UWM: Public transportation best avenue for job creation, says UWM economist
MILWAUKEE — Economist James Peoples appeared at the White House Oct. 5 to present his research findings on transportation, stimulus spending and job creation before members from the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and other attending economists.
Job creation is best accomplished through major investment in public transportation projects, says the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee professor of economics.
“The first 10 months...
Gov. Doyle: Announces nearly $3 million in state funding for three companies
Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661
Projects Will Create 36 Jobs
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced $2.95 million in funding for three southern Wisconsin companies to invest in their operations and create 36 jobs in the state....
Madison Children’s Museum: Standard Process Inc. to sponsor MCM Greenhouse Program
MADISON, Wis. (October 21, 2010) ― Standard Process Inc., based in Palmyra, Wis., has committed to sponsoring Madison Children’s Museum’s new Seedling Sprouter program to support organic urban farming practices.
As the Seedling Sprouter sponsor, Standard Process will fund the purchase, maintenance, and programming related to the museum’s greenhouse seedlings, to be raised on MCM’s four-season Rooftop Ramble, the Gift...
UW-Madison: Entrepreneur translates research into real-world health solutions
CONTACT: David Beebe, 608-262-2260, djbeebe@wisc.edu
MADISON - David Beebe's quest is innovation, both in the laboratory and the marketplace.
"It's so easy in academia to be fascinated by the science, but if you're solving a problem that doesn't actually help anyone, it is much less likely to have an impact on human health," says Beebe, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of...
Clean Wisconsin: Fall’s collection call — 3 ways to responsibly dispose of fall leaves
Contact: Sam Weis, Media Specialist, 608‐251‐7020 x22
Autumn is in full swing in Wisconsin. That means apples and pumpkins, corn mazes and hayrides, flannel and football, the first specks of blaze orange on the horizon and leaves. Lots and lots of leaves.
As you rake and collect leaves in the coming weeks, you may be tempted to sneak them in the...
FEMA: Disregarding your SBA loan packet could be like throwing away money
FEMA News Desk: 262-780-3271
NEW BERLIN, Wis - Residents and business owners in Grant and Milwaukee counties who suffered damages or losses from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred from July 20 through July 24 and received a loan application from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are urged to complete and return the application, according to disaster officials...
Faith Technologies: Ranks in ENR Magazine’s top 600 specialty contractor listing
Menasha, Wis. (October 21, 2010) - Faith Technologies, a full-service electrical and technology solutions contractor, has scored an impressive 60th place ranking in Engineering News Record (ENR) magazine's annual listing of the Top 600 Specialty Contractors in the United States.
First compiled in 1989, the well-known ENR annual listing ranks leading U.S. contractors according to construction revenues from specialty, prime...
U.S. Sens. Feingold, Kohl: Applaud Bucyrus deal
Contacts: Zach Lowe or Katie Rowley (Feingold) – (202) 224-0981
Lynn Becker or Dawn Schueller (Kohl) – (202) 224-5653
Export-Import Bank Decision Creates Jobs in Wisconsin
Washington, D.C. – Wisconsin’s...
