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MADISON - A collaborative research project between the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has advanced the quest for efficient conversion of plant biomass to fuels and chemicals."We have sequenced and assembled the complete genome of Pichia stipitis, a native xylose-fermenting yeast," says Thomas Jeffries, research microbiologist at FPL and...

MADISON - The MIT Club of Wisconsin, a state association for alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is recognizing a University of Wisconsin-Madison influenza researcher and a bioscience spinoff company on Friday at its annual Technology Achievement Awards banquet.Receiving honors this year in the individual category is Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a UW-Madison virologist and professor in the School of...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Television viewers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Las Vegas Nevada – the two largest markets served by Journal Broadcast Group – will soon have the ability to contribute content on the stations’ websites. Journal Broadcast Group is a Journal Communications’ (NYSE:JRN) company. In partnership with Broadcast Interactive Media, a leading provider of website revenue, content, and video streaming for...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Goldsmith Agio Helms is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Fox Valley Corporation (“Fox Valley” or the “Company”) to Neenah Paper, Inc. (“Neenah”). Fox Valley, through its subsidiary, Fox River Paper, is a leading U.S. producer of premium fine papers based in Appleton, Wisconsin. The Company offers a comprehensive portfolio of writing, text, and cover products...

OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Army for Theater Provided Equipment Refurbishment (TPER) of M915 Line Haul tractors under a four-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The initial delivery is for a quantity of 137 units to be completed within the first 10 months of award and is...

Milwaukee, Wis. (March 5, 2007) –  The United States Super Trucks will be an added attraction on The Milwaukee Mile’s popular NASCAR Busch Series race date, according to speedway officials.   The USST is a national series that competes primarily on half-mile to one-mile oval tracks, featuring purebred race trucks that produce about 450 horsepower from their performance V8 racing engines,...

MADISON - The first-ever student-organized Women's Leadership Conference, titled "Modern Women's Bootcamp: From Backpack to Briefcase," will take place from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 16, in Grainger Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Featuring prominent speakers in industry and academia, such as keynote speaker and Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce Mary Burke, the conference goal is to "inspire, motivate...

MADISON, Wis., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry (R), Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated webcasting and visual content management solutions, today announced it will open the NASDAQ Stock Market on Wednesday, March 7th at 9:30 a.m. EST. The event will highlight the Company's new and advanced multi-modal search capabilities for online video and web presentations by Sonic...

APPLETON-Community and rural development practitioners, planners, citizens, and policy makers will benefit from attending the conference entitled Discover the Magic of Regional Development to be held at the Paper Valley Radisson in Appleton, Wisconsin, June 17-20, 2007.   "I encourage anyone interested in regional economic development to attend this informative conference," says Department of Commerce Secretary Mary P. Burke. "By forming...