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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...

New location helps homeowners and homebuyers better manage their wealth portfolios with options such as mortgage planning and FHA programs SUN PRAIRIE, Wis., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage broker/banker with over 100 branches nationwide, has opened a new branch location in Auburn, Massachusetts. In an area that has been hit hard by the housing...

Unique Product from TRICAST Eliminates Annual Audits & Contentious Audit Recovery Attempts; Provides Ongoing Compliance MILWAUKEE, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- InvoiceCHECK, an innovative forensic prescription claims audit designed to verify PBM claims billings for each invoice, has been introduced by TRICAST. InvoiceCHECK replaces annual retrospective audits by auditing claims each time a company receives an invoice for its prescription benefit...

WAUKESHA, Wis., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. consumers have greater faith in activists and retail grocers than either government or food companies when it comes to providing information about food choices. That's according to a new GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media survey commissioned by Morgan&Myers, a communications firm specializing in food and agriculture. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071205/AQW028A) Results from the national poll...

Potential federal legislation regulating CO2 emissions taken into account East Dubuque, IL--- Plans were suspended earlier this week to build a coal fired fuel conversion plant citing uncertainty over the cost of dealing with global warming emissions, according to Rentech company officials. Noting that the project’s original cost had not included technology to deal with global warming emissions, company officials pointed to potential...

MADISON - 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...

Over $120,000 in new web revenue at KSFY Tremendous user response to San Diego wildfire submissions at KUSIDecember 6 2007, Madison, WI: Broadcast Interactive Media, the leading provider of web applications and revenue solutions for more than 120 TV and radio station websites, announced today that its local social networking and user-generated video application, YouNewsTV, is now live in 52...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Area businesses are heading into 2008 with both caution and optimism, according to a business survey released by the UW-Madison School of Business this morning. The report, sponsored by First Business Bank and the business school, said the majority of companies in the county were profitable this year, in...