First Business Bank: First Business economic survey of Milwaukee and Waukesha counties reveals downturn has hit all business sectors
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...
UW-Madison: Fighting the Grinch who stole Wisconsin’s Christmas trees
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...
UW-Madison: Students focus on sustainability in business class
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...
CREWE: Statement on introduction of Clean Energy Jobs Act
CONTACT: Thad Nation, (414) 412-7814
(MADISON, Wis.)—The coalition for Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE) released this statement Tuesday, following the introduction of the Clean Energy Jobs Act, which is based on the recommendations of the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming:
"CREWE strongly supports the Global Warming Task Force recommendations and will support legislation that preserves the careful policy...
AG Van Hollen: Handeland Flooring Inc. agrees to pay penalties for improper asbestos removal violations
For More Information Contact:
Bill Cosh 608/266-1221
THIENSVILLE - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today announced that his office has resolved a civil case it has brought against Handeland Flooring, Inc., a Thiensville, Wisconsin, company which engaged in the business of laying, replacing and refinishing...
Platypus Technologies: Receives $100,000 SBIR grant to expand cell motility assay product line
Madison, WI – Platypus Technologies announces that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $100,000 from the National Institutes of Health. This 1-year funded project will enable the Company to further expand its cell motility assay product line into the High Througput Screening (HTS) market. By implementing...
Yun: Economist sees rush of home-buyers in early 2010
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
The Wisconsin real estate market recovery that began in the third quarter of this year will continue into 2010, with gains of 15 percent expected.
That’s the forecast of Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Associaton of Realtors. He spoke recently to members of the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association in Waukesha and talked to a...
