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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gareth Harwood Executive Director of Marketing Paragon Development Systems, Inc. (262) 569-5318 gharwood@pdspc.com http://www.pdspc.com/techconf Oconomowoc-based VAR will provide education-based, two-day conference, October 7 & 8, 2009 OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (Sept 25, 2009) – Tough economic times have caused many companies to eliminate or cut back training and education budgets, but Paragon Development Systems, Inc (PDS) is facilitating the fight...

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Contact: Bob Zaspel (920) 448-5111 GREEN BAY -- It seems like a never-ending problem; Packer season brings Packer ticket fraud. Recently, a consumer thought he purchased a complete season ticket package for $4,000. The tickets never arrived and the seller claimed the tickets somehow got lost during delivery. “Instances like this are not uncommon,” says Janet Jenkins, consumer protection division...

Exports a Growth Opportunity, but Many Firms Remain on the Sidelines MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Commerce and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) today announced a joint venture to ramp up the number of state manufacturers that export their goods and services. “There are tremendous opportunities in international trade for Wisconsin manufacturers,” said Commerce Secretary Richard J. Leinenkugel....

Contact: Christine Henzig chenzig@theleague.coop (800) 242-0833, Ext. 6019 Pewaukee, Wis. – “Not-for-profit credit unions remain steadfast about operating in the best interest of their 2.2 million member-owners and providing services that help build savings and wealth over time, regardless of financial position,” said Brett Thompson, President & CEO of The Wisconsin Credit Union League, the state trade association serving more than...

MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Nowak Hoffman York (414) 225-9520 rnowak@hyc.com - Recently completed projects are honored for contributing to 2.5 MW achievement - MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 23, 2009) - On Sept. 22, 2009, Focus on Energy, Wisconsin's statewide resource for energy efficiency and renewable energy, celebrated the milestone of achieving a combined solar-electric generation capacity of 2.5 megawatts (MW). To commemorate the milestone Eric Callisto,...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Gateway Technical College and the Walworth County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA) have received a $687,100 grant from the US Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to deliver an entrepreneurial training program spanning a 4-county region in southeastern Wisconsin. “Wisconsin’s people and communities reacted to the 2008 floods...