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— Carl E. Gulbrandsen, WARF managing director, told the monthly WisBusiness.com luncheon that the new federal stimulus package is good news for UW-Madison research.
“The university is in the sweet spot of the stimulus package,” Gulbrandsen said Monday, singling out projects like the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery being built on campus, and the medical research, bio-energy and green energy sectors.
He said WARF, which helps spur UW-Madison research then licenses results to the private sector, is an “83-year-old start-up” that has had “one home run after another” dating back to Vitamin D discoveries in the 1920s.
Stem cell research is another home run that will pay benefits for years to come, he said, noting current patents have been reconfirmed and are doing well across the world.
Stem cell research “will change the way research is done and ultimately change the way medicine is done,” he said.
He admitted Madison is “a flyover area” for some and that the city could always use more entrepreneurs and venture capital. But he says those will be enhanced with the new facilities, which aim to foster interaction between research sectors, scientists off campus and the public. He said the venture capital “will come as the science comes.”
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— Columnist Marc Eisen says he’s fascinated by the organic farming movement’s “odd but compelling mixture of risk-taking entrepreneurialism with radical politics.”
He describes the organic farmers he saw at a recent organic farming conference in La Crosse: “These are folks who display almost a libertarian notion of self-reliance and suspicion of authority. Yet they still share an unabashed sense of group solidarity and common mission. Feet planted firmly in the ground, body braced for a struggle, many organic farmers see themselves as insurgents attempting nothing less than to stop the big wheel of industrial agriculture from rolling over the earth.”
Read his new column for more: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=150873
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HOW THE FEDERAL STIMULUS AFFECTS WISCONSIN, WITH GARY WOLTER
Thursday, MARCH 12, 2009
11:45 a.m. at the Madison Club
Gary Wolter is serving as head of the Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment. He is also chairman, president and CEO of Madison Gas and Electric.
The 2009 luncheon series is sponsored by The Wisconsin Bankers Association, The Ho Chunk Nation, WHD Government Affairs, Flaherty & Associates, Wal-Mart and Xcel Energy.
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Olympic wrestler to speak in Beloit: Bill Scherr, director of sport for Chicago 2016 and a 1988 Olympian, will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Beloit Chamber’s 82nd Annual Dinner and Meeting Tuesday at The Eclipse Center. Scherr said the Olympics in Chicago will be a great way to promote sports, foster international goodwill and boost the economy.
http://beloitdailynews.com/articles/2009/02/28/news/local_news/news04.txt
Marinette Marine avoids layoffs: The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. that will allow Marinette Marine to begin acquiring materials for the construction of a new littoral combat ship.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090303/GPG03/903030587/1247
Dresser Waukesha to supply Southeast Asia projects: Dresser Waukesha, formerly known as Waukesha Engine, will supply gas-powered engines for power generation projects designed and installed by EuroAsiatic, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based engineering, procurement and construction company.
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BusinessWeek: Milwaukee among nation’s unhappiest cities: With 175 cloudy days each year and a December 2008 unemployment rate of 7.9 percent, Milwaukee was ranked the 11th unhappiest city in the country, according to BusinessWeek.com.
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BIOTECH (back to top)
– Platypus receives $400,000 NIH grant
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ECONOMY (back to top)
– Appleton school district to trim 31.5 positions
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– Recession gauged on a sliding scale
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MANUFACTURING (back to top)
– Neenah Paper gets Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year honors
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– ARI profits fall 83 percent
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LABOR (back to top)
– City officials: Overtime cheaper than hiring employees
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– UW faculty again backs domestic partner benefits for state workers
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SMALL BUSINESS (back to top)
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REAL ESTATE (back to top)
– Alexander Co. buys Northgate Shopping Center
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– Developers propose 350 apartments on Park East site
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AGRIBUSINESS (back to top)
– DNR Okays Key Permit for Rosendale Dairy Expansion Project
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=264&yr=2009
– DNR clears large expansion of dairy farm
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RETAIL (back to top)
– Sears Grand closing in Oshkosh, development continues on Best Buy
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– Austin-based Logan’s hopes to open bar and restaurant downtown in former Angelic Brewing
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– Yahara River Grocery Cooperative hires general manager
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– Jewelry vendor pulling out of Boston Store, Macy’s, others
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HEALTH CARE (back to top)
– Aurora wellness program earns recognition
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FINANCIAL SERVICES (back to top)
– Noncash charge compounds M&I fourth-quarter loss
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– Anchor BanCorp reaches loan accord with U.S. Bank
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MANAGEMENT (back to top)
– Oshkosh Defense selects leader
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– A.O. Smith names new chief of Asia operations
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