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.
🔒 Christine Pharr made a big impact on Mount Mary
Dr. Christine Pharr, recently retired president of Mount Mary University and BizTimes Media’s 12th Woman Executive of the Year, discovered early on in her...
🔒 Associated, Stoffel Equipment expanding with move to Germantown facility
Addison, Illinois-based Associated Integrated Supply Chain Solutions and Stoffel Equipment Company are expanding their Wisconsin presence with a move into a Germantown facility.
🔒 Rapid Radicals aims to improve wastewater treatment
Within a 40-foot baby blue shipping container tucked along the sprawling campus of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District’s South Shore Water Reclamation Facility in Oak...
🔒 The Water Council adds new programs to help companies tackle...
It’s been almost a decade since The Water Council opened its Global Water Center at 247 Freshwater Way in Milwaukee, a facility dedicated to making the city and region the “Silicon Valley” of freshwater research and technology.
🔒 Stella & Chewy’s launches first national marketing campaign
Oak Creek-based Stella & Chewy’s has seen double-digit growth since 2019 and is launching its first national marketing campaign today.
🔒 Frontdesk continues rapid growth with acquisition of properties from shuttered...
Milwaukee-based Frontdesk, a short-term apartment rental company, is continuing to show it is one of the top competitors in the industry with the acquisition...
Former Bader Rutter CFO will plead guilty to embezzling $2.7 million...
Vicki Berka, a former chief financial officer for Milwaukee-based advertising and marketing firm Bader Rutter & Associates charged with embezzling money from the company, will plead guilty to two of the charges against her.
🔒 New CEO named for SHINE Technologies’ industrial imaging arm
Janesville-based Illuminated Holdings Inc., the parent company of SHINE Technologies, has named Tom D’Orazio as CEO of Phoenix LLC.
🔒 Pewaukee-based WHR Global names new president
Pewaukee-based WHR Global, Inc., a global employee relocation company, has promoted Chris Lagerman to president, effective immediately.
🔒 PortfolioMeta founder wants his platform to be the ‘Bloomberg Terminal’...
The Milwaukee native launched last month his own investing platform that aims to provide a wealth of data and insights to the average investor.
🔒 Q&A: Hydro-Thermal CEO Jim Zaiser on plans for the company’s...
Plans unveiled recently detail how Waukesha-based Hydro-Thermal Corp. is looking to build a demonstration brewery in Pewaukee to test cutting-edge brewing technology.
Milwaukee Ale House closing in Third Ward after losing lease on...
After 25 years of serving up brews and food in the Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee Brewing Company’s Milwaukee Ale House at 233 N. Water St. will soon be closing for good.
