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Washington Park Library: Geothermal Heat Pump System

When Milwaukee's Finney Library was rebuilt and opened as Washington Park Library in April 2003, it featured additional computers, community meeting space, an expanded collection of materials and a unique geothermal heat pump system to heat and cool the library. The heat pump system is one of the first vertical...

Tags: Wisconsin, GeoExchange, Productivity

White papers 2003-06-01

Heating Your Home With Wood Pellets

Around the state and across the country, people are turning to wood pellet stoves and furnaces for comfortable home heating. Wood pellets are made of wood left over from sawmills, wood products manufacturing and construction. This wood has traditionally been land filled, but with modern palletizing techniques it is recycled...

Tags: Wisconsin, Manufacturing, Productivity

White papers 2002-06-17

Paper Pellets for Industrial Fuel

Around Wisconsin, many industries are turning to paper pellets for their fuel needs. Paper pellets are made of industrial waste paper headed to landfills. This article shows, how with the help of modern palletizing techniques, it can be recycled to provide an excellent fuel for co-burning with coal or wood.

Tags: Strategy, Management, Productivity, Wisconsin, Coal, Landfill

White papers 2001-02-02

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PolyOne to Close Several Plants Across North America, an Industrial Info News Alert

Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL) (Avon Lake, Ohio)will close several of its plastics compounding plants across North Americabeginning early next year. The plants slated for closure are located inPlaquemine, Louisiana; Sussex, Wisconsin; Macedonia, Ohio; and Building 452of the corporate vinyls complex in Avon Lake....

Articles 2008-10-01

CSOFT to Exhibit at Localization World Madison 2008

Leader in Localization, Translation and Globalization to Showcase Services at Industry Tradeshow BEIJING -- CSOFT International Ltd., a leading provider of multilingual localization, testing and outsourced software development for the global market, announced today it will exhibit at Localization World Madison 2008, which will be held October 13-15th...

Articles 2008-09-29

Journal Community Publishing Group Signs Purchase Agreement for Several Waupaca-Area Publications

MILWAUKEE -- Journal Community Publishing Group, Inc. JCPG, a Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) company, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Waupaca Publishing Company for approximately $7 million, subject to certain closing adjustments. Said Steve Smith, chairman and chief executive officer...

Articles 2008-09-29

Stratatech Successfully Completes Clinical Trial of StrataGraft® Skin Substitute

Trial's primary clinical endpoint achieved MADISON, Wis. -- Stratatech Corp., a regenerative medicine company focused on the development and commercialization of cell-based, tissue-engineered skin substitute products, today announced that it has successfully completed the multi-center, 15-patient clinical trial of its StrataGraft([R]) living human skin substitute. The company achieved...

Articles 2008-09-29

Sequa sells MEGTEC Systems to Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners

DE PERE, Wis. -- Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Connecticut, announced today that together with MEGTEC Systems management, it has acquired MEGTEC from parent company Sequa Corporation. The transaction involves all MEGTEC businesses, including the Printing Products PPG and Industrial and Environmental Products IEPG Groups...

Articles 2008-09-25

InVitria to Attend World Stem Cell Summit

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- InVitria (http://www.invitria.com/), a leading global supplier of products that enhance productivity, safety and time to market for companies in the regenerative medicine, cell therapy and life science industry, will take part in the 2008 World Stem Cell Conference, spear-headed by the Genetics...

Articles 2008-09-17

Plexus to close mass. plant

AYER, MA--Plexus (plexus.com) will close its facility here over the next six months and cut 170 jobs, the EMS company said in August. Production will be shifted to other Plexus facilities, mostly in Wisconsin. Plexus will take a $2 million restructuring charge beginning in the fiscal 2008 fourth...

Articles 2008-09-01

Zurich Integrated Products Begins Accepting New Business for Midwestern Businesses Generating Between $5 and $25 Million in Revenues

New unit accepting submissions from its North Central region's distributors for business effective Oct. 1 SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Zurich North America Commercial announced today that its new Zurich Integrated Products unit is accepting new business submissions from agents and brokers in several Midwestern states for commercial customers in...

Articles 2008-08-19

The Horton Group to Host Food Product Recall Workshop - "Terror at the Table"

ORLAND PARK, Ill. -- The Horton Group is hosting "Terror at the Table" - a Food Product Recall workshop on Wednesday, August 13th at its Waukesha, Wisconsin, location and Thursday, August 14th at its Orland Park, Illinois, location. This complimentary workshop will provide critical information on the unique exposures faced...

Articles 2008-08-04

S&S Specialty Systems

S&S Specialty Systems, a Wisconsin-based design and manufacturing firm, has entered the equipment manufacturing sector of the wipes canister industry. The long awaited entry follows extensive research into the limitations associated with current rewinder canister equipment. Working with its customer base many issues were addressed in the development of the...

Articles 2008-08-01

Alliant keys on green for plant project in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. is lining up candidates to deliver biomass fuel to a plant expansion it doesn't yet have approval to build. The company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corp., announced it selected five Wisconsin companies as candidates for a supply chain for the expansion...

Articles 2008-07-31

Xceligent Successfully Launches Commercial Real Estate Database in Madison, Wisconsin

- Another Milestone in National Expansion Strategy Funded by LoopNet - INDEPENDENCE, Mo., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Xceligent, Inc. announced today that it has successfully integrated its comprehensive research model into the Madison Commercial Data Exchange Madison CDX, with over 65 of the top commercial real estate...

Articles 2008-07-29

Twelve New Clients Turn to Widen for Digital Asset Management and Premedia Services

MADISON, Wis. -- Widen Enterprises, a Madison, Wisconsin-based premedia and software as a service provider, is proud to announce the acquisition of twelve new clients during its second quarter. Gateway, Inc., Woolrich, Inc., Life Fitness, Inc., Merchandising Technologies Inc., Rearden Commerce, Inc., Card Protection Plan Limited, ZDO, Grey Horse Studio,...

Articles 2008-07-29

Spectrum Brands Refutes Claims Made By Energizer

ATLANTA -- Spectrum Brands, Inc. (NYSE: SPC) ("Spectrum") responded today to a patent infringement lawsuit initiated by Energizer Holdings, Inc. and Eveready Battery Co., Inc. ("Energizer") in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Spectrum strongly refutes the claims made by Energizer, which allege that Rayovac's new...

Articles 2008-07-28

Wausau Paper Announces Second-Quarter Results

MOSINEE, Wis. -- Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) today reported a net loss for the second quarter of $9.6 million, or $0.20 per share, compared with net earnings of $4.8 million, or $0.09 per share, in the previous year. Net sales declined 4 percent to $305.2 million, as shipments decreased 14 percent...

Articles 2008-07-28

Energizer Holdings, Inc. Files Patent Infringement Complaint in Federal Court Against Spectrum Brands

ST. LOUIS, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energizer Holdings, Inc., , and the Eveready Battery Company, Inc. have filed a Complaint with the United States District Court Western District of Wisconsin. The Complaint is against Spectrum Brands and alleges patent infringement of patents owned by Energizer. Energizer believes...

Articles 2008-07-28

RDA Sells Home Party Plan Unit

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., has sold the stock of Taste of Home Entertaining, Inc. TOHE, to a group of private investors led by Eric W. Schrier, former President and CEO of RDA and currently an RDA director, it was announced today. ...

Articles 2008-07-25