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INSIDE WISCONSIN By Tom Still MADISON – It would be misleading to suggest that scientists at UW-Madison or anywhere else in Wisconsin are cloning human embryos. They aren’t. In fact, no scientist in the state has even announced plans to do so. It would also be disingenuous to suggest the process for cloning a human embryo for reproductive purposes...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Preliminary placement figures for graduates of UW-Madison's MBA program are up about 20 percent over last year, and graduates are commanding salaries that average nearly $73,000 – an increase of almost 5 percent from 2004. That’s the word from Blair Sanford, director of the school’s Graduate Career Services office. She attributes improved job numbers for 2005...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Rivera - (414) 276-6237 Cell - (414) 333-0899 Riverwest manufacturer to add 25-30 jobs, nearly double sales ...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Knox (262) 797-3323 BROOKFIELD, Wis -- North Shore Bank today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Illinois State Bank. Illinois State Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank based in Lake in the Hills, IL. North Shore Bank is a federally chartered mutual savings bank based in Brookfield, WI. “We are very excited about this...

For further information: Jim Byrnes 908-234-8754 (office) 908-313-8144 (cell) jbyrnes@att.com Andy Backover 908-234-8632 (office) 908-432-2487 (cell) backover@att.com AT&T SHAREHOLDERS VOTE OVERWHELMINGLY TO APPROVE PROPOSED MERGER AGREEMENT WITH SBC COMMUNICATIONS Acceptance a major step toward creating a global communications company FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2005 DENVER – Shareholders of AT&T Corp. (NYSE: T) have overwhelmingly voted to approve a proposed merger agreement with SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC), the company...

High Tech Happy Hour - Thursday, June 30 Hosted By : Agave Group, UW Office of Corporate Relations and the WIN Foundation Location: Capital Brewery, 7734 Terrace Ave, Middleton Date: Thursday, June 30 Time: 5-8pm Sponsors: Smith & Gesteland and Comprehensive Computer Consulting

Those who doubt that history repeats itself should peek into the archives of automotive transportation. While credit should go to inventors like Daimler and Benz, you really have to hand it to French engineer Nicholas Cugnot who, in the 1700s, is believed to be not only the first person to create a vehicle that propelled itself, but also...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com UW-Madison researcher and embryonic stem cell pioneer James Thomson is expressing deep concern that Wisconsin will be left behind if the Legislature passes restrictive legislation limiting research on stem cells, saying he is "saddened and disappointed" by some recent developments. In a letter to a legislator -- first reported on the WisOpinion.com-hosted blog The Xoff Files --...