WisBusiness: Beige Book shows slight improvements going into third quarter
By Tracy Will
For WisBusiness.com
In it’s newest “Beige Book,” the Federal Reserve Bank suggests the pace of decline has moderated and economic activity has begun to stabilize.
The Chicago Fed, covering southern Wisconsin, reported some improving trends while the Minneapolis Fed, covering northern Wisconsin, reported continued regional decline. In northwestern Wisconsin, tourism was equal to or greater than last summer,...
Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance: Biodiesel Basics #45 – Understanding the biodiesel production process
Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120
Most people know what biodiesel is – a renewable fuel made from a variety of feedstocks right here in Wisconsin. Less people know how biodiesel is made. Here are a few facts:
* Biodiesel is made from a process called transesterification, in which fat or vegetable oil is separated into methyl esters...
UW-Madison: Will a well-mixed, warmer lake doom invasive fish?
CONTACT: Jordan Read, 651-895-9864, jsread@wisc.edu; Steve Carpenter, 608-262-8690, srcarpen@wisc.edu
MADISON - The rainbow smelt, an invasive fish that threatens native species such as walleye and perch, may soon be feeling the heat - literally.
In an experiment that could show the way to evicting the unwanted fish from Wisconsin lakes, University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists and engineers hope to experimentally warm Crystal...
First Business Financial Services: Jerry Smith awarded Certificate of Director Education from National Association of Corporate Directors
Contact:
Jodie Johnson
Assistant Vice President - Marketing
First Business Financial Services, Inc.
608-232-5910
<a href="mailto:jjohnson@firstbusiness.com">jjohnson@firstbusiness.com
MADISON, WI – July 30, 2009 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ) announced Jerry Smith, Chairman, has been awarded a Certificate of Director Education from the National Association for Corporate Directors (NACD) in recognition of his experience, education, and commitment to best practices in corporate governance.
Smith has...
UW-Madison: Database architect wins IEEE award
CONTACT: David DeWitt, 608-263-5489, dewitt@cs.wisc.edu
MADISON - David DeWitt, professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been honored for his work with database systems.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers named DeWitt the recipient of the 2009 Emanuel R. Piore Award this month, citing DeWitt's leading role in the development of database architecture and in building...
