— Wisconsin will be sending a significantly smaller contingent to this year’s BIO conference, which runs today through Thursday in Atlanta. Last year, when the annual gathering of global biotech companies, researchers and leaders was held in San Diego, 54 Badger State companies and institutions attended. For 2009, that figure has fallen to 31. Mickey Judkins, who is coordinating the state effort for the Wisconsin Commerce Department, said state spending is also down, dropping from more than $200,000 last year to an estimated $180,000 this year. See more on Wisconsin’s presence at the BIO International Conference: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.Iml?Article=158850 Follow Wisconsin-related news from the convention at the BIO Blog: http://blogs.wisbusiness.com/bio/ — Wisconsin’s international trade picture could be trending upward, based on reports from several Wisconsin Department of Commerce international trade reps. Meeting with the Madison International Trade Association on Friday, trade reps from Brazil, China, Canada and Mexico offered upbeat scenarios for Wisconsin manufacturers with ties to those markets. Read about the trade reps’ outlooks: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.Iml?Article=158850 — Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Wisconsin stocks as measured by the WisBusiness.com Stock Tracker start the week down from where they started a week ago. The Dow opened today at 8,268, off more than 300 points from its opening of 8,575 a week ago. And the WisBusiness portfolio of 70 companies with substantial operations in Wisconsin opened at 1,400, down more than 100 points from its open of 1,507 last week. Three companies in the WisBusiness index will have earnings reports this week: Brady Corp. on Wednesday then Bon-Ton stores and The Toro Company on Thursday. See more company and stock market news at the WisBusiness Stock Tracker page: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=140042 TOP STORIES Manitowoc-based Koenig & Vits closes plant: An executive with Manitowoc-based Koenig & Vits says the aluminum supplier has suspended operations indefinitely. CNI trims 19 workers: Community Now publications Friday consolidated its print and online operations and fired 19 employees. ‘It softens the blow’: Diversification of economy gives post-GM Janesville hope : It’s not as if it’s ever a good time for a city built on manufacturing to lose its historic anchor. The now-shuttered General Motors plant in Janesville was always a major employer — right up to when all production ceased April 23 and the final 1,200-plus people lost their jobs. The oldest GM plant in North America, it was a storied, steady presence in town, local officials said, for nearly 100 years.
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