Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle would like iTunes customers to help pay for the state's budget shortfall, according to the Associated Press. Doyle has proposed a sales tax on a variety of digital downloads including music, movies, ringtones, electronic books and greeting cards. The state is...
How do recruiters find you? Primarily through your online presence. Here are some tips from a recruiter for making yourself more visible on the Web. Kelly Dingee, a recruiter, posted an article on fistfuloftalent.com that offers great suggestions for getting yourself out there to recruiters...
Pharmacia, a company bought by Pfizer in 2003 was found by a jury to have illegally overcharged Wisconsin’s Medicaid program and could face $144 million in penalties the state’s attorney general said. A Dane County jury in Madison, Wisconsin found that Pharmacia should pay $7 million...
While it might have been a tad on the excessive side to call the police on a 14-year-old girl for texting during class, the teen in question certainly didn't help anything by trying to hide her phone away in her butt. Read full article>>...
Marquette students frustrated with campus Internet speed should resist the urge to pull out their hair — a substantial boost in campus Internet capacity is in the works. The university is planning to enlarge the Internet capacity for students from 100 to 700 megabits per second,...
Promega Corporation, a provider of cell analysis tools, has launched a new system the is designed to improve and simplify human cell line authentication in research applications. The new StemElite(TM) ID System allows scientists to quickly and easily validate the authenticity and purity of their...
Mass layoffs, faltering banks and a foundering stock market may capture today’s headlines, but investors and entrepreneurs came together Wednesday for a better tomorrow. The entrepreneurs were taking advantage of their first opportunity to tap into the Lake Superior Angel Network, a recently formed collaboration that...
When National Entrepreneurship Week takes place next week (Feb. 21-28), Eau Claire Area schools will be doing their part. The theme for the national celebration is “Entrepreneurship EMPOWERS Everyone” and nationally the week’s focus is on young innovators. In the spirit of entrepreneurial support...
Tendon injuries have become increasingly common as more people are participating in recreational sports. Repairing the tendon often requires surgery that can doesn't always produce the anticipated results. The biggest challenge the surgeon faces when repairing a ruptured tendon is that the surgery...
Gov. Jim Doyle unveiled more details about the impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will have on Wisconsin today. The Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment estimates that the State of Wisconsin will receive more than $3.7 billion in federal stimulus funds. The amount...