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WHITEWATER – Summer school isn’t just for students. Teachers also attend classes in the summer to keep the curriculum fresh and to enhance their teaching skills. This summer, six high school science teachers from four area school districts participated in the newly established Science Education and Leadership (SEAL) Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The teachers will...

If you’ve read Mother Earth News over the years, you probably didn’t automatically equate it with the business world. Yet, the national publication, which bills itself as “The Original Guide To Living Wisely,” could help business in Viroqua in Vernon County and the surrounding area in Western Wisconsin. Viroqua is one of nine small municipalities to be listed on Mother Earth...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- CDG Management has informed state and local officials that it plans to shut down its call center on the east side of Madison and lay off 44 workers on Sept. 26. The New Jersey based company does fundraising for safety, veterans and law enforcement groups. -- A weak economy is hurting Racine-based Johnson...

RACINE, WISCONSIN, July 25, 2008. Johnson Outdoors Inc. (Nasdaq: JOUT), a leading global outdoor recreation company, today announced net sales from continuing operations of $141.2 million for the third quarter ended June 27, 2008 compared to net sales of $149.9 million for the prior year third quarter. Earnings from continuing operations of $7.9 million, or $0.85 per diluted...

GREEN BAY, Wis. – A Lean Manufacturing Certificate Series is being offered in Green Bay this fall to help area manufacturers improve performance and competitiveness. Area manufacturers can learn more about the upcoming Lean series from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Center for Business and Industry at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC), 2740 W. Mason...

Sponsored by: WISBUSINESS LUNCHEON: Global Warming Task Force Co-ChairsTuesday, August 12, 11:45 am, The Madison Club WisBusiness.com, The Madison Club and Madison Magazine present "The Madison Business Luncheon" on Tuesday, August 12, with featured guests Global Warming Task force Chairs Roy Thilly of the Wisconsin Public Power and Tia Nelson of the Board of Public Land Commissioners. Learn more about...

By David A. Wise For WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE -- A week-long China-U.S. water symposium that brought more than 25 government officials and environmental experts from China wrapped up in Milwaukee today with a luncheon and rounds of appreciation. The week-long symposium consisted of exchanges in the areas of academics, water quality science and public policy. In addition to lectures and discussions, the symposium...