— Three Milwaukee-area universities are teaming up to create a national center for energy research. It’s the first time the the colleges of engineering at UW-Milwaukee, Marquette University and Milwaukee School of Engineering have collaborated on a major initiative. Seven projects are already underway at the new Southeastern Wisconsin Energy Technology Research Center thanks to $200,000 dollars in federal funding and $500,000 from regional industries and foundations. The projects include research into new materials for rechargeable batteries and a look at using algae to produce biofuel from coal plant emissions. See details: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=168244 — A national business magazine for women has named Milwaukee’s Manpower and Appleton’s Thrivent Financial for Lutherans two of the country’s top companies for women. PINK Magazine’s annual ranking rewards organizations that make women’s advancement a part of everyday business. The Wisconsin companies were two of 15 to take top honors this year. See details: http://www.pinkmagazine.com/pressroom/top_companies_09_release.html — The Commerce Department released some details of Gov. Jim Doyle’s trade mission to Israel Nov. 16-20. The mission will focus on three industries that the state says offer great promise for increasing exports to Israel: life sciences, water technology, and agriculture. See details: http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=168320 CORRECTION: The item on the Resource Rendezvous conference in the WED News Summary should have said the conference took place Aug. 19. ************************* TOP EXPERTS TO DISCUSS WISCONSIN’S ENERGY POLICY & CLIMATE CHANGE AT SEPT. 10 FORUM Energy experts from Wisconsin and across the Midwest will address a Sept. 10 WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com forum on energy policy and climate change. David W. Hadley, vice president of state regulatory relations at Midwest ISO, is keynoting the forum, which will take place at The Madison Club. The event begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 9 a.m. with breakfast starting at 7:15 a.m. The event is presented by American Transmission Company and Xcel Energy. Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group is an event partner. Panelists for the event include: * Ave Bie, managing partner of the Madison office of Quarles & Brady and former chair of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission * State Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison * Eric Callisto, chair of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission * Todd Stuart, executive director of the Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group Additional sponsors include Dairyland Power Cooperative, Wisconsin Public Service Corp. and We Energies. More sponsorship opportunities are available; contact Jim Greer at 608-237-6296 or greer@wispolitics.com. The event is open to the public. General public tickets cost $10. The ticket price includes breakfast. TO REGISTER GO TO: http://www.esurveycentral.com/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=5117l3337o6KG ************************* TOP EXPERTS TO DISCUSS WIS. GREEN JOBS FUTURE Tuesday, September 29, at Discovery World in Milwaukee “Green Jobs: Growing Wisconsin Employment” is part of a series of forums at Discovery World and aims to assess Wisconsin’s future in the green jobs market. The forum, sponsored by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, UW-Milwaukee, We Energies and Johnson Controls, begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 9 a.m. Breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will provide remarks about his city’s efforts to cultivate green jobs. Confirmed panelists include: * UW-Milwaukee Engineering School Dean Michael R. Lovell * Tom Boldt, CEO of Boldt Construction * UW-Madison School of Agriculture Dean Molly Jahn * Clay Nesler, Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability, Johnson Controls, Inc. The event is organized by WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com with the help of MMAC, Discovery World, and UW-Milwaukee. More sponsorship opportunities are available; contact Jim Greer at 608-237-6296 or greer@wispolitics.com. The event is open to the public, and the price is $30 per person. But WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com subscribers, members of the Wisconsin Academy, the UW-Milwaukee community, and members of MMAC and Discovery World are able to attend for $20 per person. The price includes the breakfast buffet but not parking. Call Debra Jordan (414) 287-4127 or djordan@mmac.org to register. *************************
Harley-Davidson to enter India market in 2010: After years of trying to seek entry into the world’s second-largest motorcycle market, Harley-Davidson Inc. announced Thursday that it plans to formally begin sales in India in 2010. State unemployment at 8.7% in July: The state Department of Workforce Development reported Wednesday that Beloit still leads the state with 17.6 percent unemployment in July. That was down from 18.6 the previous month, but far higher than a year ago when it was just 8.3 percent. Governor Doyle to Lead Trade Mission to Israel: Governor Jim Doyle announced that he will lead a trade mission to Israel this fall to provide participants with opportunities to meet with distributors, potential customers, and key business and government officials. He will also promote investment by Israeli companies in Wisconsin during the visit. Mercury Marine union explores re-vote in Fond du Lac: The union at Mercury Marine that rejected some wage and benefit concessions is researching whether a second vote is possible.
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