— A state biotech group has picked six young companies to get an award for moving products from the lab toward the marketplace. The group BioForward announced the awards leading up to its October Biotechnology Vision Summit. The companies are all less than five years old. Their products include a water-purification device, new ultrasound technology, and a synthetic joint lubricant. See details: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=170903 — Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wisconsin will receive $2 million in federal stimulus funds to reduce diesel emissions and save fuel. The Wisconsin Department of Commerce will administer the funds. The recipients of these grants will use the funding to purchase diesel truck idling devices, which will help to reduce fuel consumption and air pollution from heavy-duty diesel truck-tractor engines. See details: http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=170829 — Doyle says he sees an “enormous opportunity” for Wisconsin’s clean water industry to make a mark in Asian markets. As he wound up a trade mission to Asia, Doyle said only 40 percent of China’s water is usable and they have a huge need for clean water. Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith announced late last week it was entering China’s water treatment market, buying a majority stake in a Hong Kong company for $77 million. — A Wisconsin congresswoman is asking the White House to put a priority on high-speed rail in the Midwest. Madison Democrat Tammy Baldwin joined with House Transportation Committee James Oberstar of Minnesota to ask for extra attention on a line connecting Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison. The two also pushed for Chicago to be linked to St. Louis and Detroit in their letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. They added that the rail lines could boost Chicago’s application for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Wisconsin would likely host some events for a Chicago Olympics. See details: http://blogs.wispolitics.com/dcwrap/ — National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson will be meeting with Wisconsin farmers on Oct. 6-8 in several areas of the state. Johnson will join Wisconsin Farmers Union President Sue Carlson to discuss rural health care issues, the dairy crisis and other agriculture topics. See details: http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=170838 ************************* 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, Wisconsin Environmental Initiative 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. ************************* TOP STORIES
Unilever to close Milwaukee dressing plant: Unilever Foodsolutions plans to close its plant on Milwaukee’s northwest side by November, leaving 38 employees without jobs. Journal Sentinel to print N.E. Illinois papers: The Journal Sentinel Inc., publisher of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, will print 39 weekly newspapers serving communities in northeastern Illinois under a three-year contract with Sun-Times Media Group Inc. of Chicago. 3,600 expected for Epic’s annual conference: Epic Systems’ campus in Verona will double in population this week as the electronic health records company holds its annual user group meeting. Between presentations on new technology and productivity, the physicians and computer experts who come to the conference can leave their clipboards and computers behind and turn their attention to horses and cows instead. Marinette Marine not relying on LCS contract: While Marinette Marine Corp. and Lockheed Martin are aggressively pursing a contract to build Littoral Combat Ships for the Navy at the Wisconsin shipyard, Marinette Marine is also combing the market for other work.
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