AT THE SYNAPSE: GENE MAY SHED LIGHT ON NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
MADISON - In our brains, where millions of signals move across a network of neurons like runners in a relay race, all the critical baton passes take place at synapses. These small gaps between nerve cell endings have to be just the right size for messages to transmit properly. Synapses that grow too large or too small are associated...
Governor Doyle Announces Winner of the 25th Annual Virginia Hart Award
Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Shawna Stringham, Conservation Warden assigned to the Viroqua station for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), is the winner of the 2008 Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award. The Virginia Hart award is given annually to a woman in state government in honor of exemplary performance in public service that improves the quality of...
Local Company Plants Hope on Chicago’s South Side
SAUK CITY, WI (May 21, 2008) – Fiskars is helping make this world a little more green – and pink, and orange and blue. Inspired by the overwhelming call to action made by the global community, Fiskars is about to take a stand in a major way – utilizing their resources to impact communities in need.
Fiskars Project Orange...
Michael J. Berns, CPA, Named Chief Financial Officer for Wisconsin Manufacturer – Wildeck, Inc.
New CFO position will help Wildeck manage aggressive growth
as a leading supplier of material handling equipment.
Waukesha, WI – May 2008 - Wildeck, Inc., the largest manufacturer of mezzanines, material
lifts, and safety guarding products in North America, has promoted Michael J. Berns, CPA,
to the position of Chief Financial Officer.
“We congratulate Mike on his many years of outstanding service and on...
HARTWELL FELLOWSHIP AIDS CHILDHOOD ASTHMA RESEARCH
MADISON - Postdoctoral fellow Lisa Lenertz spends her days at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying how one protein, critical for proper immune function, moves from the inside to the surface of white blood cells."It's hard to think of how this tiny contribution affects human disease," she says. But understanding the movement of this protein, with its "Star Wars" sounding...
Stoughton Road Revitalization Project Wins National Neighborhood of the Year Award
Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and eastside Ald. Judy Compton announced today that the Stoughton Road Revitalization Project (SRRP) has been named the 2008 winner of the National Neighborhood of the Year award, in the category of Multi-Neighborhood Project Partnerships. The SRRP was one of five finalists, competing against projects from Wilmington, California; Spartanburg, South Carolina; Indianapolis, Indiana; and...
(WisBusiness) FRI News Summary — 23 May 2008
From WisBusiness.com ...
-- Kenro Incorporated, which makes plastic products, has notified state and local officials that it plans to close its Fredonia plant and lay off 88 workers beginning July 21. Some of the workers are represented by the UNITE HERE Midwest Chicago Joint Board Local No. 2484. The company said the layoffs are expected to be...
A Historic Icon, Northernaire Resort and Spa, Reclaims Its Title as the ‘Waldorf of the Wilderness’
THREE LAKES, Wis., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northernaire Resort in Three Lakes, Wisconsin was one of the most popular destinations in the Midwest. In its heyday, this luxury hotel was a favorite retreat for many noted celebrities and musicians. Set amidst the Nicolet National Forest on the world's largest chain of freshwater lakes, it offered beauty, peace and...
