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University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news The Midwest Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) Workshop, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility (NADF), will be held in Bayfield and Red Cliff on Wednesday and Thursday, June 10 and 11, in conjunction with a Vendor Fair followed by the annual Field Day with aquaculture industry meetings...

EAU CLAIRE — For the first time, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire could offer a doctoral program that would help the university fulfill changing practice requirements in the field of nursing and help meet the growing workforce demand for health care professionals. The UW System Board of Regents will consider this week a request from UW-Eau Claire to offer a...

Media Contact: Geoffrey Vine, President Phone: (608) 222-5100 gvine@stevensconstruction.com MADISON, WIS. (May 7, 2009) — Two Madison-area companies, Hydrite Chemical Co. and Certco Inc., see the current economy as an opportunity to buck the national trend and expand. Working with Stevens Construction Corp., both companies are building new facilities that will add more jobs to the Madison-area workforce. Certco hired Stevens Construction to build one...

Madison, Wis., May 7, 2009—MGE Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGEE) today reported earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2009, of $15.0 million or 65 cents per share, compared to $13.8 million or 63 cents per share for the same period in the prior year. Earnings from the gas utility increased $1.2 million compared to the first quarter of 2008....

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com The companies that emerge strongest from the current recession won’t be those that simply slash their payrolls to save money. Rather, says author and former Yahoo executive Tim Sanders, the winners will be those that continue to innovate and take steps to become more sustainable and environmentally benign. Companies must “rethink the manufacturing process to reduce...

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By WisBusiness Staff In Chicago for a national wind energy conference, Gov. Jim Doyle pointed to the experience of Wisconsin Rapids as an example of how wind energy is creating jobs in this recession. He said Wisconsin Rapids is transforming from a paper-making manufacturing town to one that will soon be home to a large wind turbine blade factory with...