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STAR Water Group, an Australian maker of biofiltration technology and bioretention systems and a 2017 alumnus of The Water Council’s BREW accelerator, plans to launch an initial public offering on the Sydney Stock Exchange. STAR (Stormwater Treatment and Reuse) is the first BREW company to go public. The Water Council’s $50,000 investment in the startup, part of the accelerator model, will be converted to equity in the new public company. STAR Water also participated in The Water Council’s Pilot Program, successfully testing its technology at Green Tech Station on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The company recently kicked off a month-long...

Governor Tony Evers unveiled his plan on January 27 to use a portion of the state revenue surplus funds to address rising costs facing Wisconsin families while defraying costs for caregiving and childcare that present barriers to employment. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) recently released new projections indicating the state general fund balance will have a $3.8 billion surplus at the end of the 2021-23 biennium—nearly $2.9 billion more than was expected in June 2021. The news comes as Wisconsin’s unemployment rate and the number of people unemployed are the lowest in state history while the state’s ‘rainy...

Mattel toy company’s “Barbie Inspiring Women” series pays tribute to the incredible heroines of their time, by featuring courageous women who took risks, changed rules, and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before. For February, a new doll joins the collection that celebrates Ida B. Wells, a groundbreaking investigative journalist, champion of civil rights, and advocate for Women’s Suffrage. But those were just the beginning of her accomplishment. “I am honored that Barbie has chosen to celebrate my great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells, as part of its Inspiring Women Series. My great-grandmother was a...

The Bronzeville Center for the Arts (BCA) announced its vision for a world-class art and cultural center in the heart of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville District on February 2. The BCA was recently selected as the top responder to an offer to purchase a 3.4-acre property owned by the state and previously occupied by the Wisconsin DNR Southeast Regional Headquarters and Milwaukee Service Center. If the project is approved, the former DNR site will be BCA’s second investment in Bronzeville, joining the organization’s anticipated 507 W. North Avenue development. “This site has tremendous potential for the Bronzeville Center for the Arts,”...