Louis Livingston-Garcia

Louis Livingston-Garcia is newsletter editor for IB Madison and covers many beats, including small businesses and the airport's happenings. When he can, he likes to cover gaming, craft beverage and soccer. 

DATCP grants will help feed tribal elders and their families

The grants amount to $1.5 million in funding

SpaceX to spend $60 billion on AI startup Cursor

Cursor built an AI coding tool to help software developers generate, edit and review code. It was founded in 2022

Robinhood cuts 290 jobs

The financial trading platform believes it can operate more efficiently by eliminating some management positions

Cleary’s Furniture, Consignment & Decor opens this week

The business will sell a mix of new and used furniture

Morgridge Summer Science camp begins in July

The camps invite students from rural schools to live in university dorms, work in science labs and interact with professional scientists

MMSD’s draft of school budget seeks 8.5% increase in property taxes

For a house valued at around $500,000, taxes would increase about $311 annually

Minocqua Brewing Co. sues over beer seizure

About 1,200 cans of beer were seized last week

Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion

Pizza Hut has struggled for years, with only 14% to 23% of the pizza market

General Motors pens defense partnership with Lockheed Martin

General Motors will focus on munitions manufacturing under GM Defense

Electric car maker Rivian to lay off hundreds

Last year, Rivian lost $3.6 billion. The company has yet to make an annual profit