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By Erika Frederick WisBusiness.com CHIPPEWA FALLS – The re-emergence of Apple Computers as a force in information technology is a story most people know. What’s less well understood is how companies that work with Apple are succeeding, too. Small Tree Communications was launched three years ago by a group of high-performance networking engineers who pooled their talents and pursued an...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The majority of publicly traded Badger State companies did well in the most recent quarter, especially those that are engaged in manufacturing, experts said. But there were exceptions to the good news and some Wisconsin firms saw their earnings and profits slide. “Generally, our economy is humming along quite nicely,” said Chuck Krueger, an associate professor...

Contacts: Scott Larrivee, Department of Administration, 608-266-7362 Glen Loyd, Department of Ag, Trade, and Consumer Protection, 608-224-5007 Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Renewable Fuels Decrease Wisconsin's Dependence on Foreign Oil Governor Jim...

MADISON - Potassium-stressed soybean plants - with their telltale yellowed leaf edges - can harbor large numbers of soybean aphids, insidious pests that can cause millions of dollars in damage to Wisconsin crops. In a study published in the April edition of the journal Environmental Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison entomologists examine the connection between potassium availability and aphid population...

CONTACTS: Jonathan Patz, (608) 262-4775, patz@wisc.edu; Josh Posner, (608) 262-0876, jlposner@wisc.edu MADISON - Twin grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), coupled with matching institutional funds, will give a $6.8 million boost to innovative graduate study and research in global sustainability, development, and the environment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The two $3 million grants - one to the Nelson...

Enhanced Capabilities are Part of Major DLx® Labor 2006.1 Product Release Which Delivers a Whole New Level of User Interaction and Advanced Functionality Milwaukee, WI – RedPrairie Corporation, the world’s fastest growing supply chain company, announced today at RedShift 2006, its annual user conference and logistics industry summit, the availability of advanced labor demand planning capabilities for improved workforce utilization, and...

MEQUON, Wis., May 11, 2006 - Encrypta Gifts has announced a special discount on its Encrypta cryptex for all participants in Phase 1 of "The Da Vinci Code Quest" on Google which ended today (official rules available at http://tinyurl.com/r42st). To qualify for the Final Phase of the contest, participants in the Quest needed to be one of the first 10,000...

Milwaukee, WI - May 10, 2006 - Ed Thompson calls himself a "common man" but he is anything but common. A documentary about him, aptly titled A REMARKABLE MAN, is now available on DVD. The 82-minute documentary opens with Thompson's famous free annual Thanksgiving dinner at his Tomah, WI, supper club, the Teepee. It goes on to cover his...

An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and local business owner who was honored as Wisconsin’s 2005 Young Entrepreneur of the Year will address graduates and their families at UWSP’s spring commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 21. Andrew Halverson, a 2001 graduate of UWSP, will address more than 1,100 graduates in the Specht Memorial Forum (Sundial) in two ceremonies....