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Project Will Add 27 Positions in Green Bay Contact: Tom Thieding, 608-267-9661 tom.thieding@wedc.org Shauna Breneman, 608-267-9661 shauna.breneman@wedc.org Link to Release: http://wedc.org/winonafoods MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that Winona Foods, Inc., Green Bay, is eligible for up to $75,000 in economic development tax credits through the...

Contact: Casey Slaughter Becker, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 843-8858 Applauds Efforts to Promote Local Purchasing 365 Days a Year In advance of one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi urged the public to buy local on Black Friday to help support local businesses in the area and...

Butler, WI; November 22, 2011 – Berghammer Construction Corporation, a leading Southeast Wisconsin general contractor, named Tim Just to the newly-created position of Operations Manager. With nearly 40 years of construction industry experience, Just will be providing oversight of Project Management and Preconstruction activities at Berghammer. “In an increasingly competitive marketplace, we have to be the best at being stewards of...

For More Information Contact: Dana Brueck 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin has joined with 42 other states and the federal government and reached agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Merck) to settle civil and criminal allegations that Merck marketed its drug Vioxx for uses not approved by the United States Food and Drug...

Contact: Jane Larson, jane.larson@wisconsin.gov, (608) 224-5005 Jim Dick, james.dick@wisconsin.gov, Communications Director, (608) 224-5020 MADISON--With their son, SPC John R. Kopp, 11th Brigade Air Defense Artillery, stationed in Bahrain and facing his first Christmas away from home, Wisconsin Christmas tree growers Nancy and Tim Kopp decided...

Please join the SBA Young Entrepreneur Series for a special gathering of leading young entrepreneurs on December 1, 2011 5:30 pm in Milwaukee. US SBA Deputy Administrator Marie Johns invites you to join a dialogue with entrepreneurs, regional experts, and skilled trades community members that are driving economic impact in Milwaukee. A distinguished panel of young business leaders will share...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison—Today Governor Walker signed seven pieces of legislation that passed the regular legislative session with strong bi-partisan support. The Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 42 relating to mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect by school employees, SB 86 relating to refusing to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon, SB 45 relating...

For more information please contact: Stephanie VanHaag, Bukacek Construction Email: stephanie@bukacek.com Mobile: 262.613.6247 STURTEVANT, WI – November 18, 2011 - Bukacek Construction recently broke ground on a 208,000-square-foot expansion for Ruud Lighting. The expansion provides addition manufacturing and warehouse space for increased production. The $17.5 million addition will be completed in fall of 2012. This is the 5th time Ruud Lighting...

Contact: WI Sustainable Business Council Tom Eggert Executive Director sustain@bus.wisc.edu 608 267-2761 Contact: Blue Honey Bio-Fuels James Glaser General Manager JamesBHBF@gmail.com 608-630-7634 Blue Honey Bio-Fuels (BHBF) specializes in recycling used cooking oil throughout Wisconsin and is revolutionizing the “grease to fuel” industry with its...

As December 8th approaches, the WI Sustainable Business Council Conference has finalized our strongest slate of speakers ever. However, in order to join us, and take advantage of our early registration rates, you'll need to register by December 1st. Early registration rates this year are only $250 for private sector registrations, $125 for public sector registrations (including academics) and...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In this episode of WisBusiness.com: The Show, Tom Still discusses the upside to the volatility of the Wisconsin economy, Liz Schrum talks to Platteville Schools' Greg Quam about technology education in schools and the WisBusiness.com Stock Report discusses jobs and...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com It may not be happening just yet, but spinoffs from the fast-growing Epic medical software company could boost the Madison region’s economy in coming years, the head of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation said Tuesday. Carl Gulbrandsen, WARF’s managing director, cited Epic and the Promega biotech company as having deep pools of talent to create companies....