UW-Madison: A Hubble Space Telescope original returns to Wisconsin
CONTACT: Jim Lattis (608) 263-0360, lattis@astro.wiscedu
MADISON - After a journey of some 535 million space miles, give or take, and years languishing in a cavernous government warehouse, one of the original scientific instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope has splashed down in Wisconsin.
The High Speed Photometer or HSP was one of five interchangeable instruments aboard the telescope when it...
UW-Madison: Northern Wisconsin high schoolers learn with stem cells, UW researchers
CONTACT: Rupa Shevde, (608) 316-4113, rshevde@morgridgeinstitute.org
MADISON - Eighteen top science students from northern Wisconsin high schools have earned the opportunity to hone their laboratory skills and work alongside leading researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at a summer science camp focused on stem cells.
Hosted by the Morgridge Institute for Research, a nonprofit biomedical research institute...
Fond du Lac County EDC: Got a business idea? Enter the 2012 Northeast Wisconsin Business Plan Competition
Contact:
Bob O’Donnell, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Small Business Development Center, UW-Oshkosh (920) 424-1456 or odonnelr@uwosh.edu
Steve Jenkins, CEcD, President Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (920) 929-2063 or steve@fcedc.com
It’s time to act on your business idea now, according to the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC), and the Northeast Wisconsin Regional Economic Partnership.
Aspiring entrepreneurs and...
Wisconsin Academy: Announcing the Wisconsin People & Ideas/Wisconsin Book Festival 2012 Short Story Contest
Contact: Jason A. Smith, Editor, Wisconsin People & Ideas
MADISON—Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Academy's quarterly magazine of Wisconsin thought and culture, recently announced the winners of their 2012 short story contest held in conjunction with the Wisconsin Book Festival:
1st Place: “Eyes in the Back of Her Head,” by Jill Stukenberg - Wausau
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WisDOT: Public information meeting for US 12/18 Freeway Conversion Study in Dane County
For more information, contact: Craig Pringle, WisDOT Project Manager (608) 242-8058, craig.pringle@dot.wi.gov
Steven Theisen, WisDOT Communications Specialist (608) 246-3818, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov
Study extends from I-39/90 and Beltline interchange to County N interchange
A public information meeting will occur on Tuesday, July 31 to discuss the US 12/18 Freeway Conversion Study between I-39/90 and US 12/18 (Beltline interchange) and the County N interchange in...
UW-Stevens Point: Biofuels patent issued to UW-Stevens Point researchers
A patent that opens the door for the creation of biofuels from abundantly available plant fiber has been issued to researchers at the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
WIST’s first patent is for a process that makes biofuels and other products from cellulosic plant material, including agricultural residues such as corn stover or...
Wisconsin Farm Bureau: Wisconsin food prices inch upward in 2012’s second quarter
Contact: Casey Langan, Executive Director of Public Relations, 608.828.5711
Impacts of drought will not be felt in the stores for months to come
MADISON – Retail food prices at the supermarket increased modestly during the second quarter of 2012 according to the latest Wisconsin Farm Bureau Marketbasket Survey.
“Any impact on food prices...
New North, Inc.: Releases midyear ‘New North Report to the Community’ 2012
Contact: Jeff Blumb
Mobile: 920.328.5454
Email: blumb@nationconsulting.com
NEW NORTH, July 17, 2012 – The newest edition of the Midyear New North Report to the Community 2012 is now out,...
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour rolls out July 21-22, 2012
Contact: Judi Murphy
Public Relations & Marketing
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
262-853-8934
Judi.Murphy@lls.org
2012 Bike Tour celebrates 20th anniversary as major fundraiser by shattering records
Brookfield, Wis. – July 18, 2012 – The Wisconsin Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour is a two-day, 150 mile cycling event from Mequon to Sturgeon Bay with an overnight in Manitowoc. Riders...
Savaglia Partners with Primum for Marketing Communications
Contact: Ashley Cobert, Primum
ashley@primumagency.com, 414-765-2311
Investment and planning company engages Primum Marketing Communications as agency of record for strategic communications
MILWAUKEE (July 17, 2012) – Savaglia Investments and Planning, a financial planning services company based in Oak Creek, announces the hiring of Milwaukee’s Primum Marketing Communications. The financial planning company is partnering with Primum to increase the brand’s presence. Focusing on...
Gov. Walker: Announces Wisconsin Workforce Partnership Grant for Moraine Park Technical College
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Madison–Governor Walker announced today the awarding of a Wisconsin Workforce Partnership Grant from the Wisconsin Covenant Foundation Inc. for Moraine Park Technical College in Fond du Lac.
The college will use the $705,647 grant to provide specific training necessary to create new jobs at partnering businesses including Amerequip Corporation, Brenner Tank, John Crane...
