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Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Compass Properties, LLC, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, has received a $6 million Recovery Zone Facility Bond allocation from the Department of Commerce to renovate commercial property...

Contact: Dawn Crim, 608-263-5510, dbcrim@chancellor.wisc.edu; Pat McGowan, 608-310-5950, pmcgowan@uwbookstore.com; Rachel Taber, 202-822-5200 x 510110, taberrachel@gmail.com MADISON - Just in time for the holiday shopping season, members of the campus community, parents and alumni have a brand new way to support the University of Wisconsin-Madison while also making a major difference in the lives of apparel workers in the Dominican...

It's a coming of age for the Computing and New Media Technologies (CNMT) program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as it has been named to host an international conference that most recently was held in Istanbul and London. The Fourth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies, which will attract participants from across the globe,...

For More Information Contact: Rich Merkel Junior Achievement of WI, Inc. 414-352-5350 rmerkel@jawis.org Funding will increase work readiness program implementation for high school students. – Junior Achievement of Wisconsin announced today that it received a grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation to fund implementation of the 2010-11 High School Work Readiness Outreach. The grant was issued through Wal-Mart’s State Giving Program,...

Contact: Ann Johns (608) 243-4483 Is your business aware of all the opportunities that government procurement has to offer? Madison Area Technical College is hosting a seminar that will help area businesses learn how to effectively compete for contracts to sell your products and services to the federal government at a training seminar to be held on Wednesday, December 1st...

Madison, WI, November 16, 2010: Web Courseworks, a Madison-based eLearning company, has been designated by the International Academy of the Visual Arts as a Silver Winner in the 2010 Davey Awards for their “CoachTrue” online education toolkit. The program was created by Web Courseworks for the World Anti-Doping Agency and has been released worldwide and is available...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Xolve, Inc., Platteville, Grant County, has received the Qualified New Business Venture certification from the Department of Commerce (Commerce). The company’s certification by Commerce makes investors...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that StrataGraph LLC, Oshkosh, Winnebago County, will receive $290,000 in tax credits from the Economic Development Tax Credit Program from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) for...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Project to create 15 jobs MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Letterhead Press, Inc., New Berlin, Waukesha County, will receive $55,000 in tax credits from the Economic Development Tax Credit Program from...

CONTACT: Janet Kelly, (608) 890-1491, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - While in the United States lights and electricity are ubiquitous, oil lamps and candles serve as the sole source of light for a quarter of the world's population. These inadequate lamps often give off carcinogenic fumes and are a continual source of potential destruction in homes made of highly flammable wood and...

Recording Artist to Donate Old Eye Glasses for Auction to Raise Funds for Clear Days Ahead Free Eye Exams and Glasses Glendale, WI, Nov. 17, 2010 – Since early October hundreds of Danny Gokey fans have donated used eye glasses and non-perishable food items at Wisconsin Vision stores...

Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations, 608-828-5711 MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says that the average price for a classic, home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner is still a better deal than many fast-food value meals. Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s annual price survey of traditional items like turkey, stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie...

“Losing It” to focus on underlying causes of weight problems CONTACT: Lucia Micheli, Trillium Care Group, (262) 782-2090, lmicheli@trilliumcare.com Elm Grove, Wis. – Trillium Care Group is launching a new program aimed at helping people achieve their New Year’s resolution to lose weight and adopt a healthy lifestyle. The program, titled “Losing It,” will focus on the underlying reasons behind weight...