UW-Madison: UW wins dairy research grant
CONTACT: Bekah Gillespie, rgillespie@cdr.wisc.edu, 608-262-8015
UW CENTER FOR DAIRY RESEARCH WINS FEDERAL INNOVATION GRANT
MADISON - The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research (CDR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been awarded one of seven $1 million i6 Challenge grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce to support an effort to commercialize research ideas that will positively impact economic development.
CDR, along...
Jadin leaving WEDC for Madison-area development agency
Paul Jadin is leaving his post as secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to take a job with Thrive, an economic development agency for the eight counties around Madison.
Jadin was appointed secretary of the Department of Commerce in January of last year, then transitioned to head the WEDC when it was created to replace Commerce....
WisBusiness: Jobless rate rises to 7.5% as state adds 7,800 jobs in August
New preliminary numbers from the state Department of Workforce Development show the unemployment rate rose to 7.5 percent in August, up 0.2 percentage points from the rate in July.
The report shows the state added an estimated 7,800 jobs last month, including 4,300 in the private sector.
DWD also released revisions that showed the state losing 1,600 more private-sector jobs in...
