New BottleWise Bag Lets Travelers Safely Transport Wine in Checked Baggage
Developed in response to TSA restrictions, the bag’s custom padding protects wine bottles, while its liquid-tight pouches safeguard luggage contents if a bottle ever breaks
Madison, WI – Oct. 22, 2007 – BottleWise™, maker of smart travel bags for the food and wine enthusiast, today announced the availability of BottleWise Duo™, a stylish yet functional bag for safely transporting...
Sonic Foundry Wins Two Streaming Media Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards
Mediasite by Sonic Foundry voted Best Webcast Platform and Best Webcasting Appliance
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, is pleased to announce the company's Mediasite(R) webcasting and content management solution has been voted both Best Webcast Platform and Best Webcasting Appliance in the inaugural Streaming Media...
We Energies Named Best in Midwest for Keeping the Lights On
Award recognizes most reliable electric utilities nationwide
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the fifth time in the past six years, We Energies has been named the winner of the ReliabilityOne(TM) award in the Midwest region for the superior reliability of its electric system.
The award is based on the company's performance for the year 2006. The ReliabilityOne(TM) award is...
Tim Le Monds Joins PSC as
MADISON – Tim Le Monds has joined the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) as
the Director of Governmental and Public Affairs. In this capacity, Tim will oversee the agency’s
media and public information efforts, legislative relations and policy development.
Tim most recently worked as the Media Relations Manager and Public Information Officer at the
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Prior to...
AIDS RESOURCE CENTER OF WISCONSIN RECEIVES GRANT
MADISON –Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, will receive a $379,270 grant through the Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) Program from the Department of Commerce (Commerce). The award will support housing and related services for more that 300 individuals and households throughout Wisconsin.
"These funds respond to a...
Fiscal and Economic Research Center to show benefits of Young Auditorium
WHITEWATER The Young Auditorium has proven to be a benefit to its patronsand to the economy. People from Milwaukee to Madison come to Whitewater toenjoy the first-class performances, convenient location and reasonableticket prices. What these attendees may not know is that they¹re helpingimprove the economy of Walworth County and the city of Whitewater.Russ Kashian, economist for the Fiscal...
UW CENTER WILL LEAD EFFORTS TO EXPAND FARM-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN MIDWEST
MADISON - The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been named as lead agency in a six-state area for a new national program to encourage schools to serve more locally grown food.As regional lead agency for the National Farm-to-School Network, CIAS will be the hub for farm-to-school activities in the Great Lakes region, encompassing...
Big farming vs. small farming debate obscures commonalities
By Gregg Hoffmann
For many urban dwellers, and others not involved in farming, it looks like a relatively simple endeavor.
Plant your seeds, tend and harvest the resulting crops, sell them or feed them to livestock, sell the livestock. Sort of like having a garden, only bigger.
But, farming actually is a large, scientific, increasingly complex industry, and -- despite continued loss...
