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Contact: Jennifer Christianson, Marketing Manager, BioForward, jchristianson@bioforward.org, (608) 236-4693 ATLANTA, GA and MADISON, WI – As part of the proceedings of the 2009 Annual International Convention of BIO, the international biotechnology organization, BioForward, Wisconsin’s biotechnology and medical device association, announced today that a local company, Quintessence Biosciences, Inc., is one of the first biotechnology companies in Wisconsin to benefit from...

For Immediate Release – Milwaukee, WI – On Monday, June 1, 2009, Technology In A Box is sponsoring Grow Your Business! QuickBooks® Tips and Tricks at the Milwaukee County War Memorial in downtown Milwaukee. Grow Your Business! QuickBooks Tips and Tricks is designed for business owners, managers, IT specialists, accountants, and bookkeepers to get insight on some of the...

Contact: Jill Zuckman Tel.: (202) 366-4570 U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced grants totaling $2.4 million for two Wisconsin airports under the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). “This Administration is committed to getting the U.S. economy going again and these grants are part of making that happen,” said Secretary LaHood. "We’re ahead of schedule...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 CLINTON - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that his office has reached a plea agreement with Thomas M. Collins and Collins Sanitary, LLC of Clinton, Wisconsin resolving a criminal complaint filed in Walworth County in December...

Contact: Julia Luther Dells Raceway Park 608-253-RACE Wisconsin Dells, WI-Dells Raceway Park welcomed the Super Late Models back this Saturday night with clear skies and brisk temperatures. The Grand National Vintage Racers, Limited Late Models, Super Stocks, and Pure Stocks also joined them on track for a great night of racing. In addition, cars from Automotion treated the fans to...

Burger Boat Company is pleased to announce that on Saturday May 16, 2009 INGOT, a 2008 Burger/Vripack designed 153’ (46.6m) Custom Tri-Deck Motor Yacht, was honored with a Judges' Commendation at the 2009 World Superyachts Awards in London’s historic Guildhall. This Commendation specifically recognizes INGOT’s exceptional design and high quality construction. Burger Boat Company designs and builds custom...

Learn the necessary steps to take your business from the idea phase to the market from Robert Young, founder and president of Paradigm Sensors, at the Thursday, May 21 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network Northeast Chapter. The event will be held at the D J Bordini Center, 5 Systems Drive, near the Fox Valley Technical College campus in...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Customers receive electric usage/cost data, energy efficiency tips and Cash-Back Reward information from Focus on Energy MADISON, WI – To help residential customers understand their average daily electric usage and cost and learn how to become more energy efficient, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, will begin sending the first of...

CONTACT: Dian Land, 608-261-1034, dj.land@hosp.wisc.edu MADISON - The instruction manual for maintaining an efficient brain may soon include a section on synaptotagmin-IV (Syt-IV), a protein known to influence learning and memory, thanks to a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. The study showed that Syt-IV keeps the strength of synapses - connections between nerve cells where communication occurs - within...

Contact: DanaVanDen Heuvel The MarketingSavant Group 888-989-7771 dana@marketingsavant.com Green Bay, WI -- Even in struggling economic times, small businesses’ entrepreneurial spirit continues to be a driving force in the American economy. A Green Bay, Wis.-based marketing consulting and training firm is reaching...

Watertown, Mass. -- The Cadmus Group, Inc., a leading energy and environmental consulting firm, has opened an office in Madison, Wisc., to better serve public-sector clients in the Great Lakes Region. The new office is located at 301 N.Broom St., Suite 201, and the telephone number 608-250-1920. “The Cadmus Group is pleased to open its new office in Wisconsin and...

Contact: Scott Pigeon, Director of Marketing Phone: 920-380-2175 Email: spigeon@hoffman.net APPLETON, Wis. – Hoffman LLC employee Bill Aubrey has earned his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) accreditation. Aubrey became the firm’s third employee in the past two months to earn the prestigious designation from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the foremost authority on green buildings. A senior...

Contact: David J. Hall (202) 205-6697 WASHINGTON – Small businesses suffering financial hardship as a result of the slow economy may be eligible to receive temporary relief to keep their doors open and get their cash flow back on track through to a new loan program announced today by SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills. Beginning on June 15,...