNG Investment Advisors When we launched Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained (NVNG) in 2019, our goal was to help strengthen Wisconsin’s venture …
Column by Mason Cook, Founder, Director, Mastercraft Ventures Mason Cook, Founder, Director, Mastercraft Ventures Building a company is one of the most challenging and rewarding things a person can do. It requires conviction, resilience, and the …
Column by Taralinda Willis, CEO, Agrograph When I joined Agrograph in 2024, I was drawn to a challenge that sits at the intersection of agriculture, technology, and data. Agriculture has always been part of my life through my family’s farm, and after …
BluDiagnostics’ saliva testing technology leads to rapid growth, unexpected applications Madison-based bluDiagnostics is a powerful example of how Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial ecosystem can help transform an innovative idea into a fast-growing company with …
Elephas uses live tumor biopsy samples to evaluate drug effectiveness in real time As cancer treatment continues to evolve, one of the biggest challenges facing physicians is determining which therapies will work best for individual patients. Madison-based …
Wisconsin’s legacy of innovation is a story of the past and a blueprint for the future. Across the state, efforts are accelerating to grow founder density, strengthen the startup ecosystem, and expand global impact, all with the goal of driving long-term …
From Mississauga to Milwaukee, my journey in fintech has always been driven by the goal of building better access to financial products. Today, as founder of Cove Financial Software, I’m energized by the opportunity to build something that not only …
Column by Lina Song, Founder, CEO, Doogooda My career has always centered on decision science and healthcare. After earning my Ph.D. in Health Policy and Decision Science at Harvard, I went on to teach healthcare data analytics and decision science at …
Column by Seo Ho Lee, Co-Founder, Exerchain What began as a personal experience navigating metabolic health evolved into the foundation for a company with the potential to impact people around the world. Over the past fifteen years as a software engineer …
Column by Guido Mazza, Co-founder, ITER IDEA During my work over the past 12 years, I’ve helped manufacturing firms improve ERP efficiency. That’s why I co-founded ITER IDEA, bootstrapped it, and through that experience saw a consistent challenge: resource …
Applications for Small Business Technical Assistance grants open August 3 MADISON, WI. JULY 30, 2026 – Organizations that support Wisconsin small businesses will be able to apply for the Small Business Technical Assistance (SBTA) grant from the Wisconsin …
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), today announced that in fiscal year 2026, which ended June 30, 2026, WEDC invested $229 million in 67 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, supporting hundreds of local …
WEDC $120,000 investment to support building renovations that feature a local clothing store, community arts center, and history museum MADISON, WI. JULY 22, 2026 – Once a police station, city hall, municipal court, and fire station, the historic brick …
Abigail Cannon, PhD, Director of Biohealth Career Pathways, MATC, presents at the 2026 Summerfest TECH conference. Photograph: Frank Carmona Ramírez Ensuring the continued strength of Wisconsin’s biohealth sector requires filling a growing demand for …
Generac, the Waukesha-based company best known for its home electric generators, is stepping into the burgeoning data center market to ensure critical power stability as the use of artificial intelligence grows. Brad Meisner, Generac’s director of product …
Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau speaks on a panel of University of Wisconsin–Madison deans on how AI is shaping the professional landscape and the future workforce. Photograph: Frank Carmona Ramírez As business leaders grapple with the use of artificial intelligence …
MADISON, WI. JULY 20, 2026 – Recent changes to one of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC) most popular tax incentive programs will make it easier for businesses to invest in workforce housing and childcare. Late last year, Gov. Evers …
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