Nine Wisconsite residents make Forbes’ richest Americans list
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: UW-Madison gets second NIH grant this week
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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...
