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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,...

MADISON, Wis., (February 10, 2010) -- Widen Enterprises, Inc., a Madison, Wisconsin-based Digital Asset Management (DAM) software and premedia services company, announced today it is a Gold Level Sponsor of the Createasphere Digital Asset Management conference, February 17-18 at the Universal Hilton in Universal City, Calif. Widen Marketing Manager Jake Athey will speak February 17th on efficient distribution of...

Contact: Timothy Le Monds or Teresa Smith (608) 266-9600 MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) and the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads (OCR) will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2010 as employees take one of 16 furlough days required for all state workers in the next two years. The PSC and the OCR will...

Media contact: Jen Barnum 608-848-0873 jbarnum@naviant-inc.com Recognition salutes successes in helping organizations operate more efficiently through technology, such as the enterprise content management (ECM) software suite, OnBase MADISON - February 10, 2010 – Technology that drives process efficiency is in especially high demand today – and so are the vendors that have proven they can deliver it as promised. Specifically, organizations are looking for...

Contacts: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606; Colleen Clark, Office of Equal Opportunity (608) 266-3022 Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced today the county is hosting an upcoming seminar to help prospective small business owners network, learn business strategies, and share information. The seminar is specifically aimed at minority and women-owned businesses,...

CONTACT: Janet Kelly, jkelly@warf.org, 608-890-1491 MADISON - The Morgridge Institute for Research, the private side of the new interdisciplinary Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has finalized its inaugural team of top scientists selected to bring to life the institute's mission of accelerating discovery to delivery to improve human health. "We will focus world-class talent on advancing...

ROCKFORD, IL -- Old Man Winter has a secret: Like most men, he’s too embarrassed to admit that, despite his cold, rugged exterior, he really is a hopeless romantic at heart. He’s trying to plan the perfect Valentine’s Day getaway for his sweetheart, but he needs your help! He has his sights set on the Rockford Region because it’s...

Global technology distribution leader now live in Chandler, Ariz. and Tongeren, Belgium logistics centers MILWAUKEE, Wis. – RedPrairie Holding, Inc., a productivity solutions provider, announced today that Avnet Logistics, a division of Avnet, Inc., has achieved a successful rollout of RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution. A global technology marketing, distribution and services company, Avnet has implemented Warehouse Management in the...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON - Everyday citizens of Wisconsin must be wary of scammers at seemingly every turn. Unsolicited phone calls, emails, and letters can all be part of a ruse to get personal information vital to identity theft. Now unsolicited texts can be added to the list. Dubbed “smishing,” texting...

MILWAUKEE – Steven D. Huff, chair of the Employee Benefits Practice at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., has been nominated as a BTI Consulting Group, Wellesley, MA, (BTI) Client Service All-Star 2010. Reinhart's Employee Benefits Practice includes 28 attorneys and eight paralegals. It is one of the largest practice groups of its kind in the nation. The BTI Client...