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CONTACT: Diane Raney, 19203560818 maurices shares holiday fashion advice Beaver Dam, WI – Go ahead and dress the tree in red and green this holiday season, but you’ll want to be wearing brown, according to the fashion experts at maurices. "Think rich, chocolate, decadent browns," said Diane Raney store manager for maurices. "Colors have been trending this way for awhile, but brown...

CONTACT: Dieter van Melkebeek, 608-262-4196, dieter@cs.wisc.edu MADISON - A computer team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison got official notification on Nov. 10 that it will be heading to Harbin, China, for the world championship in February. UW-Madison has sent a team to the world finals for nine years running, says team coach, associate professor of computer science Dieter van Melkebeek. A team...

CONTACT: Stephanie Jutt, 608-263-0134, sjutt@wisc.edu MADISON - Entrepreneurship programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are supporting innovative thinking and actions. For example, the Wiscontrepreneur program promotes the creation of new businesses and socially beneficial organizations; the Student Venture Seed Grant Program backs up that encouragement with real money; programs at the Wisconsin School of Business rank among the best in the...

Contact: David Baldwin 608-237-1780 Madison, Wisconsin – Central Signal, LLC, a Madison-based company, co-founded by David Baldwin and Masood Akhtar announced today that it has been awarded a $700,000 SBIR Phase II grant entitled “Cost Effective, Power Efficient, Wireless Sensor Network Based Highway Incident Detection & Warning System” from the United States Department of Transportation. Wisconsin Interstate highways are an essential...

CONTACT: Michele Virnig Director of Communications Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church <a href="mailto:mvirnig@wisconsinumc.org">mvirnig@wisconsinumc.org (888) 240-7328 Program to Provide $6 Million of Support to Homeowners Sun Prairie, WI, November 10, 2009 – The Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church, working in partnership with Wisconsin Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (WIVOAD), has been selected to administer the 2008 Flood Recovery Program (FRP) by the State...

Contact: Kevin Reardon Owner & President Shakespeare Wealth Management, Inc. 262-814-1600 Kevin@shakespearewealthmanagement.com Brookfield, WI – Since July 10, 2009 Shakespeare Wealth Management, Inc. has been a proud affiliate of MD Preferred Financial Advisor, an independent, web-based resource for...

Media Relations Contact Annie Gentil Public Relations Coordinator Standard Process Inc. 262-495-6425 agentil@standardprocess.com PALMYRA, Wisconsin -- Five American Inhouse Design Awards were awarded to nutritional supplement manufacturer Standard Process in the 2009 national competition presented by Graphic Design USA. The winning designs were chosen from over 4,000 entries. Standard Process’s creative team was recognized in five different categories: Direct Mail & Direct...

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By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com MADISON -- The number of deals being done by angel investors and venture capital firms to fund start-ups has fallen by 30 to 50 percent in the past 18 months, but that doesn’t mean entrepreneurs should despair, a panel of experts said today at the 2009 Early Stage Symposium in Madison. However, people starting...

Click below to read the layoff notices filed with the state. NOTE: The company calls the notices filed about the Mazomanie layoffs "provisional" and says it will work to preserve as many jobs as possible through restructuring. The filings also say "not everyone receiving this notice will be separated from the company."

By WisBusiness Staff An announcement from Republic Airways that the company plans to establish a major airline hub in Milwaukee and create 800 jobs drew praise from state elected officials. "We worked hard in our last budget to move Wisconsin forward towards a strong recovery that continues our commitment to Wisconsin businesses and will create jobs and lead to future growth....