UW-Madison: Office of Corporate Relations Welcomes new Hires
CONTACT: Charles Hoslet, (608) 263-2840, hoslet@ocr.wisc.edu
MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) recently welcomed two new hires to its staff. Cynthia Sweet and Brad Ricker both joined OCR as university-business liaisons last month.
Sweet has worked as a business development specialist for Ayres Associates, a national architectural-engineering firm, where she led marketing and public relations efforts...
Dept. of Commerce: Gov. Doyle Announces Grants
Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661
MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that four Wisconsin businesses will share $21,000 in funding from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) Early Planning Grant (EPG) program, the Technology Matching Grant (TMG) program and the Commerce Business Employees Skills Training (BEST) program.
"Through my Grow Wisconsin plan, we are working to foster entrepreneurial...
Dept. of Workforce Development: State Agency Receives $1 Million for Center Initiative to Assist Low Income Families
Contact: Rose Lynch, Director of Communications, 608-266-6753
Wisconsin 1 of 3 states selected to receive grant from Joyce Foundation
Madison - Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that DWD and the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) have been awarded $1 million by the Joyce Foundation to assist low income workers in attaining job skills which lead...
Say That Handbags: Announces Strategic Partnership with Goldi’s
Media Contact:
Nepherterra Skala @ 414.704.9932
nskala@mosaic-wi.com
Local designer’s handbags will be available at east side boutique in time for holiday season
MILWAUKEE (December 1, 2006) — Say That Handbags (www.saythathandbags.com) and Goldi’s Boutiques are a match made in heaven. Milwaukee-based handbag designer Pat Rudolph announced today that Goldi’s will carry her high-end designer handbags just in time for the...
Gov. Doyle: Announces $4.5 Million for Harley-Davidson to Expand in Wisconsin
Contacts: Carla Vigue, Office of Governor Doyle, 608-261-2162
Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661
Tax Credits Tied to 200 New Jobs, Retention of 4,100 Jobs
Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Harley-Davidson Motor Company will receive $4.5 million in enterprise zone jobs tax credits from the Department of Commerce to support an expansion of its Menomonee Falls facility, ongoing...
WisBusiness: WMC expects better treatment under new AG Van Hollen
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
Badger State businesses and industries should get a fairer shake under incoming attorney general J.B. Van Hollen than they did from the outgoing Peg Lautenschlager, a Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) official
said Wednesday.
WMC backed Van Hollen in the recent attorney general's race.
Scott Manley, WMC’s director of environmental policy, said he expects fewer...
Henry Sanders to Join Hamilton Consulting Group
The Hamilton Consulting Group today
announced that Henry Sanders Jr. will join the firm to focus on its new
bioscience and technology services partnership. The new venture, a partnership
with nationally-recognized GSP Consulting called hamilton.gsp, provides a range
of services that will maximize public-sector funding opportunities, craft and
advocate for technology-related public policy and develop groundbreaking
economic development efforts. Mr. Sanders also will provide legislative...
State Biotech Association Will Hold Annual Meeting Monday
Event to include forums on venture funding, pharmaceutical collaborations
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 29, 2006—The Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association, the voice of the state’s growing bioscience industry, today announced plans for its annual meeting and celebration being held on Monday, Dec. 4 on the Promega Corp. campus in Fitchburg, Wis.
In addition to conducting its annual business meeting,...
Renovar Raises $1.2 Million in New Financing Round
MADISON, Wis. - Renovar Inc., an early-stage company focused on the development of kidney disease diagnostics, today announced that it has closed a successful round of financing that totals $1.22 million. This financing round, Renovar’s second, brings the total capital raised by the company to $3.2 million. The proceeds will be used to support the company’s efforts to secure FDA clearance...
Doyle Announces Dairy Entrepreneurs’ Modernization Investments Reach $500 Million
Governor Jim Doyle today announced today that Wisconsin's dairy entrepreneurs have invested more than $500 million to modernize and expand their operations thanks to the dairy investment tax credit signed into law by the Governor in April 2004.
"Agriculture is our heritage, and it is also our future," Governor Doyle said. "Agricultural entrepreneurs are boosting rural economies by significantly reinvesting...
