BellBrook Labs finds its biotech niche
By Laurel Norris and Christine Lepple
MADISON -- Most scientists believe new technology will sell itself to consumers.
But the founders of BellBrook Laboratories, located...
Calpine files bankruptcy
As expected, struggling power generator Calpine Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, which has billions of dollars of debt, made...
GenTel BioSurfaces uses biochip in cancer fight
By Andrea Brossard and Susan Orth
MADISON -- Surrounded by the hospital’s cold white walls, you sit quietly with your family. Nobody moves. Nobody...
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UW-Madison, WARF rank third among license income earned for 2004
Driven by the discovery of promising new drugs, agricultural products and
biotechnologies, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its technology transfer
arm, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation,...
WisBusiness: Natural Gas Prices Dictate Utility Rate Hikes
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Natural gas prices spiked last week on the New York Mercantile Exchange
at $15.52 per 1,000 cubic feet – more than twice...
WisBusiness: New Plan for Upper Mississippi
A compromise environmental protection plan for the Upper Mississippi River Refuge was released Sunday by the National Fish and Wildlife Service.
The alternative plan is...
WisBusiness: PSC Approves 11 Percent Rate Hike for Xcel
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON – The state’s Public Service Commission on Thursday approved an 11 percent electricity rate hike for Xcel Energy, which...
WisBusiness: PSC approves 6 percent Alliant natural gas increase
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission(PSC) on Monday granted an interim electric
rate increase to Alliant Energy to reflect the increased costs of natural gas.
In addition,...