Brandon Anderegg

08/03/2021

No scooters in downtown Milwaukee, for now.
https://biztimes.com/milwaukee-bans-dockless-scooters-in-downtown-other-parts-of-the-city/

People will no longer be able to take electric scooter trips in downtown Milwaukee after the city’s Department of Public Works initiated a ban on new trips today.

07/15/2021

Sendik's to sell small-batch ice cream produced by Milwaukee-based startup Scratch Ice Cream.
https://biztimes.com/scratch-ice-cream-gains-momentum-after-landing-contract-with-sendiks/

Scratch Ice Cream has signed a contract with Sendik’s Food Market to sell its small batch ice cream pints in 16 stores throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.

06/01/2021

ICYMI: A free-market advocacy group says Gov. Tony Evers should eliminate a proposed $100 million venture capital fund from his budget proposal.

https://biztimes.com/free-market-advocacy-group-says-state-government-lacks-expertise-to-manage-proposed-100-million-vc-fund/

A free-market advocacy group is calling on Governor Tony Evers to remove a proposed $100 million venture capital fund from the state’s budget proposal, citing concerns over the ability for state government to make sound investments in early-stage startups.

05/24/2021

Milwaukee entrepreneur and artist Rachaad Howard is taking Cream City Print Lounge on the road. Check out what's new with Howard's business in the latest edition of Jump start via BizTimes Media.
https://biztimes.com/underground-printer-cream-city-print-lounge-has-big-clients/

What does it mean for an entrepreneur to successfully pivot? Just ask Rachaad Howard, owner of Cream City Print Lounge in West Allis. Howard launched Milwaukee’s first “print and sip” studio in 2019, a full-service… Want to Read More? Paid BizTimes subscribers get unlimited access to all Ins...

05/13/2021

BizTimes Media's latest cover story dives into the economic impact of the local bike industry and how cities can capture the rising interest in cycling to improve communities.

https://biztimes.com/biking-boom-industry-experiences-sales-surge-during-pandemic/

Finding an unusual-sized bicycle tire might have been tricky before the COVID-19 pandemic, but there’s a good chance you would have found a match at Truly Spoken Cycles in Milwaukee. But with a surging interest… Want to Read More? Paid BizTimes subscribers get unlimited access to all Insider con...

05/07/2021

The former battery unit for Johnson Controls filed for an initial public offering.
https://biztimes.com/johnson-controls-former-battery-unit-clarios-files-for-ipo/

Automotive battery maker Clarios has filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.

04/28/2021

In the agreement, the city would provide $20 million in cash grants if Milwaukee Tool brings in 2,000 jobs

04/08/2021

Moody will put his background in architecture to good use in new role.

04/08/2021

Did you know that RumChata is produced in Wisconsin?

https://biztimes.com/producer-of-rumchata-liqueur-to-be-acquired-by-e-j-gallo/

The Spirits Division for Modesto, California-based E. & J. Gallo Winery today announced that it has acquired Agave Loco LLC, a Vernon Hills, Illinois-based company that owns cream liqueur brand RumChata, which it produces in the City of Pewaukee.

04/06/2021

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will open the doors to the Bradley Symphony Center this weekend for the first in-person ticketed performance in its new downtown home.

04/01/2021

Fetch Rewards raised $210 million and now has a valuation of more than $1 billion.

On a separate but relevant note for news, Oshkosh-based AdvertiseCast was acquired by libsyn - liberated syndication
in a $30 million deal yesterday.

https://biztimes.com/fetch-rewards-raises-210-million-joins-1-billion-unicorn-valuation-club/

Madison-based Fetch Rewards Inc. has raised $210 million, bringing the grocery tech startup’s valuation to more than $1 billion - a rare milestone for midwestern startups.

03/31/2021

Brookfield-based Milwaukee Tool says a downtown Milwaukee site is its “first choice” for additional space to expand its corporate operations.

03/25/2021

United added new flights from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport to Florida and Maine. Last month, Spirit Airlines announced new flights out of Milwaukee, becoming the eighth passenger airline to serve the airport.
Via
BizTimes Media

https://biztimes.com/united-airlines-adds-nonstop-flights-from-milwaukee-to-five-new-destinations/

United Airlines will add new nonstop service from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport to five destinations on the south and east coasts of the U.S., the airport announced today.

03/23/2021

Stone Creek Coffee next month will permanently close its original location in Whitefish Bay at 601 E. Silver Spring Drive

03/23/2021

Dana Guthrie raised $6.25 million in four months through her Milwaukee-based VC fund Gateway Capital.

https://biztimes.com/dana-guthries-milwaukee-vc-fund-raises-6-25-million-in-four-months/

The Milwaukee-based Gateway Capital fund raised $6.25 million, four months after fund manager Dana Guthrie began raising capital for the venture fund.

