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Contact: Mike Ruzicka 414.870.1876 February 10, 2010 – Sales in the 4-county Metropolitan Milwaukee area rose 2.4% for January 2010, compared to the same time in 2009, according to housing statistics released by Metro MLS, Inc. today. Individual counties saw mixed reviews in January with Milwaukee County starting the new year down 6.4%, Waukesha County came in with a healthy 13.7%...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news A program incorporating wellness and an active travel itinerary for hikers, bicyclists and kayakers to explore the world will celebrate 25 years in 2010 at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The UWSP Adventure Tours will mark the event by offering new U.S. destinations and introducing a new National Parks Series tour with...

Helps Farmers Stay in Farming by Finding Off-Farm Supplemental Income Contact: Mike Exum 608-224-5051 MADISON -- Future Fields, a program to help farmers find off-farm employment to replace or supplement farm income, is open for enrollment in southwestern Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Farm Center has announced. The program brings employment related services to farmers, meeting them one-on-one in their homes to determine their needs....

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON--- Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, will receive a $250,000 Technology Venture Fund loan from the Department of Commerce to continue development of pharmaceuticals that treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. “Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is exactly the type of company our state should be investing in...

For more information, contact: Cheryl Van Tessier, Finesse Public Relations LLC (608) 467-4408, ctessier@finessepr.net Tania Widish, Summit Credit Union (608) 243-5000X4701, tania.widish@summitcreditunion.com MADISON, Wis. — After all is said and done, Summit Credit Union’s inaugural “Project Money” competition made a huge difference in the lives of the four family participants, as well as community members who followed their progress during the seven-month-long reality-based financial...

Sears continues its longstanding commitment to members of the military this winter by collecting blankets to help provide warmth to homeless veterans Hoffman Estates, Ill. – With the final months of winter upon us and some of the coldest temperatures yet to be faced, it is important for Americans to remember those who do not have a warm home, 23...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Lee Sensenbrenner, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 608-224-5020 Wisconsin is Second in U.S. with over 1,200 Organic Farms on Nearly 200,000 Acres MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Wisconsin is second in the nation in the number of organic farms, according to numbers released today by the U.S. Department of...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON — Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the Village of Curtiss, Clark County, will receive a $351,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant–Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) program of the Department of Commerce to fund water system improvements. “It is necessary for Wisconsin residents to have a reliable source of water,” Governor Doyle...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com The economy may be struggling, but the Madison-based Navitus Health Solutions pharmacy benefit management (PBM) firm is continuing to grow by 20 percent a year, according to CEO Terry Seligman. That’s because clients (companies and government agencies) like its “fully transparent” business model by which Navitus charges only a management fee, passing on any discounts it...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com The regional Madison economy will continue to rebound through 2010, but there may bumps in the road to a full recovery, a panel of experts said Tuesday night at Edgewood College. “I’m optimistic about the future,” said Scott Lockard, president of U.S. Bank, Madison. “Our area has come through this bad stretch pretty well,...