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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery are a risky endeavor, Carl Gulbrandsen, managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), acknowledged Tuesday. But they are worth the gamble because they hold the potential to produce breakthrough science that can improve lives and create new companies and jobs for Wisconsin. “The centers also will strengthen UW-Madison,” said...

Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Flambeau River Papers, LLC of Park Falls has received a $2 million loan from the Department of Commerce to reopen and operate the former Smart Papers Mill.  The award was approved at the Wisconsin Development Finance Board meeting held today in Madison. "This is great news for Park Falls, northern Wisconsin, and particularly the...

Governor Jim Doyle today urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns to expedite the decision-making process for correcting milk price formulas.  In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held emergency hearings on Class III (cheese) and Class IV (butter/nonfat dry milk) milk pricing formulas, but has delayed making a decision.  Instead, the USDA is re-opening the pricing formulas...

 MILWAUKEE--Members of Midwest Airlines' frequent flyer program can now earn Midwest Miles when they shop online through the new Midwest Miles Mall, powered by SkyMall. Midwest Miles members will earn miles by shopping online from any of the 32 merchants participating in the program, including 1-800-CONTACTS, AVON.com, Bass Pro Shops, Buy.com, Cooking.com, drugstore.com, Gap, Golf Galaxy, Hickory Farms, Lands'...

MADISON - Marketing professors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School ofBusiness continue to gain national recognition for the strength of their research.As of this fall, four members of the School of Business faculty will serve on theeditorial review board for the Journal of Marketing, the leading scholarly journalin the field. Only a handful of marketing programs in the country...

MADISON - A faster magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data-acquisition technique willcut the time many patients spend in a cramped magnetic resonance scanner, yetdeliver more precise 3-D images of their bodies.Developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the faster technique will enableclinics to image more patients - particularly the burgeoning group of older adultswith osteoarthritis-related knee problems - and can help...

MADISON - They'll be coming to Madison in a force expected in excess of 120professionals. The draw? The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Conference,hosted in 2006 by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Sunday, July 30-Saturday, Aug.5.On-site conference coordinator Micaela Sullivan-Fowler, curator of rare books andspecial collections at Ebling Health Sciences Library, says that topics will rangefrom drawing Wisconsin's native rattlesnakes...

Milwaukee, WI – RedPrairie Corporation, the world’s leading consumer driven optimization company, announced today that Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. (PLS), a leading third party logistics provider to the metals, lumber and building materials industry, has selected RedPrairie’s DLx® Transportation Management Solution (TMS) for enhancing order and shipment optimization. The solutions will enable PLS to provide the next generation of...

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN - Governor Jim Doyle today announced plans to expand his BadgerCare Plus proposal so that more farm families, including adults, will have access to affordable health insurance. The Governor's proposal will change the way a farmer's income is calculated to determine eligibility for BadgerCare Plus benefits.  "Farmers shouldn't have to choose between investing in new equipment...