WisDOT: October is 20th anniversary of state support of Hiawatha Service
For more information, contact:
Ron Adams, Chief of Railroads and Harbors
(608) 267-9284, ron.adams@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin and Illinois support has resulted in substantial ridership increases
Amtrak’s Hiawatha Service provides seven round trips a day between Milwaukee and Chicago transporting three-quarters of a million passengers a year. Trains are frequently full, but that hasn’t always been the case. Shortly after the National Railroad...
UW-Madison: Innovation comes full-circle in UW-Madison student seminar series
CONTACT: Chad Sorenson, 608-203-0204, chad@sologearcorp.com
MADISON - A decade ago, Chad Sorenson took his first steps toward becoming an inventor and entrepreneur by competing in and winning the Schoofs Prize for Creativity as a University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering student.
Today, with two successful companies and a wealth of business experience under his belt, Sorenson is back on the...
UW-Madison: UW-Madison, Hy-Vee benefit from retailing partnership
CONTACT: Raj Veeramani, 608-262-0861, raj@ie.engr.wisc.edu
MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a new member of the Madison business community both are benefiting from a partnership intended to improve the retailer's operations and the long-term quality of its employee-owners.
Hy-Vee Inc., set to open its first Wisconsin store by early November, has awarded a research grant totaling $84,948...
UW-Madison: With stimulus aid, scientists hope to mimic nature’s dynamos
CONTACT: Cary Forest, 608-263-0486, cbforest@wisc.edu; Ellen Zweibel, 608-262-7921, zweibel@astro.wisc.edu
MADISON - In the cosmos, all celestial objects - planets, stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies - have magnetic fields. On Earth, the magnetic field of our home planet is most easily observed in a compass where the needle points north.
But the origin of magnetic fields in the universe - including...
Wisconsin Academy: Lessons from Great Depression discussed at Wisconsin Academy’s “Wisconsin 2050: Pioneering the Future” series presentation
Contact: Jason A. Smith, communications director
MADISON—Many journalists, researchers, and politicians alike proclaim the current economic downturn the worst since the Great Depression. Whether or not we’re heading for another crash of this magnitude, the recession of 2008–2009 has left an indelible mark on the world. What lessons can we learn from the world economic collapse of the late 1920s...
Orion Energy Systems: Appoints senior VP of human resources
Ralsky to provide scientific approach to recruitment, sales staff development
MANITOWOC, Wis. — Oct. 9, 2009 — Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) announced today that Stuart Ralsky, Ph.D., has joined the power technology enterprise as senior vice president of human resources.
Ralsky will oversee human resources operations for Orion including recruitment, selection, leadership and team development, and performance management.
“We believe...
UW-Whitewater: Freshmen for Freshwater program receives $40,000 grant
Contact: Linda Reid
(262) 472-1326
reidl@uww.edu
WHITEWATER A new program designed to help University of Wisconsin-Whitewater freshmen learn research techniques and to partner with business and government in improving water quality in southeastern Wisconsin has received a $40,000 grant from the Regional Workforce Alliance of Southeastern Wisconsin.
Freshmen for Freshwater is a cross-disciplinary program involving area businesses, the Milwaukee 7 Water Council,...
Swick Technologies: New location & open house
Contact: Robert E. Hurst II
Phone: (414) 771-4171
During these challenging economic times, most companies are either downsizing, struggling to survive or closing their doors. Swick Technologies, an affordable locally owned & operated On Demand IT Department is going through fantastic growth.
The Swick Technologies team is proud to announce their new, larger, state of the art office located at 320 North...
CCI Systems, CustomCall Data Systems: Announce strategic partnership
CCI Systems and CustomCall Data Systems has entered into partnership bringing tier one billing and OSS functionality to tier two and three cable operators.
October 1st, 2009, Madison, WI — CustomCall Data Systems announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership with CCI Systems which brings CustomCall Data System’s products and services to the tier two and three...
Gov. Doyle: Announces Wisconsin continues to grow and attract new residents
Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Carla Vigue, Department of Administration, 608-266-7362
Annual Population Estimates Released
MADISON - Governor Doyle announced today that Wisconsin has added nearly 325,000 residents since the 2000 U.S. Census and its population continued to grow through 2008, according to...
