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By WisBusiness Staff Wisconsin had a sizable contingent present for the White House signing ceremony marking the end of restrictions on stem cell research funding. President Obama signed the executive order this morning, which allows increased federal money for the controversial research. U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and UW-Madison Professor James Thomson, who pioneered the isolation of human embryonic stem...

Contact: Pat Seitz Regal Ware, Inc. Phone: 262-626-8611 Cell: 262-247-6586 Fax: 262-626-8690 e-Mail: pseitz@regalware.com Kewaskum, Wisconsin (March 9, 2009) – Danielle Fleischman and Sara Lehnerz have been named recipients of J.O. Reigle Scholarships for 2009. Regal...

MADISON, Wis. – Knupp & Watson, a strategic communications agency offering advertising, marketing, public relations and new media, is pleased to announce two promotions. Sara Oakley has been promoted to Art Director. She joined the firm as associate art director in 2007. Prior to joining Knupp & Watson, she worked as a freelance designer for the Milwaukee Institute of Art...

Raising allowable blend of ethanol with gasoline to 15 percent would create jobs, lessen reliance on foreign oil and improve environment Contact: Mark Graul, Growth Energy, 920-884-9296 Josh Morby, WBIA, 414-791-9120 (Milwaukee) – As elected leaders in Madison and Washington look to find ways to stimulate the struggling...

Following is a statement from James Thomson, University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of anatomy, on President Barack Obama's decision to lift restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. "The executive action by President Obama lifting restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research is a welcome milestone for our field. The decision will help restore America...

Company delivers 20th successive year of growth STOKENCHURCH, U.K. – RedPrairie Corporation, a consumer-driven optimization company, a leading consumer driven optimisation company, announces today that its EMEA business completed its 20th successive year of growth in 2008, achieving record revenues of $85m, equivalent to growth of 55% over 2007. Other highlights included increased investment in France, expansion of its transportation...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON –- A fourth stallion in Wisconsin has tested positive for contagious equine metritis, or CEM, a treatable reproductive disease of horses. One mare has also tested positive in the state. Nationwide, 12 stallions and 3 mares have been found to be infected. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, reported the positive test result earlier...