Judy Newman

@msommerhauser @WiStateJournal @WisDems @WisPolicyForum Best wishes to you, Mark, on the next leg of your great career!

First the personal bit: Today was my last to enter the remarkable WI State Capitol as a @WiStateJournal reporter I have 1 more day on the job covering the @WisDems convention Saturday Monday I start my new gig, doing communications & policy research @WisPolicyForum

WARNING: lengthy tweet thread incoming I rarely indulge in these. But yeah…. today, y’all are just gonna have to indulge me.

Electronic Theatre Controls shines on, with new CEO. bit.ly/2QuixEs @ETCInc @MadisonRegion @MadisonBiz @WiscTechCouncil

Big brewing news as @WisBrewingCo buys @lakelouiebeers while announcing major expansion at WBC. @BeerAdvocate @frankbeerdist @madbeerweek @WIbeerbaron madison.com/business/wisco…

Cellular Logistics, with a new way to treat heart failure names new CEO. bit.ly/2w3UzXr @BioForward @MadisonHIT @MadisonRegion @UWMadisonURP

@Polco_us acquires Boulder research firm. bit.ly/2VuynQh @MadisonBiz @MadisonRegion @TheBunkerLabsWI

The Madison Region -- a potential hub for hemp production? That's one idea from a series of reports by MadREP on boosting the local economy. bit.ly/2Vwmd9x @MadisonRegion @MadisonBiz @UWMadisonURP @WiscTechCouncil

@ArrowheadPharma adds $25 M milestone payment to its coffers. bit.ly/2YiPZkd @MadisonRegion @MadisonHIT @BioForward @WiscTechCouncil @UWMadisonURP

Nimble Therapeutics spins out drug discovery tech from research at Roche, saving Madison science jobs. bit.ly/2VaHjuh @BioForward @MadisonRegion @MadisonBiz @WiscTechCouncil @WARF_News @UWMadisonURP

Parent company Mattel names a new leader for Middleton-based American Girl. bit.ly/2PQXEmF @MadisonBiz

Fargo-based biotech @aldevron celebrates 10 years in Madison by doubling operations here. bit.ly/2V1ZLFn @MadisonBiz @MadisonRegion @WiscTechCouncil @UWMadisonURP @BioForward

@ExactSciences is on the prowl for a site for a third lab, CEO Kevin Conroy says. bit.ly/2IYkMPx @UWMadisonURP @BioForward @WiscTechCouncil @MadisonBiz @MadisonRegion

@aaronolver @aldevron @UWMadisonURP Hmmm, wish I'd thought of that...

It's always fun to see a company like @aldevron grow, but what I really want to know if is if Tom Foti can brew @UWMadisonURP some beer with all that fermentation equipment. @jnewmanWSJ, did you ask? madison.com/wsj/business/f…

Greater Madison Chamber holds Icebreaker luncheon, unveils $500,000 VR campaign to attract employees.

Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announces its first entrepreneur in residence program --- 1st to be named: Johnny and Marie Justice, who own 2 businesses, film making and commercial cleaning.

Learning Shop, Madison's last independent toy store, to close madison.com/wsj/business/l… via @WiStateJournal

Madison slides to #72 in Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities. bit.ly/2CNFkEK @MadisonBiz @MadisonRegion @paulsoglin @MilkenInstitute @BrookingsInst @WiscTechCouncil @UWMadisonURP

Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics will build $21M facility in Madison to produce stem cells for regenerative medicine. bit.ly/2F3VM7r @CellDynamics @BioForward @MadisonBiz @MadisonRegion @UWMadisonURP @WiscTechCouncil @WARF_News @UW_OBE

@Energizer's $2 Billion purchase of @Rayovac becomes final. bit.ly/2BTsPHn @MadisonRegion @MadisonBiz

Plans cross a big hurdle for @Energizer to buy @Spectrum_Brands' car products, like STP motor oil. bit.ly/2ELtizj @MadisonBiz @MadisonRegion

Cologuard maker @ExactSciences launches new studies to broaden its potential attack against cancer. bit.ly/2rT6qVZ @MadisonBiz @MadisonRegion @BioForward @UWMadisonURP