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By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com Wisconsin's large manufacturers are more likely than small firms to be engaged in some "next generation" practices that will help them reach world-class performance levels, according to a new study released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership. It concluded that Wisconsin’s smallest manufacturers (those with less than $10 million in annual sales) are more likely...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – The Badger State is poised to boost its reputation as an international leader in personalized medicine, thanks to the recently launched Wisconsin Genomics Initiative (WGI), two program officials said at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association. Jim Leonhart, executive director of the state’s biotech group, said Tuesday that WGI will...

Contact: Linda Abbott/WMEP       Ph: 608.826.6215 Wisconsin Next Generation Manufacturing Study Offers First Ever Scorecard on Global Competitiveness Study Finds Many Firms Striving Toward World-Class, Others are Struggling MADISON, Wis .— A ground-breaking study to assess the global competitiveness of Wisconsin manufacturers reveals that Next Generation Manufacturing strategies are a powerful catalyst for world-class performance and success.  More than 500 manufacturers responded to...

Contact:  Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 Consumers and Farmers Join Together to Promote Organic Integrity CORNUCOPIA, WI -- Many media outlets, from the New York Times to the blogosphere, have tracked what has been dubbed the "corporate takeover" of organic farming.  One of the hottest controversies in this rapidly growing $20 billion industry has been giant factory farms milking thousands of cows each...

Madison, Wis. -- The U.S. market for denim comprises $14.2 billion of the $55 billion worldwide denim market. Despite its popularity, nearly all women will agree that the quest for the "perfect" pair of jeans is only possible after spending hours in the dressing room -- a feature that online retailers cannot provide. Responding to this challenge, premium denim...