Doyle joins governors in support of stem cell bill
The pending legislation, Senate Bill 5 - the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 - is being debated in the Senat...Midwest Venture Summit disappoints; Cato grades Midwest governors
Herewith the latest of irregular alarums and excursions relevant to the world of Midwest technology entrepreneurs: Last week, the Midwest Venture Summit was held in Chicago and featured about 30 early stage companies. About 10 were sponsored by the Chicago chapter of the Keiretsu Forum. Though about 60 individual professional investors were regi...Governors business-plan competition starts another round
Interested businesses will submit 2...Governors business-plan contest has a surprise ending
MILWAUKEE Two biotechnology companies tied for the top prize at the first-annual Other...Governors Growth Council hopes to go light on paperwork and heavy on ideas
MADISON -- Retired health insurance executive Tom Hefty has seen blue-ribbon government panels come and go over the years. In fact, Hefty sometimes displays a thick file of reports spanning 20 years of commissions, councils and advisory boards as a reminder that writing thoughtful research papers is only useful if it leads to action. So its a good thing that Hefty, who retired last year...Create a Governors Technology Summit
The 2003 Wisconsin Economic Summit started today. It will be interesting to see if this years conference attracts any more technologists than the previous three Summits. My hunch is that it will not and we will see the usual list of suspects who frankly know almost nothing about high technology. As in the past, the hall will be filled with those who sincerely want to help but who are clueless a...