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By Brian E. Clark RISING Cranberry industry A coalition of cranberry producers and processors is pushing a plan to expand cranberry acreage in Wisconsin that could add 1,115 jobs to the state and have an annual economic impact of $75 million. The group is seeking fast-track approval from the state for permits that would allow growers to increase the number of acres of the crop grown...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- About $8 million in grants the state gave to General Motors to boost worker training at its Janesville plant were tied to employment numbers the corporation has failed to maintain, which could give the state an opening to recoup the money, according to documents the state released through an open records request. The Department of...

WisBusiness.com Workers at Mazomanie’s Synergy Web Graphics were told by a court-appointed receiver today that the company will be either be sold or closed within 60 days. Synergy, a Minnesota-based high-volume printing company, employs about 125 workers in Mazomanie. In February 2007, it took over the former Sunny Industries printing plant that had declared bankruptcy and shut down several days...

MADISON, Wis. – From new fuel alternatives to embryonic stem cells, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is an international leader in scientific research. This week (July 20-25), the Wisconsin School of Business will direct the second annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Bootcamp (WEB) for graduate students in chemistry, biology, law, and engineering, among others. The program is an intensive, hands-on week of...

Donating $265,000 to service organizations nationwide MILWAUKEE, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northwestern Mutual Foundation announced today that they are donating $265,000 to 25 non-profit organizations across the U.S. through its national Community Service Award program. The annual competition, open to more than 9,000 representatives of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, recognizes exemplary volunteer involvement and dedication to charitable...

MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering transportation researchers are compiling the results of ridership surveys conducted in March and April on board Madison Metro buses. The survey results will provide the city of Madison with information about where passengers get on and off the buses, as well as passenger demographics and satisfaction. "Surveys are the only way...

MADISON - A new door is opening for students seeking entrance to the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering. The College of Engineering and Madison Area Technical College (MATC) will sign an agreement this afternoon (July 21) that will guarantee qualified MATC students admission to UW-Madison engineering programs. "Engineering is essential to our health, happiness and safety," says College of Engineering...

GREENBELT, Md., July 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joanne Zosel, high school teacher at Solon Springs High School in Solon Springs, Wis., spent a week of challenge and discovery at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The content workshop was designed to provide NASA Explorer School educators an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the work NASA accomplishes...