Ashley Smart
Ashley covers startups, technology and manufacturing for BizTimes. She was previously the managing editor of the News Graphic and Washington County Daily News. In past reporting roles, covering education at The Waukesha Freeman, she received several WNA awards. She is a UWM graduate. In her free time, Ashley enjoys watching independent films, tackling a new recipe in the kitchen and reading a good book.
Eagle Park Brewing expands Muskego facility
To say that Eagle Park Brewing & Distilling Company’s growth has been rapid might be an understatement. So, it should come as no surprise...
🔒 Drexel Building Supply planning 200,000-square-foot facility in Kewaskum
A little more than two months after Campbellsport-based Drexel Building Supply, a wholesale building materials supplier, announced its plan to acquire Jackson-based McMahon and Company,...
🔒 Evans Transportation Services announces new executive appointments
Delafield-based Evans Transportation Services, a third-party provider of logistics solutions, announced this week three changes to its executive leadership team.
John Conrad, previously chief commercial...
Generac unveils new product offerings for the smart home
Town of Genesee-based Generac Holdings Inc. unveiled Tuesday two new product offerings geared toward consumers interested in smart home devices.
Generac has created its first...
🔒 Team behind Character venture capital fund launches new pre-seed program
More than two years since the founding of Milwaukee-based venture capital fund Character by John Zeratsky, Eli Blee-Goldman and Jake Knapp, the team has...
🔒 Gustave A. Larson Company announces strategic partnership
Gustave A. Larson Company, a Pewaukee-based distributor of HVACR equipment, parts, and supplies, announced a new partnership aimed at making the company a leader...
The Boldt Group invests in TitletownTech in hopes of finding labor...
The Boldt Group, a subsidiary of Appleton-based construction firm The Boldt Company, has invested an unspecified amount in Green Bay-based venture capital firm TitletownTech....
🔒 Milwaukee tech startup Aeroplicity launches blockchain-backed aerospace and defense platform
Newly launched Milwaukee startup Aeroplicity Inc. has created a blockchain-based aerospace and defense platform geared toward small and medium-sized businesses.
The company’s “Traceability” application allows...
Briggs & Stratton laying off 160 workers at Wauwatosa plant as...
Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. is planning to lay off 160 workers at its Wauwatosa plant, located at 3300 N. 124th St.
Brad Dorff, sub-district...
🔒 Quad/Graphics names new general counsel ahead of exec’s departure
Sussex-based Quad/Graphics, Inc.’s current executive vice president and chief people and legal officer is leaving her role to pursue another opportunity. Jennifer Kent has...
SEC charges Wausau investment advisor with defrauding $1.9 million from elderly...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a civil lawsuit against a former investment advisor who worked in both Wausau and Rhinelander and allegedly...
🔒 GenoPalate unveils line of personalized supplements
Wauwatosa-based GenoPalate, Inc., a nutritional genomics company, is now offering its customers a line of personalized supplements to support their unique health needs. The new...
