UW-Whitewater: UW-Whitewater, state Commerce Department to offer export help to state businesses
Contact: Choton Basu
262-472-5005
basuc@uww.edu
WHITEWATER -- Wisconsin companies hoping to develop their export business may receive help from a partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the state Department of Commerce.
Chancellor Richard Telfer and Commerce Secretary Richard Leinenkugel announced the export development agreement Wednesday at a press conference on campus.
The university's Global Business Resource Center will collaborate with the state Bureau...
Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau: Madison is center circle for 2010 WIAA basketball championships
MADISON, WI -- Tip off fever is in the air and Madison is anticipating the wave of high school basketball teams and fans from the most Northern part of the state to the home town squads down the street. The annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Boys and Girls basketball championships will put Madison Center Circle as the...
DWD: January jobs and unemployment rates announced
CONTACT: John Dipko, Communications Director, 608-266-6753
On the web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/2010/100311_jan_jobs_unemployment_rates_announced.pdf
MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin added jobs (seasonally adjusted) for the first time since October 2009.
“We are hopeful that we have seen a bottoming of the labor market in Wisconsin, and are seeing signs of economic recovery,” Secretary Gassman said. “Wisconsin’s unemployment...
DOT: Participate in Wisconsin’s long-range rail plan
For more information, contact:
Aileen Switzer, WisDOT Planning & Economic Development
(608) 266-3662, aileen.switzer@dot.wi.gov
Madison – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has developed a brief online questionnaire to provide an opportunity for the public to express their opinions about the future of rail in Wisconsin. Responses to the questionnaire will contribute to development of policies and recommendations for the...
Focus on Midwest Energy Conference of March 8 Highlights Climate Change Bills
Two co-authors of the energy package currently under consideration in the Legislature remain committed to passing "a very strong bill" this year.
Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, and Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, said they expect lawmakers will report changes to the plan out of two select committees in the next several weeks as the Legislature winds down. But they were...
