Gov. Doyle: 11 Wisconsin Companies to Receive Free Energy Saving Assessment
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Scott Larrivee, Department of Administration, 608-266-7362
John Nicol, Focus on Energy, 608-277-2941
Masood Akhtar, Center for Technology Transfer, 608-203-0111
Initiative Will Help Businesses Cut Natural Gas Consumption and Increase Efficiency
Governor Jim Doyle today announced that 11 Wisconsin companies were among 200 industrial plants selected nationally to receive an innovative,...
WisconsinEye: 2006 Wis. Innovates Series: of Wisconsin’s most successful and honored entrepreneurs talk about their experiences and enviable success
Wisconsin Innovates Conference: "How They Grew Their Businesses from the Ground Up."
Watch as 3 of Wisconsin's most successful and honored entrepreneurs talk about their experiences and enviable success.
* Michael Cudahy, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO — Marquette Electronics, Inc
* Craig Culver, CEO, Co-Founder, Co-Worker — Culver Franchising System, Inc.
* Richard Burke, Chairman and Founder — Trek Bicycle Corporation ...
Wis. Tech Council: Angel investment growth revealed in Wisconsin study
Contact: Tom Still at 608-695-7557 or Dr. David Ward at 608-279-3393
View the report at: http://www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com/uploads/Resources/Risk%20Capital%20in%20Wisconsin%204-10-06.pdf
CHICAGO – While Wisconsin ranks in the middle of the 50-state pack by some investment indicators, its supply of angel capital is growing, according to a report commissioned by the Wisconsin Technology Council.
“Risk Capital in Wisconsin: A Progress Report” is the last of four updates...
Wisconsin Technology Council: Tech Council unveils poster charting long history of Wisconsin innovation
Contact: Liz Stephens or Tom Still at 608-442-7557
CHICAGO – A full-color, wall-sized poster detailing more than 100 of Wisconsin’s most notable inventions and innovations was released at the international BIO convention in Chicago.
Entitled “Innovative history; inspiring future: Wisconsin’s technology and entrepreneurial milestones,” the poster reinforces Wisconsin’s long history as a state on the cutting edge of technological advancement and...
AnchorBank: Phishing Scams: Consumers Taking the “Bait” More Than Ever
Date: April 11th, 2006
Contact: Gillian Harvie, Assoc. Public Relations Mgr.
Tel: (608) 252-8708
Madison, Wisc. – Every day the security department at AnchorBank’s headquarters receives a call from an unwitting customer conned into handing over their financial information in an email. “Phishing” scams, as they are known, have become a common occurrence not only at AnchorBank but...
UW Madison: Improves Patent Ranking
CONTACT: Andy Cohn, (608) 263-2821, cohn@warf.org
UW-MADISON IMPROVES PATENT RANKING
MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005 was the nation's fifth most
productive intellectual property setting among U.S. universities, the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office (PTO) announced.
UW-Madison, with 77 patents awarded in 2005, moved up three notches in the rankings
of universities or university systems with the most intellectual property activity.
In 2004,...
Gov. Doyle: Signs ‘Green Buildings’ Executive Order to Raise Environmental and Energy Efficiency Standards in State Buildings
MILWAUKEE - Governor Jim Doyle today signed an Executive Order requiring all state buildings to conform to high environmental and energy efficiency standards. The order will affect both existing buildings and future construction.
"In Wisconsin, we are on the cutting-edge of energy innovation - with the most forward looking and balanced energy policy anywhere in the Midwest, and a...
