Focus on Energy: Milking It For All It’s Worth
The dairy industry is an essential part of Wisconsin agriculture and is vital to the state's economy. This is why Wisconsin dairy farmers are looking to stay innovative within their industry. One way they are doing this is by producing much more than milk — they are producing energy.
Wisconsin farmers searching for solutions to increasing energy costs as well...
Timeless Assistance LLC: Offers Senior Citizens a Helping Hand with Moving, Organizing and Concierge Services
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – From downsizing and moving to making order of cabinets and closets or completing daily errands and tasks, Timeless Assistance LLC is making life easier for Milwaukee-area senior citizens and their families.
Based in Brookfield, Wis., the new family-operated business provides move management, professional organizing, shopping and concierge services for people of all ages, but specializes in serving...
Full Compass: gets into the swing of it for charity
MIDDLETON, WI—For the fourth year running, Full Compass teed off into summer with its Annual Charity Golf Event. This year’s featured charity was the Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA), which received an $8700 donation to help complete construction of a new BGCA facility in Fitchburg, WI. The purse was raised by 86 golfers who paid a $60...
B&R Enterprises LLC: Tradewinds Business Centre Anchors in Madison
B&R Enterprises LLC of Madison announces the official groundbreaking of Tradewinds Business Centre in Madison, Wisconsin, with construction beginning on its anchor building at 4801 Tradewinds Parkway. The mixed use commercial real estate development consists of 27 acres of Beltline Highway frontage immediately east of Highway 51 and a half mile from the Interstate.
"We view this business park as...
Elder Care of Wisconsin: Eimers Promoted to Chief Operating Officer
Ken Eimers has been promoted to chief operating officer at Elder Care of Wisconsin, 2802 International Lane. Previously, he was director of operations.
The non-profit Elder Care specializes in care coordination and long term care for older adults with chronic conditions to help them live independently. Currently, Elder Care serves more than 750 older adults in Dane County and...
Gary Fisher: Planet’s Approach to Launching New “HiFi” Mountain Bikes
(Madison, Wis.) -- The engineers behind Gary Fisher's new HiFi model fine-tuned the mountain bike's every part: its never-before-seen G2 Geometry, a first-in-class custom fork offset, an all-new Fisher linkage activated pivot design, and Gary's lightest full-suspension platform. Then, they turned to Planet Propaganda to explain the complexity of their accomplishments in the time it takes to hold a...
Joy Global Inc.: Announces Completion of Stamler Acquisition
Milwaukee, WI – July 31, 2006 – Joy Global Inc. (Nasdaq: JOYG), a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions, today reported it has completed the acquisition of the net assets of the Stamler business from Oldenburg Group, Inc. for a purchase price of $117 million. Stamler produces products used in underground and surface coal mining, and in industrial applications,...
UW-Madison: ResearchChannel Programs Available to Charter Digital Cable Subscribers
MADISON - Subscribers to Charter Digital Cable now have access to University ofWisconsin-Madison programming on ResearchChannel as video on demand (VOD).The service, which began July 1, enables Charter's local digital cable viewers tosee UW-Madison programming, including lectures, forums, research reports and otherresearch programs at any time. "ResearchChannel is a perfect fit with the values and traditions of UW-Madison,"says Ken...
Gov. Doyle: Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration
Governor Doyle today asked U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns to declare 19 drought-stricken counties disaster areas after local farm officials reported many crops are beyond help despite recent rains.
The 19 counties are Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Dunn, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marquette, Polk, Price, Rusk, St. Croix, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn and Waushara.
Adams, Burnett, Marquette and Washburn counties...
UW-Madison: Autonomous Lenses May Bring Microworld into Focus
MADISON - When Hongrui Jiang looked into a fly's eye, he saw a way to make a tinylens so "smart" that it can adapt its focal length from minus infinity to plusinfinity - without external control.Incorporating hydrogels that respond to physical, chemical or biological stimuli andactuate lens function, these liquid microlenses could advance lab-on-a-chiptechnologies, optical imaging, medical diagnostics and...
WPS: Severe Lightning Strike Disables Weston 3 Plant; Slight Risk of Electric Outages in WPS’s Northern Service Area Prompts Appeal to Public to Reduce Electricity Use
Green Bay, WI -- When a severe lightning strike damaged the Weston 3 power plant near Wausau, Wisconsin, early this morning (August 2, 2006) electric reliability in Wisconsin Public Service Corporation’s northern service area (Wausau, Merrill, Tomahawk, Minocqua and Rhinelander areas) took a hit as well. The company is taking steps to reduce electric consumption in the area to...
