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For more information contact: Steve Hajewski, Marketing Manager Trachte Building Systems 800 356-5824 ext 3208 shajewski@trachte.com http://www.trachte.com SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin, February 03, 2010 – We are pleased to announce that on February 3rd, Trachte Building Systems, Inc. has acquired the Tech-Fast brand from founders Dave Cook and Mark Duncan. Established in 1901, Trachte’s fabricated steel products...

Contact: Jodi Hoeser or Tom Still at 608-442-7557 To learn more: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com MADISON – Wisconsin’s pavilion and related events at the BIO International Convention will feature a “family” of organizations, colleges and programs with ties to UW-Madison, one of the nation’s leading research universities in the life sciences. Up to 20,000 people from 40 states and 50 countries are expected to attend...

Brad Elmer has joined Thrive, the regional economic development enterprise for the eight-county Madison Wisconsin Region, as Project Director. Brad will head up Thrive's Capital Initiatives. Brad's background bridges the private and public sectors and includes experience in Memphis, TN serving as Development Project Manager at the Center City Commission, where he was responsible for evaluating proposals for downtown...

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James S. Haney or James A. Buchen, (608) 258-3400 Dee Dee Myers, Dana Perino Face Off at Luncheon MADISON -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a Democrat, and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, a Republican, will address nearly 1,000 business executives at Business Day in Madison on February 23. The two are running for governor to succeed Democrat Governor...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Feb. 2, 2010 – An estimated 350 Wisconsin dentists will volunteer their time and skills, along with 934 dental team members, dental, hygiene and assisting students, faculty and community advocates, to donate more than $719,000 in oral health care and education to 6,253 of the state’s low-income...

Contact: Dale Schultz 800.978.8008 Madison -- A plan to offer four-year degrees at University of Wisconsin Colleges is “student and taxpayer friendly”, according to State Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center). “Wisconsin needs more workers with four-year degrees to compete in a global economy,” Schultz said. “The affordable way to get at that goal is to re-think what we’ve been calling...