— Despite the recession, many Wisconsin manufacturers are benefiting from efforts to modernize and improve their operations. The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership said today that projects it completed with state manufacturers generated an economic impact of $164 million — most of it from increased and retained sales. The FY 2009 economic impact is based on data provided by 176 WMEP-assisted companies and compiled by an independent firm. See details: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=168054 — A decline in the state’s construction sector is leading the state Commerce Department to lay off 15 employees in its safety and buildings division. The division is largely funded through inspections and reviews conducted by the agency for state builders. With the economy in recession, there hasn’t been enough work to keep the division at its current capacity. The layoffs are expected to get the division through the next two years. The positions will remain vacant for the time being, but could be refilled as the construction industry recovers. — A team of scientists from the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health has successfully grown multiple types of retina cells from two types of stem cells. The university says this suggest a future in which damaged retinas could be repaired by cells grown from the patient’s own skin. Even sooner, the discovery is expected to help with laboratory models for studying genetically linked eye conditions, screening new drugs to treat those conditions and understanding the development of the human eye. See details: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=168023 ************************* TOP EXPERTS TO DISCUSS WISCONSIN’S ENERGY POLICY & CLIMATE CHANGE AT SEPTEMBER 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: 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 “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: 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. ************************* TOP STORIES
Wisconsin tribes receive stimulus funds: Wisconsin’s 11 native American Indian tribes will share $1.3 million of stimulus money from the U.S. Department of Justice that’s earmarked for law enforcement issues related to violence against women and domestic abuse. Mercury Marine, union to talk again in Fond du Lac : Mercury Marine president Mark Schwabero has agreed to meet with leaders of the union that rejected a package of wage and benefit concessions the Fond du Lac boat engine maker says it needs to keep hundreds of jobs from moving to Oklahoma, a spokesman said Monday. ImproMed buys software firm: ImproMed Inc. has purchased Sunpoint Software Inc. in a move that increases its position in the veterinary practice software management industry. Commerce agency to lay off 15 workers: MADISON — The state Department of Commerce said Monday it plans to lay off 15 employees from its safety and buildings division, citing a downturn in the construction industry.
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