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MADISON - David Beebe has come a long way. Today, he is a pioneer in microtechnology research, but like all scientists, the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of biomedical engineering began at the bottom of the heap. And while Beebe's road to the top was paved with hard work and years of schooling, laboratory training grants played a profound role...

Energy Prices Play Larger Role in Cost of Food than Corn   MILWAUKEE – A study released today by an independent research group shows that ethanol’s impact on food prices is negligible, particularly when compared with the impact of energy costs.   The study by John Urbanchuck of LECG, LLC shows that a $1 per gallon increase in the price of gasoline...

WisBusiness Staff MILWAUKEE - The third time was a charm for Oconomowoc-based Vector Surgical, which won the life science award and the grand prize at the Governor's Business Plan contest after finishes near the top the previous two years. The winner in the information technology category was Extract Systems of Madison, which makes identity theft software, while Fahlgreen Solutions...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com A patchwork of state and local agencies will provide $13 million in loans and grants to aid Chrysler in a $450 million upgrade of its Kenosha engine plant. Gov. Jim Doyle made the announcement today at the 1.9 million square-foot factory, where he was flanked by Chrysler, Kenosha County, City of Kenosha and...

Biotech Happy Hour -An exclusive Happy Hour For The Biotech Industry & The People supporting it   TOMORROW Thursday June 14th 2007 5P.M.-9P.M. Johnny O’s Bar 622 University Ave.(Across University Ave. from the Fluno Center) parking available in the Lake St and Frances St ramps   Sponsored by: GenTel Biosciences, Aberdean Consulting, Makin-Hey Communications & The Luminis Group   Please join us for cocktails & conversation. Feel...

KENOSHA – Governor Jim Doyle today announced a $16.8 million incentives package to assist the Chrysler Group in retooling their Kenosha Engine plant and secure their presence in Wisconsin.  The $16.8 million package, a joint offering from the City of Kenosha, Kenosha County, American Transmission Company (ATC), WE Energies and the State, attracted Chrysler’s investment of $450 million in...

By Patrick Fitzgerald WisBusiness.com The Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference brought business leaders, investors, and others to Milwaukee Tuesday, offering a variety of panel discussions focused on how state business leaders can sustain themselves in an increasingly globalized marketplace. The gathering continues today. One of the conference highlights Tuesday was the naming of Vector Surgical as winner of the Governor’s Business...

China looms large for SE Wisconsin businesses Dan Brink, an attorney from Reinhart, Boerner, and Van Deuren, led a morning panel discussion at the Milwaukee conference discussing tips, taboos and trends on the horizon for Southeastern Wisconsin companies doing business abroad. The panel focused in particular on China, in which Brink identified the automotive, technology and aerospace sectors as the three...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Wisconsin universities and colleges are graduating only two-thirds of the science and engineering students that the state’s industries need each year, business leaders told more than 400 people attending the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference today in Milwaukee. To help fill that gap, schools need more programs like the one created by Minnesota high school teacher Tim...