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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – The Badger State will likely never produce a Silicon Valley, but it could become a major force in the science and technology business world, a trio of experts told trustees of the Wisconsin Investment Board Wednesday morning. But to do that, emerging companies need financial backing so they can grow, produce jobs and contribute to...

Contact: Kyle Schwarm, 608-266-0050 Kathy Cullen, 608-266-9399 MADISON – Wisconsin’s technical colleges are providing more graduates for our communities than ever before, according to numbers released by the Wisconsin Technical College System. The data collected from the 16 technical colleges shows 22,520 associate degree and technical diploma graduates last year, or nearly nine percent above last year’s record number of...

PEORIA, Ill. – AT&T today announced it has won a $3.7 million, three-year networking contract from Clifton Gunderson LLP, the 12th largest CPA and consulting firm in the nation. AT&T will provide an Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) integrating some 42 Clifton Gunderson offices in 14 states and Washington, D.C. The network, which supports Clifton Gunderson’s day-to-day...

Platypus Technologies 5520 Nobel Drive Fitchburg, WI 53711 Phone: 608-237-1270 Email: info@platypustech.com URL: www.platypustech.com Platypus Technologies announces that it has been awarded $325,000 for a second year of Phase 2 SBIR funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The funding will support continued development of a device for the rapid detection and identification of viruses based on Platypus's patented liquid crystal technology. ...

Karen Kerrigan and J.P. Wieske will answer questions Thursday, August 25 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., EDT WHAT: Karen Kerrigan, founder of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council and J.P. Wieske, director of State Affairs for the Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) will host the U. S. Small Business Administration’s August Web chat on “Health Care and Your Small...

Hosted by the Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce. Held at Ironwood Golf Course LLC. Sponsored by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel & North Shore Bank At Ironwood Golf Course LLC. W270 N6166 Moraine Dr, Sussex Registration: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Start: 12:00 p.m., Dinner: 5:30 p.m. Individual - $125.00 (Includes lunch & dinner) Foursome - $450.00 (Includes lunch & dinner) To...