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By Amanda Ciesielczyk For WisBusiness.com McFARLAND – Wastewater comes from a surprising blend of sources. Farms, municipal wastewater plants, factory cooling towers, meat industry coolers and even bilge systems on ships are a few examples. How to efficiently and effectively clean that water is the business focus of BioIonix Inc., a McFarland firm that is commercializing a unique electrochemical engineering technology. James...

MILWAUKEE, Dec 22, 2008-- Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) announced today that due to continued declines in the global labor markets and changes in foreign currencies, it is withdrawing its revenue and earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2008. Jeffrey A. Joerres, Manpower Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We continue to see further weakening in demand for our...

Schneider Exceeds Company's Unique Transportation and Logistics Bid Requirement GREEN BAY, Wis.--Dec. 22, 2008--Schneider Logistics, a leading global logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, was recognized for its exceptional service with the ArvinMeritor 2007 Supplier Diversity Tier 1 Supplier of the Year Award. With this award, ArvinMeritor, a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated...

Students in the UW-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communications recently profiled six Madison-area companies that are working on advancements the companies hope will net them sustained business success. The ideas range from a new process for cleaning wastewater to a rebar replacement that could strengthen concrete construction to a back-saving device for dentists. Several of the companies have participated...

Question: Are animal furs acceptable winter garb? Fashion Forward: As I sit here writing this month’s column it is 2 degrees with a wind chill approaching 25 below zero. So time to say a bit more on staying warm this winter.  I think it’s fair to say that it is a common belief that we lose a majority of...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Milwaukee-based Manpower Inc. announced today that due to continued declines in the global labor markets and changes in foreign currencies, it is withdrawing its revenue and earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2008. Jeffrey A. Joerres, Manpower Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We continue to see further weakening in demand for our...