Author: WTN News

Are boards broken?

Cash, Clout, Connections, Commitment. These are the 4 C's that I learned early on were fundamental to every non-profit or private-public board. ...

17 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

Southeastern Wisconsin Technology Collaboration

Racine, Wis. - Milwaukee, Racine, and Waukesha counties are to collaborate to support the creation of high-paying tech jobs...

17 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

Technology grants, Bone Care merger

Governor Jim Doyle today announced that three Wisconsin businesses will receive funding for technology development projects from the Department of Commerce Technology Matching Grant (TMG) and Technology Venture Fund (TVF) Programs. The three companies are Quintessence Biosciences, Inc., GWC Technologies, Inc., and Bell Brook Labs,...

17 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

Women entrepreneurs are finding ways to succeed in Wisconsin and beyond

Perhaps it’s time to declare 2005 as the “Year of the Woman Entrepreneur” in Wisconsin. Some business-wise women would say it’s past time....

16 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

Stratatech receives nearly $1 million

Madison, Wis. - Stratatech Corp. was awarded a federal Phase II SBIR grant of $922,000 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to further develop its engineered human skin products....

16 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

Technology development projects receive funding

Madison, Wis. - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that three Wisconsin businesses will receive funding for technology development projects from the Department of Commerce Technology Matching Grant (TMG) and Technology Venture Fund (TVF) Programs....

16 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

FTC has fast-tracked Bone Care merger

Genzyme and Bone Care have signed a definitive agreement for Genzyme to acquire Bone Care in an all-cash transaction valued at $33.00 per fully diluted share....

16 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

Small Tree is streamlining digital video editing

Chippewa Valley-based Small Tree Communications, a supplier of high-perfomance networking solutions for the Apple Macintosh platform, recently announced a new software protocol called Blaze, expected to ship in the third quarter of 2005, that could streamline the emerging field of High-Definition digital video editing....

15 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

CIO Leadership Series: David Cagigal, Alliant Energy

David Cagigal, Alliant Energies' new CITO, combines IT and other technologies as a key part of his new role....

15 June, 2005 / 0 Comments

VC trends, company progress discussed at Mason Wells portfolio meeting

Milwaukee, Wis. - Limited partners, portfolio company executives, and guests of Mason Wells met in Milwaukee to hear a speech from Mark Hessen, president of the National Venture Capital Association, and listen to updates from six firms that Mason Wells invests in. ...

15 June, 2005 / 0 Comments