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Issued by: Laura L. Hunt, 414-229-6447; llhunt@uwm.edu MILWAUKEE – The Research Foundation at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) has announced three new Catalyst Grants in advanced automation sponsored by the Rockwell Automation Charitable Corporation. The grants total $170,000. This is the second round of grants in a five-year program supported by Rockwell. The long-term objective of the program is to...

CONTACT: Ananth Seshadri, 608-262-6196, aseshadr@ssc.wisc.edu MADISON - Laurits (Lau) Christensen, chair of the economic and engineering consulting firm Christensen Associates of Madison, has established a named faculty chair in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Economics. Christensen, who served on the UW-Madison economics faculty for 20 years, says he made the gift to allow the recruitment and retention of top-flight professors...

For More Information: Maressa Sullivan – 414-263-8132 Betsy Rourke – 414-263-8111 (Milwaukee, Wis., March 12, 2009) – United Way of Greater Milwaukee today announced eight additional recipients of its $200,000 special urgent needs fund. New Concept Self Development Center, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Milwaukee, Youth & Family Project, the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, COA Youth & Family Centers, the...

CONTACT: Jennifer Bonk Stateline World Trade Association 608.365.8835 info@slwta.org Beloit, WI – The Stateline World Trade Association (SLWTA) welcomes Dianna Rowinski, Wisconsin Credit Association to its March 26, 2009 dinner meeting held at The Beloit Inn, 500 Pleasant St., at 5:30 p.m. Dianna Rowinski will be speaking on the International Credit Executive Group (ICE). ICE is a member driven group of credit, finance and service...

Smith & Gesteland MBA Executive Speaker Series Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (March 12, 2009) - Edgewood College is pleased to host "Melt Down or Opportunity? How Are You Managing the Economic Downturn?" The Spring 2009 installment of the Smith & Gesteland MBA Executive Speaker Series provides the business community with a valuable resource, and will...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Department of Commerce Secretary Richard J. Leinenkugel and Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary Lorrie T. Heinemann today congratulated 14 Wisconsin small businesses and small business advocates that earned recognition as small business champions from the US Small Business Administration (SBA). "All the award winners deserve recognition for their entrepreneurial spirit, vision,...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Bernard Tao, a professor at Purdue University, has recently found a way to make biodiesel, a renewable fuel made right here in Wisconsin, perform in temperatures of up to sixty degrees below Fahrenheit. Here are some facts: * The new process for biodiesel production adjusts the ratio of saturated to unsaturated oils...

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Treichel Hoffman York (414) 225-9554 mtreichel@hyc.com - Energy efficiency upgrades save $875,000 annually at Wisconsin plants - MADISON, Wis. (March 12, 2009) - With potato-processing plants around the world, McCain Foods has a total production capacity to make more than one million pounds of french fries an hour. In fact, the company makes one-third of all frozen french fries in the world....

Contact: Mark Rose, President/Chief Executive Officer, 715-477-1500 Family Inc. will air on stations throughout Midwest MADISON – Family Inc., an engaging new television series that profiles successful family-owned companies, is set to join the line-up of innovative and entertaining television shows produced by Discover Mediaworks. Currently in...

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Serves Families, Seniors in Need Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 Families needing help getting their taxes done are being encouraged to take advantage of a free service being offered once again this tax season by Dane County and the UW-Extension. Under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- During Ag Day at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin farm groups told state legislators to “be frugal.” “Stop spending money you don’t have. That’s the message to tell your legislators today,” Farm Bureau President Bill Bruins told 500 farm-group representatives on Wednesday. “If we are spending more than we make, we got to stop...

By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com During today's Ag Day at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin farm groups told state legislators to "be frugal." "Stop spending money you don't have. That's the message to tell your legislators today," Farm Bureau President Bill Bruins told 500 farm-group representatives. "If we are spending more than we make, we got to stop that. We need...