Raven layoffs trigger walkout
Workers at Raven Software staged a walkout this week following the unexpected layoffs of 12 members of the studio’s quality assurance team.
Technology & Biotech
Google again delays return to offices
Google workers, including those at the Madison location, will not return to the offices anytime soon.
Madison ranks 5th for tech workers looking to relocate
A recent CommercialCafe study ranked the 15 most exciting mid-sized metros for tech workers to relocate to; Metro Madison came in fifth.
2022 IB Executive of the Year winners announced
The following executives will be profiled in the January 2022 print issue of In Business magazine and honored at an event that month.
Take Five with Matt Anderson: Chips are down when sales are up
Matt Anderson, president of Sound Devices LLC, Reedsburg, has seen how supply chain disruption and the shortage of computer and audio chips are impacting business, and it’s not a pretty picture.
Madison biotech startup receives $400,000, plans relocation
Madison-based biotech startup Geno.Me plans to relocate to Milwaukee after receiving $400,000 in seed funding from Milwaukee-based venture capital firm Gateway Capital Partners.
Tech company relocates
Envision IT LLC will be moving the first week of December to 8040 Excelsior Drive, Suite 402, Madison.
EXAS falls short with Q3 earnings
Madison-headquartered Exact Sciences Corp. reported a net loss of $166.9 million in its third quarter.
WTC holds Early Stage Symposium
The two-day Wisconsin Technology Council (WTC) Early Stage Symposium conference will feature 40 early-stage investors and 38 companies to match up companies with investors.
Pharma company plans 250 new jobs in Verona
California-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals is planning to bring 250 jobs to the area with a new facility to make genetic treatments.
Medical equipment tech company lands $4.5 million
Madison-based RehabPulse, an online marketplace for medical equipment, has secured $4.5 million in funding.
State licensing to modernize operations
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) is partnering with Google Cloud and MTX to enhance Wisconsin’s occupational licensure review and adjudication.
White-collar jobs are increasingly being automated
Professionals with college degrees and specialized training once felt relatively safe from automation. But recent research indicates that white-collar jobs are increasingly being taken over by machines — maybe not by robots directly, but certainly facing pressures from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning solutions.
Immuto Scientific raises $2.3 million
Madison-based biotech Immuto Scientific Inc. announced that it has successfully closed on a $2.3 million seed-funding round.
Insurance company launches identity theft campaign
Madison-based Rural Mutual Insurance Co. and its partner CyberScout have teamed up to launch an identity theft public awareness campaign in October.
Japanese subsidiary acquires Madison-based Semba Biosciences
Tosoh Bioscience LLC, a subsidiary of Tosoh Corp. in Japan, has acquired Madison-based Semba Biosciences.
Local companies win innovation awards
Wisconsin Innovation Awards, a competition to recognize the state’s most innovative products and services, announced the nine 2021 winners.
UW spinoff receives $150,000 investment
BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. announced a $150,000 investment in the University of Wisconsin licensed spinoff company Immuto Scientific Inc.
Naviant acquires California company
Verona-based Naviant Inc., a provider of intelligent automation services, announced that it signed an agreement to acquire NEKO Industries, a business process automation provider based in Roseville, California.
Epic enables vaccine status verification with new tech
Verona-based Epic Systems has developed new technology to easily verify a person’s vaccine status and test results.
