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Blog Archive: August 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-31

Orion nets 22nd energy patent – system reduces energy bills, decrease install costs and reduce carbon footprint: http://tinyurl.com/m5lapo # GE Healthcare in Waukesha unveils cutting-edge MRI designed for obese and claustrophobic patients: http://tinyurl.com/gemri # RT @TheNewNorth Fox Valley residents find more online job resources – http://bit.ly/MnZ3P # RT @TheNewNorth Eye doctor's invention headed for space [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-24

Rural Wisconsin working to get broadband. Great story by JS reporter, Rick Barrett. http://www.jsonline.com/business/53623667.html # A glimpse into the future? Technology. The constant evolution. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/05/augmented.reality.phone.apps/index.html # Texting while driving is a terrible idea: WARNING: This video is very graphic in nature. http://bit.ly/pSvuO # Being able to find a business online is key to it's success! [...]

Broadband to rural areas with or without stimulus funds

With the deadline for submitting broadband stimulus fund proposals this Friday, many in Wisconsin will wait anxiously to hear if their communities will be given the federal dollars needed to bring them up to speed—literally. According to an article by Rick Barrett of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, About 80% of Wisconsin residents have access to [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-17

Hey Followers, We want you to be part of the great discussion we’re having throughout WI Join IN @ http://www.wiredwisconsin.org/join # Centrose opens in Madison: producing new drugs using proprietary sugar chemistry after raising more seed financing http://bit.ly/E1W3L # Wisconsin scores another biotech start up, this time from Boston: http://tinyurl.com/bostonbio # Facebook “Lite”? http://tinyurl.com/nf9abp # [...]

Wired in Wisconsin: State Representative Jon Richards

Watch our interview with State Representative Jon Richards.

Wisconsin needs broadband map to improve service

A recent article by Patrick Garmoe in Business North reports of the disadvantages for communities in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin without high-speed internet access. Areas with limited access have difficulty attracting businesses, transmitting medical data, and tasks as simple as downloading bank statements. In order to help these underserved communities, $7.2 billion in federal funds [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-10

Wired Wisconsin is taking our state into the future…are you IN or OUT? http://www.wiredwisconsin.org/join To be IN. # UW-Madison professor recognized by the Internet Society for its contributions as a precursor to the modern Internet http://bit.ly/rSqFD # WI Dep of Commerce Sec.Leinenkugel @Lake Superior TechCon: Cost effectiveness key to bringing tech investments to WI http://bit.ly/rSqFD [...]

Tech upgrades can save Wisconsin $3.5 billion in health care costs

As the debate over health care reform rages on, everyone can agree that we should be looking for ways to reduce the cost of health care. Evidently, technology can help rein in costs a great deal. According to a report released by the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, the adoption of health information technology and [...]

Booming Tech Industry a Bright Spot in Wisconsin’s Economy

At a time when many local industries are hurting, the field of biotechnology is booming in Wisconsin. A recent report by LaToya Dennis of WUWM detailed the growth of the biotech industry in the state. According to the story, the number of biotech companies in Wisconsin has grown from 200 in 2005 to around 600 [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-03

Network poolside! Check out @MKElive’s Linked in Live Milwaukee event at Brynwood Country Club this Monday. Resgister: http://bit.ly/1VnNho # Technology leads police to car theif http://bit.ly/yJbJQ # Should Wisconsin put limits on cell phone use while driving? Read more on our blog at http://bit.ly/1cWp1z # Reading: “Stimulus funds research at Wisconsin universities – JSOnline” ( [...]