Lt. Gov. Kleefisch: To present training grants for five area companies at Lakeshore Technical College
CONTACT: ROBERT SCHLAEGER 608.266.3516
Madison – Lt. Governor Kleefisch to present training grants totaling $286,000 for five area companies at Lakeshore Technical College.
Lt. Governor Kleefisch will visit Lakeshore Technical College to make a major announcement affecting five area companies and their nearly 1,600 employees. Federal Mogul, Kaysun Corp. and KI, of Manitowoc; and Mayline Co. and Vollrath Co., of...
Baird Capital Partners: Sells METI to CAE
CHICAGO, August 24, 2011 -- Baird Capital Partners (BCP), the U.S.-based buyout fund of Baird Private Equity, announced today that it has completed the sale of its equity interest in BCP IV portfolio company Medical Education Technologies, Inc. (METI) to CAE (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE). Total proceeds from the exit will generate an estimated 2.5x gross return on investment...
BioForward: 2011 Bioscience Vision Summit sets stage for Wisconsin to be national leaders in bioscience
Event Date: September 8, 2011, Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, WI -- Bioscience, academic and political leaders will gather this September 8, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin for BioForward's 2011 Bioscience Vision Summit. This year's speaker lineup and session agenda is BioForward's most innovative to date, featuring thought leaders from the agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical device, energy sectors and more.
To kick off the...
Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence, Local Government Institute of Wisconsin: Lean government conference to help state and local governments do more better
Contact: Liz Menzer
Phone: (608) 663-5300
Email: menzer@wisquality.org
Can government of all sizes take lessons from industry to get faster, more efficient, stronger, and do more better? The answer is absolutely YES. Governments across Wisconsin are wondering how they will maintain high quality services and one solution is to find more efficient ways to deliver those services by getting Lean.
On October...
SERRV: Holds 2nd annual design camp to benefit artisans across the globe
Contact: Ashley Ellingson 1.888.243.4423 / 608.251.3766 ashleye@serrv.org
Design to Fight Poverty
Madison, Wis. - SERRV is excited to welcome 3 designers from fair trade partner organizations in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Nepal from August 20-28th.
SERRV, a nonprofit fair trade organization based in Madison, provides a market for handcrafts produced by 65 community groups in 33 countries. Designers will visit Madison...
Malkasian: Realtors’ association head reflects on 36 years of lobbying
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
After eight years in the political wilderness, the Wisconsin Realtors Association has re-emerged as a major player on the state’s political scene.
Headed by Bill Malkasian for more than three decades, the group was often at odds with former Gov. Jim Doyle. But the association backed Scott Walker in the 2010 governor’s race against Milwaukee...
UW-Madison: Human gait could soon power portable electronics
CONTACT: Tom Krupenkin, 608-890-1948, tnk@engr.wisc.edu; J. Ashley Taylor, 608-890-1949
MADISON - If the vision of Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor comes to fruition, one day soon your cellphone - or just about any other portable electronic device - could be powered by simply taking a walk.
In a paper appearing this week (Aug. 23) in the journal Nature Communications, Krupenkin...
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese: Winners announced in second annual Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese recipe contest
Media Contact: Linda Funk
Flavorful Insight, (866) 430-2590
lfunk@flavorfulinsight.com
Waterloo, Wisconsin, August 23, 2011—Creative cooks from three states were inspired by Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese to develop winning appetizer, main course, side dish and dessert recipes for the Second Annual Crave Brothers Farmstead Classics Cheese Recipe Contest. Held on August 11, 2011 at the Waterloo Farmer’s Market, contest entries were judged by...
