We bailed out the automobile industry and then created the Cash for Clunkers program, but what did many people really go out and buy? From recent feedback, many people thought I was right on with the question about what we’re really going to get out...
The Scientist magazine released results today on the most current salary information in the life sciences. Over 4,700 professional life scientists in the United States reported their salaries, providing an insightful window on their job outlook based on gender, race, region and specialty. The...
If 690,000 clunkers have been scrapped and dealers have yet to be paid for the discounts on the new cars they sold, what does that say about the ability of the feds to reimburse doctors, hospitals and clinics for millions of medical procedures across America...
Jim Doyle could have pulled a Sarah Palin and quit in mid-term, but to his credit he did not. He left himself and his administration time to accomplish more - and he gave potential successors in both parties a long runway on which to give...
The federal Car Allowance Rebate System, better known as CARS or “Cash for Clunkers,” has become a highly visible, consumer-driven federal stimulus program. Dealers have submitted requests for federal rebates on nearly 340,000 new cars, which should translate to an equal number of gas guzzlers...
I could probably just repost my earlier updates on the progress of the SBIR reauthorization because nothing really changes much. It looks like we are going to get another continuing resolution while the House tries an end-run around Nydia Vazquez's (D-NY) stonewalling as I described...
Amid a crowded congressional schedule that includes health-care reform and the latest on the economic stimulus plan, it's not surprising that a bill to extend the life of an effective federal research grant program might slip between Washington's legislative cracks. Here's hoping the future of...
Entrepreneur magazine lists Madison, Wisconsin as one of the Top Ten best places to be an entrepreneur in its' August issue. The writer, Jason Daley referred to Madison as "The Diversifer" for moving beyond the cities traditional base of state government, UW-Madison, and agriculture....
Nine biotechnology and information technology companies have opened or relocated headquarters in University Research Park facilities, including the park’s new Metro Innovation Center, during the past month, the park announced today. These new or expanding technology-related businesses are the latest indication that the state’s...
Biotech investor Steve Burrill is out raising a $1 billion fund to support the massive bioscience project planned for Elk Run, near Rochester, though he has “no checks yet.” Burrill plans to use half the proposed fund, or $500 million, to support construction of the 2,300-acre...