November 9, 2017
Returning vets fill the labor gap
Military veterans, like Aberdean Consulting's Jim Blair, strengthen the Madison region's workforce and often contribute significantly to their communities....
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November 8, 2017
Exact Sciences to Expand Laboratory and Corporate Facilities in Madison
World-class lab and office space to support demand for Cologuard MADISON, Wis., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights: Exact Sciences selects 650 Forward Drive in Madison as site for expanded lab; company also takes ownership of existing office building on site, renamed 1 Exact Lane. Campus offers...
November 7, 2017
Local entrepreneurs launch caregiver app during first-ever Wisconsin Startup Week
Stimmi, an app for parents of kids with disabilities, launched in a little over a year's time thanks to support from Madison's entrepreneurial community, including Bunker Labs Wisconsin, located at URP....
November 3, 2017
Inside Wisconsin: Measuring quality: Why health care can attract business, workers
TOM STILL | Wisconsin State Journal Every few years someone in state government laments, “We need a better brand for Wisconsin!” Cabinet secretaries scurry about, agency communications directors scratch their heads over possible slogans, and marketing campaigns go largely unfunded. Here’s an idea: Let’s talk about Wisconsin’s...
October 31, 2017
Company site selectors have their eye on the Madison region
It’s not just Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn that is considering opening operations in the Madison area. In the first 10 months of this year, 38 companies have been interested enough in the possibility of setting up shop in this area that they have asked the Madison...
October 31, 2017
Entrepreneur, mentor, catalyst: Allen Dines to receive ‘Triple E’ award
Allen Dines, who has started companies, mentored entrepreneurs and helped instill a startup spirit in university students and faculty alike, will receive the 2017 “Excellence in Entrepreneurial Education” award at the Nov. 15-16 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. Dines will be honored Nov. 16 during the second...
October 30, 2017
Exact Sciences says Cologuard use more than doubled in the third quarter
Exact Sciences shares hit new all-time highs in after-hours trading Monday after the Madison cancer test company released third-quarter results well above analysts’ expectations....
October 19, 2017
FluGen Awarded $14.4 million by the Department of Defense to test universal flu vaccine against mismatched strains
FluGen Inc. has been awarded $14.4 million through the DOD’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program’s (PRMRP) mechanism to conduct clinical challenge-studies against mismatched influenza strains with its lead universal flu vaccine, RedeeFlu™....
October 19, 2017
WARF gives $80 million to UW-Madison, Morgridge Institute for Research
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has awarded over $80 million to UW-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research for the 2017-2018 school year, so researchers can continue to “dream big.”...
October 19, 2017
The Madison area joins the contest for Amazon’s HQ2
The Madison region is vying for a chance to house Amazon’s second headquarters — one of more than 100 communities across the U.S. hoping to land the online retail giant and its promise of 50,000 high-tech jobs....
October 18, 2017
WARF announces annual grant figures and Innovation Award winners
MADISON, Wis. – At a ceremony honoring several of the year’s most outstanding inventions, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) announced that it has granted the university $61.9 million for the 2017-18 academic year. WARF also announced $19 million in grants to the Morgridge Institute for...
October 9, 2017
Despite rain, Alumni Park opening brings smiles, excitement
UW-Madison’s new Alumni Park opened at a special ceremony on Friday, and the rain failed to inhibit enthusiasm for the new green space and story park that’s been under construction for more than a year. Exhibits tell the stories of more than 200 alumni, and...