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A Madison venture capital firm focused on the work of next-generation researchers and entrepreneurs has completed fund-raising for its newest early-stage investment fund. Venture Investors, LLC now has a total of $115 million to continue its support of companies that are spinning out of the...

Ever wonder why so many people can't find good-paying jobs in IT and other fields? In this edition of Carlini's Comments, James Carlini charges that some American employers are selling out their country by shutting qualified Americans out of the hiring process in favor of...

NanoRite, part business incubator and part innovation center, has opened on the Chippewa Valley Technical College to promote the nanotech research and industry in northwestern Wisconsin. The center, built with funding from the state and federal governments and private donors, will foster collaboration between CVTC,...

Three bioenergy research centers, including one led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, are part of a $375 million Department of Energy program to advance renewable energy. The establishment of the centers culminates a six-year effort by DOE's Office of Science to lay the foundation for...

After tackling a number of technology assignments as interim CIO for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Bruce Maas has had the interim tag removed. Maas' appointment as CIO was made official by university provost Rita Hartung Cheng, who noted technology's role in the university's research growth...

Madison-based Douglas Stewart Co. has reached a distribution agreement for the U.S. and Canadian markets with Honestech, Inc., a Texas supplier of digital video and Internet Protocol communication and entertainment solutions. Under the agreement, Douglas Stewart will offer Honestech's products to its network of 4,500...

Madison Area Technical College will host a technology experience for girls June 26-28. Forty-five girls in grades six through nine are expected to attend the event, which is sponsored by area technology companies. ...

Angel investments in early-stage Wisconsin companies topped $100 million last year, but the average size of the Wisconsin angel deal - $2.2 million - has at least one observer wondering if some angels are taking the place of venture investors in follow-up rounds. Just over...

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has entered into global licensing agreements with Becton Dickinson and Stem Cell Technologies, Inc., allowing them to develop and commercialize growth media and tissue culture services used in embryonic stem cell research. The products are made possible by findings at...

Corporate Social Responsibility is a hot concept that many corporations around the world are seeking to demonstrate, but there are fundamental questions raised by CSR, according to columnist Tony DiRomualdo. In this edition of Next Generation Workplace, he examines three contrasting views on the societal...