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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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 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...

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...

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By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com MADISON -- With BadgerCare’s core program being capped at week's end, Wisconsin officials are “feverishly” working on an alternative to handle an expected waiting list of 20,000, a top state health officer said at a Thursday forum. “The wait list is going to grow to the tens of thousands by spring. We’re getting about 500...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com MIDDLETON -- The push to reform health care is already forcing drug, device and diagnostic companies to make changes in how they do business, a panel of experts said Wednesday at the 2009 Biotech Vision Summit held in Middleton. The theme of the event, appropriately, was “thriving in turbulent times.” It was hosted by BioForward,...