So-Lo Guitar hopes to bring fun back to learning how to play
May 8, 2008

Red, green and yellow notes flew across the television screen as fingers strum to match the rock song’s tempo. When his 14-year-old student saw Milwaukee entrepreneur Brad Rake coming, “his shoulders drooped and he reluctantly put down the guitar controller,” Rake said.

Pea Pod Homes' color is green
May 5, 2008

Despite the decline of both home sales and new home construction around the country, Pea Pod Homes LLC has found an area of the housing market that is growing: green construction.

Business Plan Contest featured in Entrepreneur
May 1, 2008

Entrepreneur magazine (May 2008 edition) had a feature story on the importance of business plan contests -- and how the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest helped Eric Antonson of U.S. Trailmaps, a company based near Wausau.

ProactiCare aims to prevent fatal bedsores
May 1, 2008

When Christopher Reeve, a Hollywood actor and quadraplegic, died in 2004, it was of complications from a pressure ulcer after an equestrian accident left him paralyzed nine years earlier.

NxtMile making strides as developer of Baby Boomer running shoe
April 30, 2008

Did you know that most running shoes are designed for people between the ages of 18 and 30? Waunakee resident Michael Miller learned that the hard way.

Racine firm hopes to retire rapidly rising winter heating bills
April 29, 2008

A new company called 2DX2 is using the natural warmth of the earth to supply heating and cooling energy to homes free from monthly charges.

Asthma treatment on the go from Platypus
April 28, 2008

Twenty-two million Americans diagnosed with asthma may soon have a new, fast and accurate method to detect breathing changes and get treatment – and all at an affordable price.

DriveAlternatives.com provides convenient service for green drivers
April 25, 2008

For those who choose to drive “green,” finding fuel stations across the United States just got a little easier. DriveAlternatives.com, developed by UW-Madison graduate students, generates maps of alternative fuel stations in cities across the United States.