Madison, Wis. - David Cagigal now has lived every CIO's worst business continuity nightmare. But flooding that hit Alliant Energy Corp.'s Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility in June, when the Cedar River crested at 32 feet, gave Cagigal's IT department a chance to demonstrate its value....
Madison, Wis. — The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) announced today that it would present its Stem Cell Action awards September 22 at the World Stem Cell Summit here, and that among the honorees is Governor Jim Doyle....
Remember Jurassic Park—the Steven Spielberg sci fi flick in which a greedy businessman and his mad-scientist minions reached inside prehistoric amber to extract, and ultimately clone, dino DNA that had been sucked up by a sap-trapped bug? Seem far fetched?...
In 2001, the SBA took the position that a company in which venture capital firm(s) own more than 49% cannot qualify for SBIR/STTR grants. A bill that will likely be approved by Congress and put before the President could have a significant impact on many...
Businesses that rely heavily on Internet marketing and business communications are keenly aware of the Federal Trade Commission's CAN-SPAM act of 2003. After requesting and considering public comments on a number of proposed provisions, the FTC adopted new provisions under CAN-SPAM, which touch on four...
Milwaukee, Wis. — Merge Healthcare's net sales dropped slightly in the second quarter, though it was the company's ongoing restructuring that made the biggest impact on the bottom line compared to a year ago....
A compromise bill up for a Senate vote in September – and now unanimously approved in committee – would allow business that are majority-owned by venture capitalists to receive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants....
Madison, Wis. — Madison was one of nine locations to be overlooked for a $451 million federal laboratory despite scoring higher in an evaluation than the government's selection, according to a report from the Associated Press....
The pharma and biotech industries have various ways of measuring success, but nothing is more visible than demonstrating testimonials with patients happily recounting how a drug changed their chances for life or quality of life. Unfortunately, while Wall St. might applaud such efforts, what the...
Chicago—With a rumbling national economy looking in and the lines definitely blurring between video, audio, content and telecom delivery, 2008's ad:tech in Chicago served up an interesting fusion of converging technologies and marketing....