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CONTACT: Anne Miner, (608) 233-6406, aminer@bus.wisc.edu MADISON - A competition showcasing student entrepreneurs' innovative business ideas - ranging from devices that can save firefighters' lives in blazing buildings to making online transactions more secure - will kick off on Friday, April 15. Fourteen teams of enterprising University of Wisconsin-Madison students will compete in the G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition...

For further information contact: Steve Heins, Vice President, Corporate Communications Orion Energy Systems Ltd. (920) 892-5800 sheins@oriones.com April 11, 2005, Plymouth, WI. Orion Energy Services has named West Bend area native Joe Lennartz Director of Project Management, the Plymouth, Wisconsin, company has announced. Lennartz had been employed for three years in a technical sales capacity for Ener-Save, a division of Steiner Electric Co. that handles Orion...

CONTACT:             Susan Schierstedt, (920) 424-2257 OSHKOSH – Three family businesses have joined the Wisconsin Family Business Forum (WFBF) at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The addition of Natural Ovens Bakery, Manitowoc; Trudell Trailers, De Pere; and Vern’s Cheese Inc., Chilton, brings the group’s membership to 40. The WFBF is the oldest family business organization in Wisconsin, with a membership that...

This is a new edition of WisBiz People, a column from WisBusiness Editor Brian Clark. If you know someone with a good business story to tell, write to clark@wisbusiness.com with your idea. By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Joe Kremer runs a match-making service, of sorts. In his job as head of the recently...

Hyatt Regency, 333 W Kilbourn,Milwaukee. DATE: April 11, 2005 11:30 AM - 1:30 PMLOCATION: Hyatt Regency Milwaukee; 333 W KilbournPHONE: 888-443-5285 608-443-1965E-MAIL: sallym@wisconsintechnologycouncil.comWEB: www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.comContact Name: Sally Muller, Program DirectorHost: WI Innovation Network MilwaukeeRegistration Deadline: April 11, 2005 Speaker TBD