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Four Area Marketplace Award Finalists Named

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) announced its 25 finalists, including four from the Madison area, for the annual Marketplace Governor’s Awards. Amigo Construction (Cambridge) is a finalist for the Outstanding…

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WEDC Committee Includes Four Madison Reps

Four Madison representatives were named to the 15 member Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Committee, the organization announced recently. Committee members include DataChat CEO Jignesh Patel, Synergy Coworking…

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Isthmus Project Receives WEDC Grant

The Isthmus Project, which provides a place for UW Health physicians, pharmacists, residents, nurses, staff or others to seek support for their ideas and project that aim to achieve better…

WEDC: Investments in WI Startups Increase

A total of 84 investments amounting to $252 million were made in Wisconsin startups last year, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced recently through its 2018 Deal Flow Snapshot. Both…

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Six Area Businesses Earn SBIR Funding

Six small businesses from the Madison area will receive matching grants to commercialize their innovation as part of the Center for Technology Commercialization’s (CTC) SBIR Advance program’s latest round of funding,…

WEDC Taking Apps for Entrepreneurship Program

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is accepting applications through Oct. 26 from nonprofit and community-based organizations for its Entrepreneurship Support Program, designed to advance the statewide climate for entrepreneurship, the organization…

WEDC Grant Establishes BIO Initiative

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is awarding a $750,000 grant to establish the Forward BIO Initiative, a collaborative effort to make Wisconsin a recognized center of excellence for biomanufacturing, the organization…

Two Startups Earn Matching SBIR Grants

Salus Discovery and Nutrient Recovery and Upcycling will each earn up to $75,000 in matching grants from Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Advance, the Center for Technology Commercialization and the Wisconsin Economic…

New Law Helps QNBV Companies

Wisconsin foreign C corporations that are certified as Qualified New Business Ventures (QNBV) will no longer have to pay additional state fees after a new state law went into effect…

Report: WEDC Program Helps Startups

In 2016, startups that received direct assistance from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation‘s (WEDC) entrepreneurship program attracted nearly $300 million in new funding and generated more than $85 million in…