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Title: Solutions for Export Success: Finding the funds, the customers and the answers to your export questions Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Description: Madison International Trade Association (MITA) February meeting: Does your firm have the necessary resources to succeed in international markets? Take control of your export opportunities and learn about the international resources that can help you: - Put together an export marketing...

WHO/WHAT: Carl Lavin, managing editor of Forbes and Forbes.com, will be discussing the economy and national political landscape at the TEMPO Milwaukee meeting Thursday. According to Lavin, “Coming out of a recession, there are very uneven signs of a small but significant turn upward among many key signs...

Contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing Assistant First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, January 20, 2010 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ) announced today that Emily Bradley has been awarded the WI-ACE President’s Award. Emily has been a member of WI-ACE (Wisconsin Association of Colleges and Employers) since 2005 where she has been part of the conference planning committee since 2006, served...

CONTACT: Stephen J. Ward, 608-263-2845, sjward2@wisc.edu MADISON - Although many industry observers see nonprofit investigative news organizations as the future, the emerging journalism model brings a host of new ethical issues. The reinvention of news media is the first in decades, and existing journalism ethics and practices don't always address the questions raised by these new outlets, says Andy Hall,...

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Susie Falk, 414-232-2562 MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 20, 2010 – CGK Investment Banking President Thomas Kintis has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries (MBBI), headquartered in Chicago. In addition, the MBBI has named Kintis to the board of directors of its Wisconsin Chapter, which is establishing a presence in...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 With the authorization of the State Assembly, I moved expeditiously in the United States Supreme Court to join the State of Michigan’s request for emergency relief aimed at preventing the invasion of Asian carp species into Lake Michigan. That motion was denied. The order denying the motion...

CONTACT: Joe Nolan, 262-470-2511, Joe@goodharvestmarket.com Waukesha Montessori, Prairie Hill Waldorf and Tamarack Waldorf Schools to Receive Portion of Days' Sales Waukesha, Wis. (January 20, 2010) - In honor of its five year anniversary, Good Harvest Market is donating 5% of all sales on Monday and Tuesday, January 25th & 26th to three local schools, Waukesha Montessori, Prairie Hill Waldorf,...

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Manley, (608) 258-3400 or (608) 209-0578 Proposal Would Cost 43,000 Jobs and Increase Energy Expenses MADISON -- WMC on Wednesday launched a statewide media campaign to tell the public that the governor's global warming legislation will cost Wisconsin jobs and increase energy prices. Voters are urged to call the Capitol to oppose the bill. "We have very high...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) or 414-315-9321 (cell on Jan. 20) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Jan. 20, 2010 – State government officials and oral health advocates will join Wisconsin Dental Association representatives in the North Hearing Room of the State Capitol in Madison from 10 a.m. to noon today to hear an overview of the “Supply and...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162                 Timothy Le Monds, Public Service Commission, 608-266-9600 Focus on Energy Program Helps Residents and Businesses Save Energy and Money MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative, has helped Wisconsin residents and businesses save more than $268 million in annual energy costs....

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. This episode includes the Wisconsin Stock Report, commentary from the Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still, and an interview with Rod Hise, President of the Luminis Group. Click here to see the show, produced by Tweedee Productions of Madison ...