2010 Wisconsin Company to Watch

MADISON - Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Richard J. Leinenkugel and Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network (WEN) announced winners of the inaugural year of Wisconsin Companies to Watch (CTW), which is a distinctive awards program developed by the Edward Lowe Foundation to honor second-stage companies that demonstrate high performance in the marketplace, exhibit innovative products, services or processes, or otherwise make their company "worth watching."

"I'm pleased that we could join the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network in recognizing these dynamic, innovative companies," said Commerce Secretary Richard J. Leinenkugel. "I'm confident that we will be watching and benefiting from their achievements in the years to come."

"CTW recognizes companies at the crucial stage of growth where financial potential,concept and management have been established, and attracting talented workers, solid vendor relationships and access to peer learning are key components of future growth," added Gayle Kugler. The Edward Lowe Foundation's studies have shown second-stage companies are the ones who generate jobs and economic growth in their communities.

Class of 2010 Wisconsin CTW award winners are:
Alice.com, Inc., Middleton
Beehive Botanicals, Inc., Hayward
BioSentinel Pharmaceuticals LLC, Madison
Bradshaw Medical, Inc., Kenosha
Broadjam, Madison
CORE Consulting, A Limited Liability Company, Thiensville
EraGen Biosciences, Inc., Madison
Fiberstar, Inc., River Falls
FluGen, Inc, Madison
Green 3, Oshkosh
Idle Free Systems, Inc., Madison
Interfacial Solutions, River Falls
Lauterbach Group, Sussex
LMI Packaging Solutions, Inc., Pleasant Prairie
MailFoundry, Green Bay
NeoClone, LLC, Madison
NeuWave Medical Inc., Madison
New Glarus Brewing Company, New Glarus
PercipEnz Technologies, Inc., Madison
PhysioGenix, Inc., Milwaukee
PreventionGenetics LLC, Marshfield
Quintessence Biosciences, Inc., Madison
River Town Ironworks, Inc., Prairie du Chien
RoomPro Technologies, Wisconsin Rapids
Semba Biosciences, Inc., Madison
Standard Imaging, Inc., Middleton
The Payroll Company, Inc., Middleton
Visonex, LLC, Green Bay
Wisconsin Specialty Protein, dba teraswhey, Reedsburg
Zeon Solutions, Inc., Milwaukee

CTW is specifically designed to seek out businesses from a wide range of industries representing all areas of the state of Wisconsin. In addition to an evaluation on past growth and projected success, companies are judged according to their special strengths. These strengths revolve around innovative products and business practices, special use of technology, work within the community and more.