WisBusiness

Contact: Cheryl Van Tessier, PR Specialist, 608-467-4408, ctessier@finessepr.net Darin Tessier, Marketing Manager 608-210-2701, darin.tessier@masterg.com Demonstrations at locations throughout Midwest begin April 21, 2009 MADISON, Wis. — MasterGraphics, design process experts and leading Midwest supplier of design data solutions for the manufacturing, building and civil engineering industries, unveiled its launch schedule today for the Autodesk 2010 2D and 3D design and engineering software portfolio for manufacturers. Led...

Madison, WI – The Sales and Marketing Executives of Madison (SME Madison) Tuesday will name Mark D. Bugher, Director University Research Park, the 2008 Executive of the Year. Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Where: Monona Terrace – Community Terrace Room When: 11:30 Registration 12:00 Noon Luncheon 12:30 Program 1:15 Program Ends Although many of the nominees from across Dane County displayed noteworthy talent, Bugher's leadership and...

CONTACT: Janet Kelly, 608-890-1491, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - Like many overachievers, Sangtae Kim is a calculated taker of risks. He knows chance when he sees it and, importantly, he knows how to size it up. "The thing I remember about the corporate world, especially the (industrial) pharmaceutical world, is high risk-high reward," says Kim, the former Purdue and Wisconsin engineering professor who...

MADISON - On Tuesday, April 7, the University of Wisconsin Law School and one of its prominent alumni - former Wisconsin governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson - will host "Summit Conversations on American Health Care for the 21st Century" at the Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin Ave. It will be the third in a...

Learn how small businesses can take advantage of loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration from District Director Eric Ness at the Thursday, April 16, 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 Appleton. Registration...

Burger Boat Company is pleased to announce that INGOT, a 153' (47m) Tri-Deck Motor Yacht, has been selected as a finalist for Boat International’s World Superyacht Awards in the category of “Best Displacement Motor Yacht Of Below 500gt (Approx 30m–49m).” Boat International Media will be presenting the fourth annual World Superyacht Award on May 16, 2009 at London’s...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Funding to support 2009 REACH Summer Career Awareness Internship Program MADISON, WI – April 3, 2009 – The Urban League of Greater Madison will help middle school youth from schools in Madison and Sun Prairie explore career options through its 2009 REACH Summer Career Awareness Internship Program thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from...

For more information, contact: Mary Ann Dilling, Executive Director, Fond du Lac Festivals, Inc. Office: (920) 923-6555 E-mail: mdilling@fdlfest.com Gloria Schmidt, Community Relations Coordinator, Fond du Lac School District Office: (920) 906-6569 E-mail: schmidtg@fonddulac.k12.wi.us Jeff Bentoff, AT&T Media/Public Affairs Services Office: (414) 227-6985 E-mail: jeffrey.bentoff@att.com Students to learn about environment, aid community recycling Fond du Lac, WI, April 6, 2009 — Students at the Fond du Lac...

Contact: Timothy Le Monds or Teresa Smith, (608) 266-9600 Energy 2014 Focuses on Preparing Wisconsin’s Electric Utilities for Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) has issued the final Strategic Energy Assessment – Energy 2014, which includes recommendations for a more regional and coordinated approach to energy generation, transmission and renewables planning, as...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com An Eau Claire businesswoman is helping the state market itself as head of the Department of Commerce's new Division of Global Ventures. “Wisconsin has a strong and diverse economy, and I think it is an exciting story to tell,” says Mickey Judkins, the 54-year-old former president of the Eau Claire Economic Development Corporation. “But ......

From WisBusiness.com ... -- For the second consecutive quarter, business confidence among Milwaukee area businesses turned significantly downward, according to a business outlook survey conducted by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. Optimism toward second-quarter sales, profit and job levels fell from those expressed in 2009’s first quarter. “The latest survey results indicate that metro Milwaukee businesses...