Innovators incite change

Brad Allen, Biz & Tech Editor

December 7, 2016

It all starts with an idea. An idea can grow into a business through passion, immeasurable effort and dedication. An array of innovators—a mix of UW-Whitewater students and Whitewater community members—gathered inside the UW-Whitewater Technology Park, 1221 Innovation Dr., on Nov. 30 to “share...

Creators seek to incite change

January 26, 2016

January 26, 2016 By Brad Allen The UW-Whitewater student chapter of the Enactus organization was just one of several groups attending the January Innovator’s Showcase to present their ideas of how to improve the world through technology. The Innovator’s Showcase featured many presentations...

American Express sponsors local small business event

November 17, 2015

Nov. 17, 2015 By Brad Allen Following the frenzy of Black Friday comes the “shop local” focus of Small Business Saturday, an event designed to keep dollars local. Small Business Saturday is a national event sponsored by American Express. Many small businesses display customized door mats...

Haute Hawks: Spring fashion shows locally

April 22, 2015

By Jordan Gittens April 22, 2015 This past Sunday, Whitewater turned out its best fashion in the Hamilton Room of the University Center. Here, we saw fashion from Thirty-One, an individual sales consultant company, to Dale’s Bootery, which is just a stone throw away on Main Street. The Second...

Arms up to raise ALS awareness

September 5, 2014

Sept. 3, 2014 By Vesna Brajkovic As summer comes to a close, many will find themselves looking back on their summer break of long nights, bonfires and… ice buckets. It’s the viral phenomenon that stormed our Facebook newsfeeds in a matter of months, replacing the cat gifs with videos of...