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Viewpoints: Manufacturing is a Wisconsin edge that needs to remain sharp

Wisconsin’s economy is known beyond its borders for some good things – a diverse agricultural economy, growing technology sectors and statewide tourism appeal –...

🔒 Viewpoints: New Wisconsin Investment Fund will be noticed beyond state...

Among the first news outlets to pick up on the recent unveiling of the $100 million Wisconsin Investment Fund were two outside of the...

🔒 Viewpoints: Why has Microsoft picked Wisconsin for its AI data...

The question on the minds of many people now that Microsoft has decided to invest $3.3 billion in an artificial intelligence data center in...

🔒 What Wisconsin entrepreneurs are up to

I could call the Governor’s Business Plan Contest a canary in the coal mine of entrepreneurship in Wisconsin, but coal mines are out of...

Viewpoints: UW-Legislature standoff over DEI and spending may not be over

The best deals over time are often the deals that left no one happy at first. Such may be the case now that the UW...

Viewpoints: Engineers work in many disciplines and sectors; Wisconsin needs more...

Just off the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago lies the 40-acre site of the Lakeside Vision Center, a research and demonstration project tied to...

🔒 The AI genie is out of the bottle

Society has been here many times before. A little more than 200 years ago, a group of English textile workers called the Luddites took...

Commentary: Microsoft hyperscale data center need not be the last in...

There are many reasons why it makes sense for Microsoft to build a $1 billion data center in Racine County, not the least of...

Viewpoints: Bank meltdowns show need for more in-state options for startups

Silicon Valley Bank claimed to have worked with about half of the nation’s venture-backed startup companies. It was more like a few dozen in...

Viewpoints: Laid off by Big Tech? There are tech job openings...

If you’re one of 10,000 Microsoft workers slated for layoff soon, there’s very little solace in being told it’s part of a “Big Tech”...

Viewpoints: A public-private model, Badger Fund of Funds is performing for...

Nearly a quarter of the Wisconsin legislators sworn into office this month are new to the Senate or Assembly this session. Compared to just...

Viewpoints: Burst of Wisconsin early-stage financing in 2021 has many roots

There’s no single reason why early stage financing in Wisconsin soared to new heights in 2021.

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