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Contact: Scott Gurholt Riley Construction Company 262-658-4381 scottg@rileycon.com KENOSHA, Wis. – The construction of the new Oakton Street the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Yellow line, aka Skokie Swift, is in full swing. Village of Skokie construction manager Riley Construction is leading the effort to bring downtown rail transit service back to Skokie. Features will...

Link honored for tasking risks and growing Jack Link’s Beef Jerky into a snack food powerhouse; according to Ernst & Young, risk-taking and innovation are key to entrepreneurial success PALM SPRINGS, CA, NOVEMBER 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Jack Link, CEO, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky, was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 national winner in the Retail...

By Jim Cryns For WisBusiness.com Lake Lawn Resort on Lake Delavan, a fixture in the state since 1878, is on target to shut its doors in December. The 258-acre resort is the community's third-largest employer. Approximately 300 jobs will be lost as a result of the closing, adding a lot of stress to the already troubled Delavan area. The last reservations accepted...

CONTACT: Laura Kiessling (608) 262-0541, kiessling@chem.wisc.edu MADISON - Growing human embryonic stem cells in the lab is no small feat. Culturing the finicky, shape-shifting cells is labor intensive and, in some ways, more art than exact science. Now, however, a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reports the development of a fully defined culture system that promises a more...