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Contacts: Greg Piefer, CEO SHINE Medical Technologies (608) 831-0814, greg.p@shinemed.com Jennifer Sereno Morgridge Institute for Research (608) 770-8084, jsereno@warf.org Public-private effort continues to move forward with technology enabling safer, cleaner, more efficient production of isotopes to treat and diagnose cancer and heart disease MIDDLETON, Wis. – A Wisconsin startup company has secured an initial $11 million in venture capital funding as part of its...

Menasha, Wis. (June 07, 2011) – Kevin Quinn and Kyle Meise recently passed the exam to be awarded their certification from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) in solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal installation. The certification distinguishes the men as knowledgeable leaders in the fields of renewable and sustainable energy and assures the public of...

CONTACT: Tia Nelson, Executive Secretary (608) 266-8369 MADISON –The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands today approved three State Trust Fund Loans totaling slightly more than $1.8 million to benefit one school district and two municipalities across Wisconsin to fund their public purpose projects. Loans approved include: * City of Menasha –...

Scholarships will support the College in developing a demographically representative pool of nursing professionals Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (June 7, 2011) – Edgewood College announced today that it has been selected as one of 52 schools to receive grant funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program (NCIN). During...

Madison, Wis., June 7, 2011 – Popamatic Studios, a new full-service marketing and creative agency, has launched in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded by former Planet Propaganda President Rob Sax, Popamatic’s primary focus is providing brands with compelling motion-based and digital brand content that can truly impact the bottom line. For work samples and capabilities, visit http://www.popamaticstudios.com. Sax founded Popamatic Studios following...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 WAUKESHA - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that on June 7, 2011, the Wisconsin Department of Justice, acting as special prosecutor for Waukesha County, filed a summons and criminal complaint in Waukesha County Circuit Court accusing James D. Gardetto, a south Milwaukee resident, with eight counts of unfair trade violations...

Contact: Ann Duginske Phone: 920.336.3860 Email: Aduginske@thenewnorth.com NEW NORTH, June 7th, 2011 – New North company PureTech Systems, located in Neenah, WI, has been nominated as one of the twelve finalists for the...

Green Bay, Wis. – Engineering and environmental consulting firm GAI Consultants expands its Midwest operations by acquiring Wisconsin-based EnPower, LLC. GAI’s latest acquisition extends its services to a total of 21 offices across 10 states in the Midwest Northeast, and Southeastern U.S. Currently a 750-person, multidiscipline firm, GAI has more than tripled its presence in the United States during the...

Students in the UW-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communications recently profiled nine state companies that are working on advancements the companies hope will net them sustained business success. The ideas range from a new system to boost the local food movement to a nanotech drug delivery system to a new technology for coating tools with ultra-thin layers of diamond....

By Mitch Larson For WisBusiness.com Look out, jewelry lovers: you’ve got competition in the hunt for diamonds. Nanocrystalline diamond coatings, a promising trend in nanotechnology, is the process of using diamond coatings to improve the performance of micro tools. But unlike the carats found in fine jewelry, where size usually matters, with these coatings less is more. The smaller and thinner...