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By Brian Clark WisBusiness.com Editor Xcel Energy lost two cases handed down by the state Supreme Court today involving dairy farmers who said their herds were hurt by stray voltage from utility lines. In a Marathon County decision, the high court ruling means farmer James Gumz and his family will soon collect $750,000 in damages and interest from...

WisBusiness.com For the first time, scientists have used human embryonic stem cells to predict the toxic effects of drugs and provide chemical clues to diagnosing disease. Writing this week in the journal Stem Cells and Development, a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison biologist Gabriela Cezar reports the use of all-purpose stem cells to elicit and identify the telltale...

MADISON – Donna Katen-Bahensky, CEO at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and senior associate vice president for medical affairs at University of Iowa Health Care since 2002, has been named president and CEO of University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. She will join the hospital effective Feb. 4, 2008.   "Ms. Katen-Bahensky brings a genuine zeal for compassionate, patient-centered care, solid...

MADISON, Wis.—December 6, 2007—GWC Technologies Inc. of Madison today announced an agreement with Biolab A/S under which Biolab will serve as exclusive distributor for GWC’s label-free array systems in Scandinavia.  “Label-free” systems have extensive benefits for proteomics research, in part because they avoid fluorescent labels that can cause experimental artefacts.  Label-free analysis also allows more information to be collected...

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (NASDAQ:STRT) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors at a meeting on December 4, 2007 declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on January 2, 2008 to shareholders of record as of December 17, 2007. STRATTEC designs, develops, manufactures and markets mechanical locks...

How Much I Love You' joins other Kohl's Cares for Kids(R) holiday offerings to benefit children nationwide MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., Dec. 05 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For customers looking for the perfect Christmas gift, Kohl's Cares for Kids(R) offers gifts that are not only fun to give but that contribute to children in the community at the same time. If children...

In November, 54 people died in 48 Wisconsin traffic crashes, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.   In terms of traffic deaths, last month was tied for the second safest month of November since World War II with November of 1982, 1998 and 2000. The lowest total for November occurred in 1981 and 1991 with 50 traffic...

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Schmidt has joined EMD Crop BioScience as President, succeeding Tom Winkofske, who will retire at the end of the year. To aid in the transition, Winkofske will temporarily serve in a consultant role. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071206/AQTH016) Schmidt brings 25 years of experience in the crop bioscience industry and most recently served as Vice President of New...

Company showcases commitment to a sustainable global environment MILWAUKEE, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, Inc., the global, multi-industrial leader in creating smart environments, has pledged to reduce its total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity per dollar of revenue by 30 percent from 2002 to 2012. The company has committed to the reduction goal as part of the...