TUESDAY TRENDS: Feb. 19, 2008
By Brian E. Clark
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TomoTherapy
In spite of new competition for its targeted radiation cancer treatment
systems, Madison’s TomoTherapy Inc. is reporting a 32 percent increase
in sales for the fourth quarter.
The company said sales increased from nearly $60 million to about $79
million for the same quarter last year. Officials said new sales orders
were up 25 percent to a record $92...
(WisBusiness) TUES News Summary — 19 Feb. 2008
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-- Wind farms in Wisconsin would face fewer local restrictions and commercial and residential building codes would be tightened under recommendations included in a draft interim report from the Governor’s Global Warming Task Force.
The report stresses energy efficiency while focusing primarily on actions that can be taken by electric utilities.
A spokeswoman for Roy Thilly,...
WisBusiness: Draft interim global warming report would change windmill siting rules, stress conservation
By Brian E. Clark
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Read the interim report from the Governor’s Global Warming Task Force
MADISON – Wind farms in Wisconsin would face fewer local restrictions and commercial and residential building codes would be tightened under recommendations included in a draft interim report from the Governor’s Global Warming Task Force.
The report, obtained by WisBusiness.com, stresses energy efficiency while...
WisBusiness: Winter tourism and sports are up
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
WAUSAU - More than a few Wisconsinites are getting a little tired of winter, wishing it were May and the flowers were out.
Not Vicky Baumann, operations manager of the Granite Peak Ski Area in Rib Mount State Park.
“The way we look at it, this winter has been exceptionally good and our numbers...
WisBusiness: Fischer says Wisconsin can weather economic downturn
By Brian E. Clark
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Luncheon with Commerce Secretary Jack Fischer
MADISON – Wisconsin’s economy is facing “challenging times,” but should be able to weather a potential national recession better than many other parts of the country, Commerce Secretary Jack Fischer said Monday.
Speaking at a luncheon sponsored by WisBusiness.com, Madison Magazine and the Madison Club, Fischer said...
Neenah Enterprises, Inc. and Neenah Foundry Company Schedule Conference Call to Discuss Quarterly Results
NEENAH, Wis., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Neenah Enterprises, Inc. and Neenah Foundry Company (collectively, the "Company") announced today that it has scheduled a conference call to discuss its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, February 14, 2008.
The conference call is scheduled for...
Wisconsin’s Largest Online High School Reaches Out as Open Enrollment Period Draws to a Close
Families invited to attend open houses - online or in person at events around the state
WAUKESHA, Wis., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin's largest online high school, iQ Academy, is conducting open houses across the state during open enrollment, which concludes Friday, February 22, 2008. Each year, Wisconsin students have the opportunity to enroll in other public schools outside...
Skyway Management Denies Pilots Severance Package Given to All Other Employees
Decision to exclude pilots from receiving termination benefits is anti-union, discriminatory
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Skyway pilots union, a unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l. (ALPA), is reporting to its pilots that Skyway management has refused to offer Skyway pilots severance packages. Skyway, dba Midwest Connect, announced in January that it will cease its flight...