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Palyon’s Programmable Implantable Drug Delivery System Intended for Management of Chronic Pain, Spasticity and other Neurological Diseases NEW YORK, APRIL 29, 2009 – Palyon Medical Corporation (Palyon), a New York-based medical device company, announced today it has raised $21 million in Series A financing. The proceeds will be used to finance a multi-site clinical study and to commercialize Palyon’s...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 College given Shared Savings Award for energy conservation and being green MADISON, WI – April 29, 2009 – UW-Baraboo/Sauk County has received a Shared Savings Award in recognition of significant achievement in energy efficiency and conservation. The award was recently presented to the college by Alliant Energy Strategic Account Manager Dave Weigel. Shared...

Scammers creating their own epidemic of spam e-mails Milwaukee, Wis. -- Relying on reports from online security experts, Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent e-mails and Web sites trying to take advantage of the current swine flu outbreak. “Scammers read newspapers, watch TV and surf the Internet and they know that by using a...

Contact: Joshua Morby Mobile: 920.968.4197 Email: media@thenewnorth.com NEW NORTH, April 28, 2009 – “New North Connection,” the LinkedIn® networking group created by the New North, Inc. last year, has reached 1,000 members and continues to grow. “Fostering collaboration within Northeast Wisconsin has always been one of the main goals of the New North, and in that vein, we’re very pleased with the growth...

CONTACT: Vicki Bier, 608-262-2064, bier@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - If a pandemic hit Madison, canceling a football game at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Camp Randall would protect thousands from exposure to illness. However, the economic cost would be substantial for stadium workers and employees at nearby restaurants and businesses if widespread, prolonged illness forced officials to call off an entire season of...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com Even though some former vacationers may be staying home because of the economic downturn, the total number of visitors to northern Wisconsin resorts should remain roughly the same or even rise slightly this summer. That’s the optimistic prediction of Diane Misina, president of North Lakes Hospitality Inc. Her Saint Germain-based company has four resorts, three...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Even though some former vacationers staying home because of the economic downturn, the total number of visitors to northern Wisconsin resorts should remain the roughly the same or even rise slightly this summer. That’s the optimistic prediction of Diane Misina, president of North Lakes Hospitality Inc. Her Saint Germain-based company has four resorts, three...

By Dustin Choy For WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE – A software program customized for the financial management needs of major sports teams and athletic departments is one of 21 business plans still in the running for the 2009 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Innovative Sports Strategies was created by Milwaukee resident Brian Cole, who believes major sports teams are losing out on money and...

By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com MADISON -- Experts in economics, education, and entrepreneurship joined key business leaders Monday to chart a course out of the current economic downturn. "We believe that the way you get out of recessions and the economic doldrums is to grow your way out," Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce President James Haney told the Wisconsin Way economic...