1. Lake Michigan cleanup efforts create economic tidal wave, UW-Whitewater study finds

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    Efforts to enhance Lake Michigan and its tributaries, wetlands and waterfront communities are creating hundreds of jobs and injecting more than $35 million into the economy of southeast Wisconsin. Those are among the findings of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study that analyzed the economic impact of projects funded by the Fund for Lake Michigan (FFLM). […]

  2. Thermodata moves to Whitewater University Innovation Center

    Thermodata, an international corporation with clients on every continent, has moved its world headquarters to the Innovation Center at Whitewater University Technology Park. The company develops and markets temperature-monitoring systems for a wide range of industries, including health care, food service, scientific research and public health. “I am pleased to welcome Thermodata to the Innovation […]

  3. UW-Whitewater alumni create jobs, save landfill space

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    Three Warhawk alumni have combined their communication, marketing and business educations to create Midwest Mattress Recovery in Watertown – Wisconsin’s first mattress recycling business. They’re proud of creating jobs while building a business that helps the environment by diverting bulky mattresses from state landfills.  They disassemble mattresses and box springs and salvage the wood, metal, […]

  4. UW-Whitewater alumna: Supplying industry through chemistry

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      After fleeing her native country of Vietnam, Nicki Vo found a home in Whitewater and university mentors who challenged her to achieve her dreams. She’s now an talented chemist, supplying products for industries across Wisconsin and beyond.  

  5. Sweet corn boosts state economy by nearly $130 million, study finds

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    All that sweet corn ripening in fields across Wisconsin produces an annual state economic impact of nearly $130 million when it’s processed, according to a new report from UW-Whitewater. “Value-added vegetables have an enormous economic impact in this state,’’ said Russ Kashian, a professor of economics and director of the Fiscal and Economic Research Center […]

  6. UWO, partners break ground on biodigester at state’s largest dairy farm

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    It will serve as both a renewable energy plant and a learning and research laboratory. It promises a more sustainable future for the state’s evolving dairy industry. And it will prepare new waves of environmental and renewable energy scientists for the workforce, students who hail from the kinds of small, rural Wisconsin communities where similar […]

  7. UW-Whitewater professor designs innovative logos for entrepreneurs

    Renée Melton

    A logo is more than just a way to identify a company. It represents the brand, character and values of a business. With the help of a talented designer, four regional businesses affiliated with UW-Whitewater are identifying themselves with creative logos that have won international recognition. The logos were created by Renée Melton, an associate […]

  8. To the skies: UW-Whitewater student entrepreneur launches quadcopter

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    Without a doubt, Mitchell Fiene’s invention is one of the coolest entrepreneurial ideas of the year. His quadcopter – a four-rotor helicopter with a wingspan of two feet and equipped with a video camera – can be controlled with a few touches on his iPad. It’s not a new toy or a hobbyist pursuit, however. […]

  9. Making global connections in the business of water

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    Business students and faculty members are immersing themselves in water activities as the UW-Whitewater College of Business and Economics expands its focus on the business of water. As Milwaukee positions itself as a world water hub, UW-Whitewater is providing innovative and creative contributions to the growing regional cluster of freshwater businesses. From the new water […]

  10. Launch Pad boosts student ideas

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    Chris Brooks knows what it’s like to pull himself up over towering obstacles. The UW-Whitewater senior from Cross Plains has guided intrepid rock climbers across the quartzite bluffs at Devil’s Lake State Park in Sauk County for more than five years. But the most difficult ascent he’s currently facing isn’t a cliff or mountainside. Brooks […]