03/17/2021

Rodney Ferguson is resigning as general manager and chief executive of the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee to take another job in Virginia.

03/17/2021

Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite are giving their North Milwaukee Street restaurant space in the Third Ward another go.

03/17/2021

Both victims and the suspect had worked together at Roundy's on the same shift for more than 20 years, a union official said.

https://biztimes.com/employee-shoots-kills-two-co-workers-at-roundys-facility-in-oconomowoc/

A distribution center employee shot and killed two co-workers at the Roundy's facility in Oconomowoc Tuesday night, a union official said.

03/17/2021

Just when you thought it was safe for the Couture developers to turn their attention to a project groundbreaking.

03/16/2021

We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, are planning a 325-megawatt solar and battery storage project in Walworth and Rock counties,

03/15/2021

Congrats Media Milwaukee and UWM Post writers. Proud of my fellow panthers!

UWM journalism students won 32 Milwaukee Press Club awards, more than any other state university.

03/15/2021

Town of Genesee-based Generac Power Systems Inc. to join the S&P 500 https://biztimes.com/generac-to-join-the-sp-500/ via BizTimes Media.

Generac Holdings Inc. will move into the S&P 500 on March 22 as part of the index’s quarterly rebalancing efforts.

03/12/2021

Innovation does exist in Wisconsin and it can be found brewing in a small manufacturing warehouse in Waukesha. Octane Coffee MKE's automated drive-thru can deliver (Stone Creek Coffee) coffee in less than 30 seconds.
https://biztimes.com/waukesha-based-octane-coffee-hopes-to-launch-automated-coffee-drive-thru-in-city-of-pewaukee/

Octane Coffee, a startup automating delivery coffee to customers, hopes to launch its first operation in City of Pewaukee this summer.

03/11/2021

The Milwaukee County Transit System has selected a vendor to build its first battery-electric buses, which will be used on the county's $55 million bus rapid-transit route.

03/10/2021

Wisconsin Startup Coalition wants to become a leading voice in Wisconsin's startup ecosystem, a role that has been held by Wisconsin Technology Council for more than 20 years. Matt Cordio, Tom Still and Toni Sikes discuss the strengths of each organization and how their differences benefit the ecosystem as a whole. Tom Chapman, an ecosystem building consultant with Omaha-based Chapman and Company, weighs in on Wisconsin's startup ecosystem.

https://biztimes.com/wisconsin-startup-coalition-tech-council-tout-their-different-approaches-to-advancing-states-entrepreneurial-ecosystem/?cache_busting=ojkrj

Two tech-oriented groups were quick to endorse Gov. Tony Evers’ plan for a $100 million state-backed venture capital fund when he first pitched the proposal in February. One was the Wisconsin Technology Council, which has… Want to Read More? Paid BizTimes subscribers get unlimited access to all ...

03/09/2021

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2021/03/09/milwaukee-police-seek-approval-featured-a-es-the-first-48/6925385002/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&cid=twitter_journalsentinel

The Milwaukee Police Department is seeking the Common Council’s approval to be in a documentary television series about homicide investigations.

03/09/2021

In 2018, Milwaukee Tool's CEO said the company was "still just getting started" and the year-over-year growth numbers back up his claim.

https://biztimes.com/milwaukee-tool-on-pace-to-exceed-6-billion-in-revenue-by-years-end/

The chief executive officer for Milwaukee Tool’s parent company, Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries Co., wasn’t kidding when he told investors in 2018 that Milwaukee Tool was “still just getting started.”

03/09/2021

WEDC awards $249,000 in grants to Milwaukee entrepreneurship programs.

https://biztimes.com/wedc-awards-249000-in-grants-to-milwaukee-entrepreneurship-programs/?fbclid=IwAR2O1m9H7hkigUugGPH_nb1ts718ArWoBpO8o7_t7d8ksSAEfuqy-uFEX5I

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will disburse $249,000 in grants to six Milwaukee-based organizations supporting entrepreneurship.

03/09/2021

Foxconn exec buys Elm Grove home for nearly $2.2 million via BizTimes Media and written by Alex Zank.

https://biztimes.com/foxconn-exec-alan-yeung-buys-elm-grove-home-for-nearly-2-2-million/

It looks like more money from Foxconn Technology Group has been invested in Wisconsin real estate. Only this time it involves a company executive's purchase of a private home.

03/08/2021

Sherman Phoenix co-founder JoAnne Sabir joins moguls as Project Pitch It returns for a fifth season. Episodes air weekends on WISN 12 NEWS starting March 20. BizTimes Media articles to follow each episode.
https://biztimes.com/joanne-sabir-joins-moguls-as-project-pitch-it-returns-for-fifth-season/

Milwaukee-area entrepreneur and Sherman Phoenix co-founder JoAnne Sabir will join Project Pitch It’s lineup of moguls for the Shark Tank-style show’s fifth season, which airs on WISN-TV Channel 12.