Brandon Anderegg
Marcus Corp. CEO says vaccine requirements key to economic recovery
Marcus Corp. chief executive officer Greg Marcus says the only way out of the COVID-19 pandemic is for companies and organizations to support vaccine requirements for employees or for those attending public gatherings.
🔒 Milwaukee wine subscription startup Bright Cellars raises $11.2 million
Milwaukee-based startup Bright Cellars has raised $11.2 million in a Series B round led by Chicago-based venture capital firm Cleveland Avenue.
🔒 Badger Fund of Funds achieves first exit with Madison-based Curate...
Wisconsin’s state-backed venture capital program the Badger Fund of Funds experienced its first exit after one of its portfolio companies, Curate Solutions, was purchased in an “eight-figure” deal, Badger Fund partner Ken Johnson told BizTimes Milwaukee.
🔒 Generac establishes presence in Massachusetts as part of talent acquisition...
Town of Genesee-based Generac Power Systems has established an office in Massachusetts as the manufacturer seeks to bolster its emerging clean energy business with...
🔒 Generac to accelerate expansion in clean energy technology with two...
Generac Power Systems is diving deeper into the clean energy technology space with a pair of acquisitions that it says will strengthen its design engineering capabilities and also add a new mobile energy storage system technology to its portfolio.
🔒 ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ contest for manufacturers to take...
Several Wisconsin-based manufacturers are slated to compete later this month in a contest to have their product named the “coolest thing made in Wisconsin.”
Robb Leonhard to lead Viking Masek after brother and co-founder dies
Robb Leonhard will lead Viking Masek Global Packaging Technologies after his brother Rick Leonhard, the company’s president and co-founder, died in July at the age of 57 following a three-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Area manufacturers report continued pandemic-related disruptions in August
The headline number in the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing for August showed overall growth for the Milwaukee area's manufacturing sector, but at a slower pace than earlier in the year.
🔒 NorthStar Medical awarded $37 million to expand Mo-99 production
Beloit-based radiopharmaceutical company NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC was awarded $37 million by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop and expand its production of molybdenum-99.
New Generac technology allows customers to sell power back to the...
A new technology that Generac Power Systems integrated with several of its products will allow customers to sell power back to the grid to make money and offset their energy costs.
🔒 Wauwatosa startup raises $600,000 to manufacture, launch wearable medical device
Wauwatosa-based medical device manufacturer RoddyMedical Inc. raised $600,000 to finance the production and launch of the startup’s first wearable medical device.
🔒 Capital Midwest Fund raises $13.65 million
The Capital Midwest Fund, a Mequon-based venture capital fund, raised $13.65 million, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.