WisBusiness

Contact: 414-643-1620 Milwaukee— Voces de la Frontera challenged State Senator Tom Reynolds today to publicly disclose how many of his low income, disadvantaged, and elderly constituents would fall victim to his proposal (SB 567) to cut the safety net for his community’s most vulnerable. As reported today in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Reynolds bill passed in the middle of the...

CONTACT: Patrick Farrell through University Communications, (608) 262-8287; Terry Rutlin (715) 365-4681, trutlin@nicoletcollege.edu MADISON - A new agreement between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Nicolet College in Rhinelander will simplify the path for Northwoods students interested in transferring between the two institutions. UW-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell and Nicolet President Adrian Lorbetske will sign the "Transfer Contract" agreement at...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Does it help to be somewhat kooky if you want to start your own business? Yes, says John D. Gartner, author of “The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot of) Success in America” and one of the lead speakers at the fourth annual Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference next month. “Hypomanics can be...

By Gregg Hoffmann WESTBY – They call the effort DARE for short. Indeed, Trout Unlimited and its various public and private sector partners are daring to take on the effort to restore waterways within the 24,000 square-mile Driftless Area, which spans from southeastern Minnesota to northwestern Illinois, covering parts of Iowa and Wisconsin along the way. DARE stands for the Driftless Area...

Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends, a product sent weekly to WisBusiness subscribers. To get the full version of Tuesday Trends, plus a daily summary of state business news in your inbox every morning, sign up for a WisBusiness subscription. TAKE A FREE WISBUSINESS TRIAL NOW WisBusiness Tuesday Trends May 16, 2006 By...

By Heather Akin WisBusiness.com PLYMOUTH -- It only takes one bright idea to start a thriving business such as Orion Energy Systems. Neal Verfuerth, the CEO and founder of Orion Energy Systems in Plymouth, noticed there was a void in the market for energy stingy industrial lighting. Manufacturers and building planners were struggling to manage rising costs energy costs and...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz will have a busy schedule tonight. He’ll be in his seat for the start of the Madison Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the City-County Building. The session will be highlighted by the controversial paid sick-leave proposal. Opposition to the plan, which – if approved - would be the first of its...