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Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Lee Sensenbrenner, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 608-224-5020 State Efforts Pay Off as Farmers See Expanding Markets and Strong Third-Quarter Growth MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that state agricultural exports increased by 37 percent over third quarter exports last year. With over $1.71 billion...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 16, 2010 – Stratatech Corp., a privately-held regenerative medicine company, today announced that it has been awarded a $3.5 million Fast-Track SBIR grant to expand the development of its anti-infective living human skin substitute. Stratatech was one of only a few companies that received an award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...

The Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored three alumni and a friend of the department as part of its Homecoming gathering. The Trailblazer Alumni Award went to Ryan Dorshorst, San Francisco, Calif., a 2006 alumnus, and Lucas Allen Buick, Sausalito, Calif., a 2005 alumnus, for their work as designers and owners of the Synthetic...

Contact: Paula Panczenko, (608) 263-3437, info@tandempress.wisc.edu MADISON - Lovers of Tandem Press prints can enjoy a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A special drawing for a Suzanne Caporael print and a David Lynch Catalogue will also take place in which all visitors will have the opportunity to participate. Printmaking demonstrations will take...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org Celebrate Great American Smokeout on Nov. 18 with a dental appointment! WEST ALLIS, WIS., Nov. 16, 2010 – Wisconsin dentists are on the front lines when it comes to helping people stop smoking and chewing tobacco. The persistence of the Wisconsin Dental Association and its 2,900 members was acknowledged in December 2009...

MILWAUKEE – Employees who telecommute the majority of the work week are more satisfied with their jobs compared to those working mostly in the office because working remotely alleviates more stress than it creates, according to a new study by a communication researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). The study, conducted by Kathryn Fonner, UWM assistant professor of communication,...

Contact: Teresa Weidemann-Smith, (608) 266-9600 MADISON - The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (Commission) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, in La Crosse and Madison, on Northern States Power Company’s (NSPW) request to adjust its electric rates. NSPW, doing business as Xcel Energy, has requested to increase its electric rates by 5.4 percent. ...

MADISON, WISCONSIN (11/15/2010) – Wisconsinmade.com, an e-commerce gift store, is pleased to announce that Gallopade International has joined our artisan group. Wisconsinmade.com carefully selects only the finest-quality products and offers them for sale on the Internet. "In Wisconsin, we take pride in our state's heritage, and Gallopade International's Wisconsin Fun Facts for Kids Book Set will inspire the younger...

CONTACT: Wendy Riemann (Sensenbrenner) 202-225-5101 Kevin Seifert (Ryan) 202-225-3031 Niel Wright (Petri) 202-225-2476 Please see the below statement from Wisconsin Congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner, Paul Ryan, and Tom Petri on the legislation they introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would allow for states to return certain funds made available for high speed rail and intercity rail projects to the general fund...

For More Information, Contact: Nancy Christopher-Wilkes, 414/425-0091, or nwilkes@wi.rr.com New Features from Time Warner Cable Allow Viewers to Replay WISN 12 Programming Up to Three Days Later Without Using the DVR MILWAUKEE, (November 16, 2010) – WISN 12 News and select ABC programming can now be viewed up to three days later with a new feature offered to Time Warner digital cable...

Widen is presenting Funk Out Cancer this Saturday, November 20 to raise money for cancer research at the UW Carbone Cancer Center. The concert will take place at the Orpheum Theatre located at 216 State Street with the doors opening at 7:00 PM. We look forward to an enjoyable evening while remembering those close to us that have...

State News Desk: 608-242-3239 FEMA News Desk: 262-780-3271 NEW BERLIN, Wis. - Time is running out. Wednesday, Nov. 17 is the deadline for Grant and Milwaukee County residents to apply for federal disaster assistance to help recover from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding July 20-24, according to Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "We urge residents...

Contact: Scott Gurholt Riley Construction Company 262-658-4381 scottg@rileycon.com KENOSHA, Wis. – The construction of the new Oakton Street the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Yellow line, aka Skokie Swift, is in full swing. Village of Skokie construction manager Riley Construction is leading the effort to bring downtown rail transit service back to Skokie. Features will...