Ten Madison-area companies are among the 25 finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, including two winners in the UW’s Wisconsin Energy & Sustainability Challenge in February.
NovoMoto, bringing solar power to rural Africa, notched the first place Global Stewards Sustainability Prize and second place for the Dvorak Energy Prize.
Other Governor’s Business Plan finalists include: Atrility Medical, Madison – Devices to diagnose and treat irregular heartbeats; Trinity Gunshot Alarm System, Baraboo – Detects the sound of gunshots inside a building and calls emergency responders; and Replace-A-Lace, Rhinelander – Converts shoelaces to strap closures. Read the full story here.