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For additional information, please contact William Rubin at (715) 381-4383. (Winners are from Hudson, River Falls, and Woodville) Trudy Popenhagen, president of St. Croix Economic Development Corporation, announced the EDC's selection of the following companies as recipients of the 2007 business of the year awards in St. Croix County, Wisconsin: Resolution Engineering, LLC (Hudson) 2007 Emerging Business of the Year (based...

Gov. Jim Doyle today unveiled a plan to create jobs and stimulate the state’s economy by increasing investment in research and development. The plan, called Innovate Wisconsin, offers incentives for private businesses to focus on future breakthroughs. It is the latest part of his Grow Wisconsin agenda. “When it comes to research and development, our manufacturers are competing at...

WisBusiness.com The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a 2.5 percent electric rate hike for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC). The adjustment means the average WPSC customers in northeast Wisconsin will see a boost of about $1.50 to their monthly electric bill. The PSC said the rate hike will cover increased fuel and transmission costs, essential for...

WisBusiness.com BKT Enterprises has told state and local officials that it plans to close a Sentry grocery store in Waukesha and terminate 54 workers. The company said the layoffs are due to "unforeseen circumstances" and will begin on March 4. Workers at the store are represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1473. They do not have...

Company on Target to Be First Major Commercial Printer to Achieve LEED Certification From U.S. Green Building Council For All Manufacturing Sites SUSSEX, Wis., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Quad/Graphics, the hemisphere's largest privately held commercial printer, has registered all 10 of its core U.S. printing plants for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green...

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 Funds to Be Used for Phase 1 Clinical Trial - MADISON, Wis., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellectar, Inc., a privately-held radiopharmaceuticals company that designs and develops products to detect, treat and monitor human cancers, today announced that it has raised $13 million in a private offering. Cellectar will use the money to continue operations and execute a Phase 1...

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MADISON, Wis., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthCounsel, LLC announced today that Thomas J. Ray, Jr., Esq. will be participating in a book signing event in conjunction with WealthCounsel's presence as an exhibitor at the 42nd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Jan. 14-18, 2008 in Orlando, Fla. Ray, a WealthCounsel founder, principal and estate planning attorney from St. Louis, Miss.,...