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Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON – A Polk County farmer has been found guilty of violating Wisconsin’s livestock premises registration law, and ordered to pay nearly $400. Patrick Monchilovich, 39, of Cumberland, is the first person to be convicted of violating the law, which took effect in November 2005. He has 60 days to appeal the judge’s decision. The premises registration...

CONTACT: Carolyn Janette, Owner/Tour Manager Phone: 608-554-2221 Email: carolyn@InroadsIreland.com As Americans prep in ghoulish delight for Halloween, much we take for granted about this holiday favorite comes directly from Ireland and its Celtic heritage. Phil Ryan, owner and tour designer for Inroads Ireland tours, a small group, back roads tour company (http://www.InroadsIreland.com), casts light on the Irish influence. “Customs from trick...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 WATERTOWN – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced the recovery of almost $73,000 in compensation that Sustainable Groundwater Services employees lost when the Watertown firm closed earlier this year. “It is clear in Wisconsin that laws protecting the...

On Tuesday, November 17th, entrepreneurs and emerging business owners will come together for the Oshkosh/Fond du Lac Entrepreneur’s Connection 2009: Network. Learn. Grow. Held during Global Entrepreneur’s week, E-Connect 2009 will focus on the unique challenges, issues and concerns that matter to entrepreneurs who live and work in and around the Oshkosh Area and Fond du Lac County. Taking into...

Contact: Linda Abbott 608-826-6215; abbott@chorus.net Nov. 10 Presentation Highlights Tactics to Reduce Costs, Ramp Up Productivity APPLETON, Wis. – Quick-strike tactics to reduce costs and ramp up productivity are the topic of a Nov. 10 Lunch and Learn presentation hosted by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP). “Do More with Less: Get Fast Productivity Gains with Low-Cost Gemba...

For more information, contact Kurt Bauer 608/441-1203, bauer@wisbank.com Or Rose Oswald Poels 608/441-1205, ropoels@wisbank.com Statement by Kurt R. Bauer, president/CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association “As with other business closures, bank failures are an unfortunate, but normal part of the economic cycle. The most important thing for the public to remember is that insured deposits are safe and that Wisconsin banks as a whole are...

(MILWAUKEE, Wis): Winners of the prestigious Milwaukee Home & Fine Living 2009 Design Awards competition were announced Thursday, October 22, 2009, during a luncheon at the Italian Conference Center. Builders, landscape architects, interior designers, and remodelers received Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for their best residential projects in Southeast Wisconsin. A total of 45 awards were distributed to 30 different...

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By Kay Nolan For WisBusiness MILWAUKEE -- A call to offer free municipal water to attract new employers and a push to expand the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee beyond its east side campus dominated a panel discussion Thursday morning on the future of Milwaukee’s 30th Street industrial corridor. Badger Meter's Richard Meeusen says city water could be a key incentive in the corridor's...

By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com MADISON -- WisDOT's Mark Wolfgram said Wisconsin could know by early next year if it has been successful in the high-speed rail competition. “We are looking for the president to announce the ARRA grants in his State of the Union speech early in 2010,” Wolfgram said in describing the steps Wisconsin and Illinois have taken to...

By Tracy Will WisBusiness.com The Federal Reserve Beige Book released Oct. 21 from Minneapolis and Chicago reported improving trends in Wisconsin and “cautious optimism for improvement,” during the final quarter of 2009. The Fed uses anecdotal information from regional businesses to compose its Beige Book reports. Wisconsin’s manufacturing sector was poised to improve production thanks to low costs for recycled steel....