UW-Madison: Four students attend Nobel conference
Contact: Renee Meiller, 608-262-2481, meiller@engr.wisc.edu; Jill Sakai, 608-262-9772, jasakai@wisc.edu
MADISON - Four University of Wisconsin-Madison students will meet with more than 30 Nobel laureates and 580 young researchers from around the world July 1-6 at the 62nd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting held on Lake Constance in Lindau, Germany.
The meeting provides a globally recognized forum for knowledge transfer among...
We The People/Wisconsin: Economy — Biz owner sees utility model as possible fix for health care problems
By Kay Nolan
For WisBusiness.com
Madison small-business owner Bret Gundlach believes the nation's health care system needs to be fixed. But instead of implementing the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act, Gundlach wonders why a regulatory agency similar to the ones that oversee utilities couldn't be established.
"Having some more management of the system would make some sense," said Gundlach, 44. ...
WisBusiness: Health care ruling prompts mixed reactions from business, health care community
One of the biggest winners in Thursday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act is the insurance industry, according to a Milwaukee attorney who represents employers, third party administrators, brokers and benefit consultants.
“After the Obama administration, insurers are coming out on top,” said John Barlament of the Quarles and Brady law firm. “There is...
WisBusiness: Milwaukee County Board advances Park East development
By Miranda Rosenkranz
For WisBusiness.com
Despite objections from a local union, the Milwaukee County Board voted 16-2 Thursday to allow the Park East Square development in downtown Milwaukee to move forward with Stewart Wangard as the new lead partner.
The project has been held up since 2007 after the original lead developer purchased the lot from the county but could not secure...
