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Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 According to a recent story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a team of researchers has discovered new information which presents huge potential to add in the development of cellulosic ethanol. Here are some facts: * Madison-based Forest Products Laboratory and a team of researchers have discovered the reason that brown-rot fungi are...

CONTACT: Ron Raines, 626-395-3076, rtraines@wisc.edu MADISON - Taking a chemical approach, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a two-step method to convert the cellulose in raw biomass into a promising biofuel. The process, which is described in the Wednesday, Feb. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, is unprecedented in its use of untreated, inedible...

Study to Measure Progress on Adopting World-Class Performance Strategies First Step in Initiative to Help U.S. Manufacturers Survive Recession, Thrive During Recovery WASHINGTON, DC. – The American Small Manufacturers Coalition (ASMC) today launched a study to assess America’s progress in adopting manufacturing strategies necessary to win in the global economy. The Next Generation Manufacturing Study is the first step in a...

February 10, 2009 – Sales were down 32.2% in January compared to a year ago, according to housing statistics released by Metro MLS, Inc. today. The tough sales figures were not unexpected given the hard Wisconsin winter weather we experienced in December and January; and the tumultuous economic news we are hearing about each day. While we still believe that the...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Times are tough for the ethanol industry all over the country, including the nine producers here in the Badger State. Josh Morby, executive director of the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance says very few, if any, of the state’s ethanol plants are now making money. And late last month, Renew Energy, the state's largest ethanol producer and...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago told the Greater Milwaukee Committee about the school's plans for expanding its water research facilities and opening the nation's first graduate school of freshwater science, but he tempered his outlook with a bit of restraint. "I do have to caution myself because sometimes my optimism goes a little further than it...

By David A. Wise WisBusiness.com UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago today told the Greater Milwaukee Committee about the school's plans for expanding its water research facilities and opening the nation's first graduate school of freshwater science, but he tempered his outlook with a bit of restraint. "I do have to caution myself because sometimes my optimism goes a little further than it should,"...