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21 Startups to watch in 2021- Five from the New North region, including ChemDirect, Debtle, Fork Farms, Proceed.app, and Quantum Radius
Wisconsin Inno
Each year, Wisconsin Inno, a sister firm to the Milwaukee Business Journal, takes a deep dive into the early-stage businesses poised to make headlines in the year to come.
On our annual Startups to Watch list, we outline a handful of Wisconsin startup companies that we feel could make big moves in the next year, whether that's raising sizable funding rounds, making acquisitions, accomplishing fast growth or simply continuing work on....
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
On Broadway Inc. 2021 wish list: The Shipyard, art and rebuilding
Green Bay Press-Gazette
“Pivot is the word of 2020,” said Brian Johnson, executive director of On Broadway Inc.
For On Broadway, a nonprofit focused on improving the Broadway business district, that couldn’t have been more true. A year ago, Johnson and five staff members were planning to host the roughly 60 events they organize in the district each year. By March, COVID-19 had taken away those events and with them,....
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UW Oshkosh prepares for a new semester amid pandemic
FOX 11 News
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WLUK) -- College students are about to enter the second semester of the school year amid a pandemic.
For the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, that could mean more in-person classes.
While many universities were experiencing a high number of positive COVID-19 cases when students returned to campus, the UW System was lowering its cases.
How? System president Tommy Thompson credits UW’s ability to test more people,....
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Economic Development Feature
WEDC allocates funding to Key Strategic Partner organizations for another year
WEDC News
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is renewing its commitment to community partners in economic development by allocating $1,675,000 for nine regional groups and three diverse chambers of commerce as Key Strategic Partners (KSPs) for the next year.
WEDC’s ongoing assistance comes at an especially critical time for the regional economic development organizations (REDOs) as they face private-sector funding challenges while supporting their communities in recovering from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses throughout our state, especially the small businesses that many of our key strategic partners work with daily,” said Missy Hughes, WEDC secretary and CEO. “Our relationships with our key strategic partners help....
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Economic Development Feature
Connect with export partners in Canada via WEDC’s virtual trade venture
WEDC News
To help Wisconsin companies continue to grow their exports even with the current economic uncertainty and while international travel is limited, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is organizing a virtual Global Trade Venture that will connect Wisconsin exporters with potential buyers, distributors and other partners in Canada.
The virtual Global Trade Venture to Canada will consist of online meetings taking place from March 22 to 26. This is the fourth virtual Global Trade Venture organized by WEDC; other virtual ventures have connected Wisconsin companies with potential partners in Germany, South Korea and Mexico.
Registration for the Canada virtual trade venture is open now through Jan. 22. Interested companies are....
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