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Contact: Jane H. Larson, jane.larson@wisconsin.gov, 608/224-5005 Jim Dick, Communications Director, james.dick@wisconsin.gov, 608/224-5020 MADISON – Now is the time for local governments and farmers interested in protecting their agricultural land base and strengthening their rural economy to apply for the 2012 Agricultural Enterprise Area (AEA) designation....

For more information Contact: Janice Stark – Rivers Edge Marketing, LLC 920-422-0583 November 2011, Cathy Huybers joins Wisconsin Family Business Forum (WFBF), at UW Oshkosh, as Executive Director. In her new role, Huybers’ primary duties will include establishing and maintaining relationships with community partners, increasing membership, sponsorship, building awareness and further developing the WFBF as a resource for the community. Most...

Wisconsin Entrepreneur Makes His Mark at Global Conference NICE, FRANCE & WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WIS: With so many young people vacillating between craving jobs on Wall Street and joining the protesters of the Occupy Wall Street movement, others have decided instead to forge their own destinies and futures by starting their own business, despite current economic challenges. Zach Vruwink, age...

Contact: Jennifer Smith, Communications, Building Community Capacity through Broadband (BCCB) j.smith@uwex.edu | Toll Free: 855-306-8050 “Vital to the future of the Wisconsin economy” The decision today by Dane County Circuit Court Judge Peter Anderson to allow broadband internet expansion to continue in four areas of Wisconsin is “good news for the Wisconsin economy,” said project coordinator Maria Alvarez-Stroud. “This work by the University...

Nearly 200 Madison Region leaders and residents prioritize findings at Community Leadership Summit Thrive, the economic development partnership for the eight-county Madison Region, released the Advance Now Competitive Assessment yesterday at a Community Leadership Summit attended by nearly 200 regional leaders and residents. The Competitive Assessment provides a detailed look at the Madison Region’s demographic, socioeconomic, and economic trends in...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In this episode, Tom Still talks about the Wisconsin YES! contest, which he calls a great opportunity for middle and high school students to earn entrepreneurship experience. Then, WEA Trust's Mark Moody talks about the history of his non-profit insurance...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com In the three-year span from December of 2007 to December of 2010, the eight-county Madison region lost more than 24,000 jobs. Since then, the economies of both the state and the region have been “sluggish,” continuing to shed jobs as other similar metros experience new growth, according to a report released today by Thrive at...