As the Milwaukee Business Journal reported, the Whitewater University Technology Park has 13 building sites with 12 ready for construction. The Innovation Center is 97 percent leased. The Innovation Center features three 500-square-foot labs, a software development center for students and a maker suite for student entrepreneurs, and offers coaching for companies renting space.
Startup Milwaukee EMERGE: Energy, Power and Controls
Woman Embraces Whitewater Grocery Leadership Role
As the president of the Whitewater Grocery Co. Board of Directors, Lacey Reichwald shares her motivation for starting Whitewater’s only full-service grocery store and insights on her leadership style. “Instead of people standing around asking, ‘Who’s going to fix this?’ we have people standing up and saying, ‘I’m going to fix this,’” Reichwald said.
Art Meets Entrepreneurship
Tracy, who is founder and CEO of the custom branded footwear company GreetFeet, is grateful to her art and Launch Pad professors who helped her pave to make her dream a reality. Tracy, a former athlete, is using GreetFeet to give back to fellow athletes. A portion of the proceeds from each pair sold funds the programs of the teams that sold them.
City Of Bloomington Announces New Way For Residents To Weigh In On Local Issues
The City of Bloomington welcomes resident input to guide choices and now Polco provides another opportunity for residents to share their opinions about important topics, influencing decisions that will determine the look, feel, and functionality of the city for decades to come.
Meet Wisconsin Inno’s 2018 50 on Fire
Wisconsin Inno's 50 on Fire list features 50 people, companies, and organizations that are heating up Wisconsin tech. BizTank and Scanalytics are two of the 50 featured companies.
How One Company is Simplifying Community Engagement
The National League of Cities (NLC) has teamed up with Polco to change the way local elected officials get input and buy-in from their constituents. As NLC's CEO and executive director explains, "We are excited to partner with a company that gives local governments the tools to make smarter, more efficient and more democratic decisions."
WisBusiness: The Podcast with Chris Roche of RecruitChute
A recent episode of "WisBusiness: The Podcast" features Chris Roche, founder and CEO of RecruitChute . The Whitewater startup connects promising high school soccer players with college programs, giving each a chance to create their own pages and search for potential matches. After nearly two years of growing the pilot platform, Roche plans on launching a commercial version on December 15th.
The energy-sector startups selected for Milwaukee's WERCBench Labs accelerator
As one of the startups selected for the Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC), Blue Line Battery will receive a $20,000 grant and an additional $20,000 investment at the end of the program. Blue Line Battery, based in Whitewater, engineers and manufactures industrial lithium ion battery systems for motive power and stationary energy storage.
JP Centre/South Main Streets Throwing Mobile App Party on Sept. 29
Start-Up Recreation Rentalz Strives to Make Renting 'EZ' -- Recreation Rentalz
Recreation Rentalz allows users to rent or list all types of recreational vehicles. The company has been working with Iron Forge Development to build their mobile app. The mobile app launch is scheduled for this fall. Recreation Rentalz was founded by Jeremy Millian, a UW-Whitewater graduate, and his partner Brad Behrens.
Advocate Aurora invests $75,000 in Ideawake
First Thursday ArtWalk Gets an App
South Main Streets' First Thursday ArtWalk will include a new interactive mobile app, StriveOn. The app will incorporate scavenger hunts, quizzes, and will ping you when you walk past a participating business. The StriveOn Launch Party will take place on the lawn of the First Baptist Church from 12:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, September 29th.
2019 Best Tech Startups in Milwaukee
The Tech Tribune, a new publication focused on tech startups, recently announced its 2019 rankings of the 9 best tech startups in Milwaukee. The rankings were based on revenue potential, brand and product traction, the competitive landscape, and leadership team. Scanalytics and Ideawake both rank on the list.
Online Public Policy Polling Yet to Take Off in Madison
How Milwaukee Floor Sensor Startup Scanalytics Keeps on Growing
Since its launch in 2013, Scanalytics has become one of the most notable tech startups in the state of Wisconsin. The company has more than 100 clients and its technology has collected over 188 million impressions.
Kewaunee County Seeks Public Input on Broadband
Kewaunee County plans on incorporating an investment into broadband internet access into their budget. Before allocating the budget amount, the county wants to hear from residents through Polco.
This Wisconsin Startup Helps Schools Improve Their Fundraising
“We want fundraising to be a positive experience,” said Platt, co-founder of Classmunity, an affiliate of the Whitewater Innovation Center. Classmunity aims to solve some of the fundraising problems that school districts have been facing.
Lemont Adopts New Public Engagement Platform
The village of Lemont recently announced the launch of Polco to make it easier for residents to participate in the community. Polco is an engagement platform where residents can give direct input to the local government decision-making process.