Innovation

WUWM visited a basement workshop in Menomonee Falls and a beverage plant in Random Lake to see two of the four finalists in a statewide innovation contest.

The National Science Foundation effort aims to clean environment, add jobs and boost DEI.

The annual contest includes some companies that have been around a long time.

The Citizens Utility Board discusses a planned large We Energies solar farm and solar roofs.

Komatsu says it still has production workers at the facility it bought six years ago from P&H/Joy Global at the border of Milwaukee and West Milwaukee, near the Zablocki VA. But that older site will eventually be vacated and possibly sold for re-development. A watchdog group hopes mining for needed minerals won't repeat mistakes of past mining.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin seek to bring new products to market.

The Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood moves a step closer to reality, thanks to $15 million in federal funds.

A large planned solar energy farm favored by We Energies triggers considerable debate.

Billions more in federal money could be flowing into engineering, research and development at universities in Wisconsin and elsewhere.

The city of Racine will be the first in Southeastern Wisconsin to experiment with vehicles that can be operated without a driver.