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.
Skylight Music Theatre’s executive director stepping down
Jack Lemmon, Skylight Music Theatre’s executive director, plans to step down from his role at the end of this year. The theatre’s board of...
🔒 Southeast Sales Powersports purchases neighboring landscaping company
Milwaukee-based Southeast Sales Powersports, a dealer of new and used ATVs, four-wheelers, motorcycles and more, has purchased the site of the former Halbman Landscape...
🔒 Jump start: PrintFoam’s 3D printing resins aim to disrupt the...
One of the best ways to reduce the amount of energy something uses is by making it lighter. That’s the idea that spurred the...
New Berlin-based IEWC fueling growth through acquisitions and investment
New Berlin-based IEWCÂ has had historic success during one of the most difficult time periods the business community has had to navigate.
The employee-owned distributor of...
Fostering meaningful connections
It’s no secret that Wisconsin continually falls behind peer states when it comes to attracting venture capital. When it comes to getting founders of...
🔒 A moving target
The first Half of 2022 hasn’t provided much relief to Wisconsin businesses who are still navigating supply chain and logistics challenges. Looking at the...
Experis Game Solutions opening video game testing facility in Milwaukee
Experis Game Solutions is planning on opening a fourth location dedicated to testing video games and devices, within the ManpowerGroup headquarters building at 100 W. Manpower Place in downtown Milwaukee.
🔒 Concurrency names Kate Weiland COO
Brookfield-based Concurrency Inc., a Microsoft-focused IT services company, has appointed Kate Weiland to the role of chief operating officer.
Bader Philanthropies grants $3 million to UWM’s Electa Quinney Institute for...
Bader Philanthropies, Inc. this week announced plans to provide a $3 million grant to the UWM Foundation in benefit of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education (EQI).
Dentist charged with health care fraud sentenced to 4 1/2 years...
Scott Charmoli, a Grafton resident who worked as a dentist at a practice in the Washington County village of Jackson has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for purposefully damaging the teeth of several patients during hundreds of crown procedures. He was also ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture.
🔒 WHEDA awards $15.3 million in tax credits to multi-family housing...
Nine multi-family affordable housing projects located in the city of Milwaukee have been allocated $15.3 million in tax credits.
Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy launches $25 million capital campaign
Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy (HFCA) has officially launched a $25 million capital campaign. The campaign was created to help fund the construction of a new high school building, which could eventually lead to a proposed new feeder middle school. The launch of this campaign puts into motion plans for expansion the academy shared with BizTimes Media in March.
