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Sponsored by: WisBusiness.com Luncheon Series: Marsha Lindsay, President and CEO of Lindsay, Stone & BriggsMonday, May 5, 11:45 am The Madison ClubWisBusiness.com, The Madison Club and Madison Magazine present "The Madison Business Luncheon" on Monday, May 5, with special guest Marsha Lindsay, President and...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Analysts say the world is well supplied with oil now, though you might not know it with gasoline prices approaching $3.50 a gallon here in Wisconsin. The reason gas prices are sky high is because of Wall Street speculation and commodities market traders who have pushed the price for a barrel of oil to...

WisBusiness.com Carver Yachts is expanding its Marquis Yacht Division plant in Pulaski and plans to open new facilities in Oconto County and Green Bay. The expansion is expected to create 450 new jobs in northeast Wisconsin. Carver is investing $27 million in the expansion, and is receiving over $4 million in state assistance for the project...

MADISON, Wis., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan has selected Mediasite for lecture capture in its new $145 million business school facility. The project -- a 270,000-gross-square-foot building -- will have seven...

- State’s energy efficiency initiative recognized for Products, Homes and Commercial Business Programs -   MADISON, Wis. (April 15, 2008) – Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative, has earned honors for the sixth straight year from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the receipt of the 2008 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award.  The award is in...

Second annual Johnson Controls Energy Efficiency Indicator taps into executive decision makers MILWAUKEE, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- With everyone talking about skyrocketing energy costs and the environment, executives are continuing to focus on energy efficiency investments, according to new research commissioned by Johnson Controls. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070930/AQSU001LOGO) "It appears as though companies are feeling the pressure of increasing energy costs and environmental...

MADISON, Wis., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- After 350 years in business, the Fiskars Corporation has plenty of stories to tell. But the one that we're most excited about, and the one we've chosen to share in our new Cinema Series, is the story of Fiskars' ongoing support for creativity and self-expression. In our three Cinema Series webisodes, we celebrate...

Expanded initiatives in education and training markets showing results MADISON, Wis., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced the appointment of Robert M. Lipps as Executive Vice President of Sales. Lipps joined Sonic Foundry in 2006 as Vice President of International Sales and recently...