New North: Businesses clean up at annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards
Contact: Joshua Morby
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Email: media@thenewnorth.com
NEW NORTH, February 29, 2008 – Three New North companies were among those honored at the 20th annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards celebration in Milwaukee on Thursday.
Plymouth-based Sargento Foods was named the Grand Award winner in the Mega category (1000+ employees), Bassett Mechanical in Kaukauna won the Grand Award in...
WMC: Nine Wisconsin companies receive Manufacturer of the Year Awards
Milwaukee, WI, February 28, 2008 -- 63 Wisconsin businesses were nominated for the 20th annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards for outstanding achievements in manufacturing. On Thursday, the nine winning Wisconsin companies were announced at a black-tie awards dinner and program at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
The Manufacturer of the Year Awards recognize Wisconsin companies that demonstrate...
(WisBusiness) FRI News Summary — 29 February 2008
From WisBusiness.com ...
-- On Thursday Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced the state has received a $3.5 million settlement from drug manufacturer Merck.
The money is part of a comprehensive settlement agreement shared by 49 states and the District of Columbia. More than $2.8 million of the money will be returned to the state's Medicaid program.
Read the release:
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=119427
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WARF: United States Patent and Trademark Office upholds key WARF stem cell patent
Act affirms patentability of an initial University of Wisconsin-Madison human embryonic stem cell discovery
CONTACT:
Jill Ladwig, (608) 263-2834; jladwig@warf.org
See http://www.warf.org for additional information about this news.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has been notified of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to uphold the claims of a key stem cell patent held by the non-profit...
U.S. Cellular: U.S. Cellular and Milwaukee Brewers announce exclusive sponsorship agreement
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 27, 2008 – The Milwaukee Brewers and U.S. Cellular today announced a multi-million dollar partnership, naming U.S. Cellular the exclusive wireless provider of the Milwaukee Brewers. This new sponsorship continues the company’s partnerships with winning teams including the 2006 NFC Champion Chicago Bears and World Champion St. Louis Cardinals, and the 2005 World Champion Chicago...
DWD: January unemployment rates announced
CONTACT: Dick Jones, Agency Liaison, 608-267-4780
On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/2008/unemployment/0108_state_lmi.pdf
Unadjusted Data
MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for January was 5.5 percent. The rate last month was nine-tenths of a percentage point higher than the December rate of 4.6 percent and it matches the January 2007 rate of 5.5...
