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Contact: Tom Still or Liz Schrum at 608-442-7557 To learn more, visit: http://www.DaneCountyYES.com MADISON – Students in Dane County high schools and middle schools can now enter online to take part in a technology-based business plan contest. Entries will be accepted through 5 p.m. Jan. 31, 2010. Judges and sponsors are also being recruited for the second annual “Youth Entrepreneurs in...

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Not many students go to class 100 feet or more in the air, but those enrolled in the Lakeshore Technical College Wind Energy Associate Degree program do just that. Practical experience in installing, maintaining and even rescuing people is gained on a wind turbine that was installed on the Cleveland, Wisconsin, campus in 2004. Students also do internships with a...

By Ben Kuo For WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE -- Alzheimer’s, a neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory loss and cognitive impairments, is becoming more widespread among the elderly. And while the search for a cure is accelerating, many people suffer from symptoms that could be treated while science hunts for answers. Dr. Brian Curry, founder of Neuro Amp and president and CEO of PhysioGenix, believes...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162                       Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Project to Create 48 Jobs MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that MCL Industries, Inc., of Pulaski has received a $1,650,000 Industrial Revenue Bond and an $86,000 allocation of Economic Development tax credits from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) for an expansion project that will...

For Godfrey & Kahn contact: Abbey Eisenlauer Marketing Department (414) 287-9485 aeisenlauer@gklaw.com For Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin contact: David Clutter Program Officer (608) 264-8922 http://www.wisconservation.org Milwaukee, Wisconsin (December 15, 2009). As part of its pro bono program, Godfrey & Kahn represented the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (NRF) in an agreement with Neenah Paper, Inc. and Friends of the Osa to promote reforestation and conservation of...

Contact: Kathy Epping, 608-333-4406 For interviews with First Business executives, contact Jodie Johnson at 262-792-1400 Business owners are optimistic about 2010 (BROOKFIELD, WI) – December 15, 2009 – Businesses in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties continued to feel the effects of the economic decline in 2009, however, a majority of business owners are optimistic about 2010, according to a report released today by...

CONTACT: P.J. Liesch, pliesch@wisc.edu; Chris Williamson, 608-262-4608, rcwillie@entomology.wisc.edu MADISON - For Wisconsin Christmas tree farmer Dan Hanauer Jr., the Grinch is very real. It lurks in his soil, greedily munching on the roots of his trees and stealing his chances for a profitable holiday season. "This thing can just devastate a field," says Hanauer, who grows trees on 500 acres near...

CONTACT: Tom Eggert, 608-267-2761, teggert@bus.wisc.edu MADISON - It's hard to imagine getting confused about something as simple as throwing out your lunch scraps. But there it is at Grainger Hall's Capital Café at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: a confounding array of options at the trash bins. One for vegetables and paper napkins, another for meat and dairy, yet more for mixed...