Entrepreneurs

Three more Wisconsin technology companies have been qualified under the Act 255 angel and venture investment tax credit program. Investors who commit angel or venture capital to either Windlift, LLC, Centrose, LLC, or SymbiontWeb, Inc., will be eligible to receive the tax credits....

The decision by a federal court to enjoin the United States Patent Office from implementing patent application changes has placed the controversy over patent claims back in a status quo position, acccording to attorney Jonathan Fritz. In this WTN Guest Column, Fritz suggests that the...

BioSystem Development has raised $600,000 in a second round of equity financing from Silicon Pastures, Marshfield Investment Partners, Chippewa Valley Investment Partners, and Central Wisconsin Angel Investors. The company also has appointed Craig Hutchison, former president and CEO of Perry Judd's, as its new chief...

The NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel has granted Merge Healthcare more time to regain compliance with its financial reporting. The panel has informed the Milwaukee medical software developer that it has until Jan. 29, 2008, to complete restated financial reports or face delisting. ...

Failed Wi-Fi initiatives have increased in part because there are no real municipal champions for their success, observes columnist James Carlini. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he advises cities to "get real" and understand that network strategy and implementation are long-term propositions, not flavors...

Mitchell International Airport has turned to a southern California company to provide wireless Internet service to business and other travelers. The airport has announced that it will join six other airports as part of the Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless network....

Citing his expertise in chemistry, the Germantown-based Cambridge Major Laboratories has added University of Illinois professor John Hartwig as scientific advisor. Cambridge Major produces pharmaceutical intermediates and other organic chemicals for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies....

TomoTherapy is on a roll, and its third quarter financial performance indicates that. The Madison-based medical device manufacturer reported a 59 percent increase in revenues and an 82 percent increase in the value of new orders. ...