WisBusiness: Official says Wisconsin at center of stem cell research and commercialization
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON – No one has to tell Jim Leonhart that Wisconsin is the stem cell state.
As head of the Wisconsin Biomedical and Medical Device Association, he’s watched – with keen interest - scientific breakthroughs by UW researchers and the launching of five stem cell companies.
“The commercialization of that research is just starting...
(WisBusiness) MON News Summary — 31 March 2008
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-- Building on a successful four-decade run in Madison, Dane
County officials say the World Dairy Expo will return to Wisconsin's capital city for three more years.
As part of the deal, there are plans to expand the current space to allow more participants to attend the annual event, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk said.
Nearly 2,500...
La Crosse to capitalize on natural attractions
La Crosse recently was picked the 12th “Greenest City” in the country by Country Home Magazine.
The magazine’s April issue ranks La Crosse 12th on its list of 25 Best Green Cities in America. The magazine ranked La Crosse second among small cities, behind only Corvallis, Oregon. Corvallis also was ranked first among all cities.
Local officials are smart to capitalize...
Governor Doyle Issues Statewide Challenge to Encourage Wisconsin Residents to Get Active
Urges Wisconsinites to Get Moving, Lead Nation in Fitness Challenge
MADISON – As obesity rates rise, and more and more Americans lead sedentary lives, Governor Jim Doyle today issued a statewide challenge to Wisconsin residents to lead healthier and more active lives. The Governor urged adults and kids of all ages to participate in the Wisconsin Governor’s Challenge, a...
TOMOTHERAPY’S MACKIE SPEAKS ON FACULTY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT WARF’S GILSON SERIES
MADISON - Thomas Rockwell Mackie, co-founder, chairman of the board and director of research at TomoTherapy, will speak on faculty entrepreneurship on Wednesday, April 2, beginning at 5 p.m. The event, part of the Gilson Discovery Series hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), is free and open to the public. The presentation is followed by a networking...
Inland Real Estate Auctions, Inc. to auction Wisconsin’s oldest golf course and Green Lake Lodge
Landmark entertainment resort includes restaurant and 10 luxury condominiums
OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inland Real Estate Auctions, Inc. announced today it will auction Tuscumbia Country Club in Green Lake, Wis., home to the state’s oldest golf course. The resort property also includes a full restaurant and the Green Lake Lodge, a 10-unit log cabin-style luxury condominium...
Journal Communications to Announce First Quarter 2008 Results on April 22
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) will announce first quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, April 22, before the market opens. A conference call to discuss the results will be held that day at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. ET, 8:00 a.m. PT). The full text of the earnings announcement and accompanying financial tables will be available on the Journal...
Federal Court Issues Certification Decisions
Today’s Ruling is Another Step in Complex Process
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX) reports that today the United States District Court in Indiana in the pending multi-district litigation (MDL) has issued a decision denying class certification in the Montana, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, Virginia and Illinois...
