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Nine Wisconsinites are on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans. For the first time, it takes more than $1 billion to earn a spot on the list. John Menard Jr. of the Eau Claire-based home improvement chain is Wisconsin's richest with $7.3 billion. Herbert Kohler, of plumbing fixture fame, is worth $4 billion. Kenneth Hendricks built...

WisBusiness.com UW-Madison researchers have received a $7.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the potential of stem cells and natural growth factors to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Earlier this week, the university received a separate NIH grant worth more than $40 million. That money is for...

MADISON, Wis., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiskars announces that they are removing the Prop 65 warning label from all kids' scissors and school tools. Analysis has proven that the products are safe and do not require the warning on the back of the packaging. According to Chad Vincent, President of Fiskars Craft Division, "We are a very conservative company, and...

Eliminates Regional Structure, Equalizes Capital Pools WAUSAU, Wis. and WILLMAR, Minn., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of United FCS ACA, in response to recent controversies and at the request of its regulator, the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), adopted several actions at its September 14th Board meeting to unify and strengthen the Association. United FCS was created through the...

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeCare Holdings, Inc. has opened a new 65,000-square-foot hospital in Waukesha, Wisc., approximately 25 miles from downtown Milwaukee. The long-term acute care hospital, called LifeCare Hospitals of Wisconsin, will begin receiving patients later this month. The 62-bed, freestanding facility specializes in the treatment of medically complex patients who require acute care hospital services for...