UW-Madison: 100-hour challenge winners represent campus creativity, ingenuity
CONTACT: Douglas Bradley, 608-263-0238, bradley@ocr.wisc.edu
MADISON - Where else at the University of Wisconsin-Madison would someone find high fashion, conservation initiatives, die-hard partiers and fish in the same competition?
This year's third annual 100-Hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge attracted a record of nearly 200 students and 63 entries, compared to last year's 17, during the four-day span of the competition.
The challenge, sponsored...
NewBusinessMilwaukee: Focusing on the new — Website aims to promote the newest small businesses in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin
Contact: Tom Story 414.248.3174
tom@venataur.com
Milwaukee, WI – In the midst of economic downturn and layoffs, there are still many new small businesses continuing to get their start in this recession. One website, http://newbusinessmilwaukee.com is working to make sure they are found by the local residents of southeast Wisconsin and make sure they get off to a...
Film Wisconsin: Too early to call ‘cut’ on film tax credits
Contact: Scott Robbe, Film Wisconsin, 414-287-4251, scottrobbe@gmail.com or Dave Fantle, VISIT Milwaukee, 414-287-4253, dfantle@milwaukee.org
Year-one successes deserve another take
MILWAUKEE – Mar. 2, 2009 – After just over a year, the Film Wisconsin tax incentives have brought eight feature films, 16 TV shows, three national commercials, two new Wisconsin-produced video games, new film training programs at five colleges and universities and...
Paper Discovery Center of Appleton: To hold free evening learning events
CONTACT:
Barb Sauer
Educational Coordinator
425 West Water Street
Appleton, WI 54911
920-380-7491
barb@paperdiscoverycenter.org
The Paper Discovery Center of Appleton will be holding free evening learning events in 2009 which will cover topics ranging from Energy to Bio Fuels.
Now through April, on the second Monday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:00pm, adults and older students are invited to attend this series of evening learning events....
Dept. of Commerce: Notice of availability for public comment
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce has drafted the Annual Update to Wisconsin’s 5-Year Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development. The Annual Update describes the proposed housing and community development activities that the State will undertake using 2009 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formula grant funds. This Update serves as the Department's annual application...
Wisconsin Ethanol Coalition: Tuesday Truth #31 – ethanol good for local economies
Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120
Ethanol can help in these struggling economic times. In addition to ending our dependence on foreign oil and improving the environment, ethanol is good for local economies. Here are some facts:
* In the United States, the ethanol industry has created more than 147,000 jobs.
* The nine...
(WisBusiness) TUES News Summary — 3 Mar. 2009
From WisBusiness.com ...
-- Carl E. Gulbrandsen, WARF managing director, told the monthly WisBusiness.com luncheon that the new federal stimulus package is good news for UW-Madison research.
“The university is in the sweet spot of the stimulus package,” Gulbrandsen said Monday, singling out projects like the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery being built on campus, and the medical research,...
