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By Adam Dylewski WisBusiness.com MADISON -- Harnessing the power of stem cells in previously unexplored ways, Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc. is one of the newest startups to spring out of Madison’s thriving biotechnology sector. Elizabeth Donley, the company’s chief executive officer, presented Stemina’s scientific goals and business model at the recent Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference in San Francisco. Donley explained...

GREEN BAY, Wis., April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 1,800 photographs were used to create a style of stop-action animation set to the jazz music of the late Russ Freeman in a video that received a Gold ADDY and a Judges' Choice award in the recent American Advertising Federation Midwest regional competition. Created by Arketype, Inc., a Green Bay, Wis.,...

PEWAUKEE, Wis., April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc., a multi-bank holding company, has awarded AT&T a two-year contract to provide a cost-effective data-networking solution. The solution allows for seamless integration of new locations as CIB Marine Bancshares expands its use of the Web in its business. Under the agreement, AT&T will provide...

BOSTON, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE:SAM) announced today that it has signed an agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of City Brewing Company to brew some of its beer in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Boston Beer and City Brewing will immediately begin work to upgrade the brewery by purchasing equipment to allow for Samuel Adams' traditional brewing...

MADISON, Wis., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- MyWeather, LLC, announces the launch of the world's first online traffic and weather solution: GreenLight 1.0. GreenLight is the only online traffic product that combines both weather and traffic information in realtime within the same display medium. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061121/CGTU005LOGO) GreenLight, as well as its sister products, are built on MyWeather's exclusive RouteCast(R) technology which is...

MINNEAPOLIS, April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Financial Institution Products Corporation (FIPCO), announced an agreement to resell, endorse and refer a variety of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' products and solutions to members of the WBA and customers of FIPCO. The recently signed agreement between Wolters Kluwer Financial Services,...

MILWAUKEE, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) today announced its plan to split Marshall & Ilsley Corporation and Metavante Corporation into independent public companies. Under an investment agreement with Warburg Pincus, a global private equity investor, Warburg Pincus has agreed to invest $625 million to acquire an equity stake of 25 percent in Metavante Corporation. Marshall &...

WHITEWATER, Wis., April 3, 2007—Sharon Ethanol LLC, a subsidiary of Global Renewable LLC, today announced the appointment of Les Ciciora as the company’s director of operations. Global Renewable LLC last November unveiled plans to construct and operate an ethanol plant in Sharon, Wis. The plant is expected to produce up to 120 million gallons of ethanol a year and should...

MADISON - Should Wisconsin move ahead on climate-change policy? What actions can businesses, farms and individuals take to meet this growing challenge?Members of the state Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources will headline a panel discussion of these and related questions from 2:30-4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, in Room 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St., at...

Green Bay, WI – Joseph P. O’Leary, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG), will make a presentation to financial analysts attending the Midwest Utilities Seminar sponsored by Wall Street Access and Berenson & Company in Chicago on Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at 10:15 a.m. Central time. Interested parties can access a...