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By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com Most of Wisconsin’s economy may be in the dumps, with companies announcing layoffs almost daily and the state’s unemployment rate topping 9 in recent months. But it’s been a very good summer for the University Research Park on Madison’s west side and its affiliate, the Metro Innovation Center, only a few blocks east...

By David A. Wise WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE -- Although the corporate headquarters of the merged Miller-Coors brewing company is located in Chicago, Miller-Coors Senior Vice President Mike Jones says the company remains committed to Milwaukee. Jones told Milwaukee Rotarians at their weekly meeting Tuesday that Miller-Coors still has “a huge corporate presence here,” one that is bigger than in Chicago or Golden, Colo. Jones...

Media Contact: Janet Arnold-Grych Director of Communications and Marketing Tel: 262-696-3365 Fax: 262-696-3366 E-mail: janet@mranet.org August 19, 2009 Waukesha, Wis. – For those who’ve lost a job, figuring out how to get the next one—especially in this market—can feel daunting, confusing and deflating. To help their members confronted with this situation, Catholic Knights, a 124-year-old fraternal benefit society headquartered in Milwaukee,...

Contact: Gina Evans, 608-263-4507, gevans@waastaff.com MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates looking for a career edge can now be the first to know about job opportunities, networking events and online tools through the expanded Badger Career Network, provided by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). The improved suite of services also now includes Badger Career Network Job Alerts, a new online service...

CONTACT: Ankit Agarwal, 515-708-1330, agarwal5@wisc.edu; Nicholas L. Abbott, 608-265-5278, abbott@engr.wisc.edu WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a presentation today (Aug. 19) to the American Chemical Society meeting, Ankit Agarwal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, described an experimental approach to wound healing that could take advantage of silver's anti-bacterial properties, while sidestepping the damage silver can cause to cells...

Energy efficiency will boost economy through reduced costs, more jobs MANITOWOC, Wis. — Aug. 18, 2009 — Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) today announced its support for a new program that provides triple bottom line investment opportunities for investors and decreased interest rates for companies striving for LEED certification. Triple bottom line investments take into account ecological and...

CONTACT: Judi Murphy, Director of Strategic Alliances ActionCOACH of Elm Grove P: 262-790-1213 F: 262-790-1516 E: JudiMurphy@actioncoach.com W: http://www.actioncoach.com Elm Grove, WI, August 19, 2009 – ActionCOACH of Elm Grove presents “Are You Ready to Take Your Business to the Next Level?” a free workshop that will provide local business owners and CEOs with specific, effective ideas and systems that will significantly improve their business immediately....

Contact: Sérgio Loureiro (920) 217-0720 sergio@autonomousmind.com New Advisory Service Helps Reduce Costs in Three Months while Maintaining Current Service Levels Madison, Wis. – Today, many local government organizations face two difficult challenges: a recession-driven deterioration of the tax base and steady increases in operational costs, particularly those associated with healthcare and energy. As a...