Cardinal Solar Technologies set to begin production soon
There are no sidewalks yet, no landscaping to deck the new Cardinal Solar Technologies factory in Mazomanie. But 25 employees are on the job, installing equipment and getting trained, plant manager Jeff Valek says. And on April 17, Vice President Andy Jensen will be on campus to talk about “Entrepreneurship and Green Power” as part of the Business, Environment, and Social Responsibility (BESR) community forum. Click
here to read more.
Metro Innovation Center provides incubator for University of Wisconsin-Madison entrepreneurs
A landmark Madison factory building has come back to life as a high-tech business incubator aimed at brewing the big ideas of University of Wisconsin-Madison students and faculty. The Metro Innovation Center is open for business — a sleek set of 10 suites equipped with the latest voice and data technology as well as two conference rooms and a small kitchen. Click
here to read more.
FEATURED PUBLICATION
Grow Magazine
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences spring edition of Grow magazine is now online! This edition features an article on the “manure entrepreneur” John Vrieze. Click here to read more!
EVENTS
April 17
G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition
Grainger Hall Atrium
The G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition offers students a chance to compete for cash prizes of $10,000, $7,000, $4,000 and $1,000. Winning ideas have included plans to market and sell products such as personal finance software, bindings for wake boards, and bio-genetic information. Attending the Burrill Competition is FREE and open to the public. Click
here for more.
April 22
Wisconsin's Energy Future:
Third Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
With so much stimulus funding aimed at renewable energy, this year's conference includes exhibits on emerging federal and state energy policies; opportunities to develop more home-grown energy resources such as biomass, wind and solar; strategies to create jobs in a sustainable economy and many other topics. Click
here for more.
UW-Madison’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) are co-sponsoring this conference, which will include sessions on China, India, Internet strategies for international business and dealing with the global downturn. Wisconsin international trade representatives from Brazil, Mexico, Europe, Canada and China will be available for appointments. The luncheon will feature presentation of the Wisconsin Export Awards by Governor Jim Doyle (invited), and the Wisconsin SBA Award.
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