State of Wisconsin Investment Board trustees on Wednesday began studying the possibility of making more investments in young state firms.
….Madison’s University Research Park is betting on the emerging technology effort in Wisconsin. It recently spent $8 million to acquire about 300 acres of land and will make $15 million in infrastructure improvements, the park’s director told trustees. The additional acreage more than doubles the park’s size, allowing it to provide more space for companies that spin out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We’re writing the check because we think this economy in the science and technology area is where the action will be in the next several years,” said Mark D. Bugher, the park’s director.