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Contact Mike Ruzicka 414-778-4929 September 24 – The budgets of both Mayor Tom Barrett and County Executive Scott Walker highlight the need for better financing options for local governments in Wisconsin. REALTORS are never happy with increases in property taxes, because they directly impact a buyer’s ability to purchase a home. The mayor and county executive have made some hard decisions in...

Contact: Carrie Skogsberg PR Etc. (815) 489-3955 cskogsberg@pretc.net Only 100 out of 560 nominations chosen; Savant is One of Only Five Illinois Advisors to Make List (ROCKFORD, IL.) September 24, 2008 -- Savant Capital Management, Inc., a leading U.S. fee-only financial planning and Investment management firm, has been named by Barron’s magazine as one of the 100 best independent financial advisors in the country. ...

Contact: Marcia Adams Tel.: (202) 267-3883 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today announced that the County of Milwaukee will receive $6.3 million under the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). “The Recovery Act was put in place quickly to rescue the economy from the worst recession since the Great Depression and rebuild...

Contact: Teresa Cuperus 608-224-5101 MADISON -- Secretary of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Rod Nilsestuen today extended the deadline for grant pre-proposals to increase local food sales and grow the state’s economy. The state’s second round of the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grant program is expected to award $222,700 total this year; the maximum grant amount is $50,000. Pre-proposals must be...

For more information, contact: Frank Huntington, WisDOT Bureau of Transit, Local Roads, Railroads and Harbors (608) 267-3710, frank.huntington@dot.wi.gov Governor Jim Doyle today announced ten state awards totaling $30,596,082 that will be used to construct freight rail-related facilities, and preserve and upgrade rail infrastructure as part of overall efforts to support job growth and Wisconsin’s agricultural economy. “Freight rail plays a critical role in...

From: Batzner Pest Management 16948 W. Victor Rd. New Berlin, WI 53151 Contact: Jerry Batzner or ...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — The Department of Justice has filed an enforcement action in Dane County Circuit Court against the Athletic Club of Madison, LLC, and its owner, Mario Chmiel, an Illinois resident. The complaint alleges that the company has committed numerous violations of Wisconsin’s consumer protection laws regulating fitness centers. According to the...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected 23 recipients to receive more than $4 million in grants to spur economic development in Native American communities. As part of this announcement, the Community Transportation Association of America has also been selected to receive $750,000 in grants to help organizations in four states...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com Fond du Lac’s recent, unsettling experience with Mercury Marine -- one day the company was headed to Oklahoma and soon after officials said it would remain -- was an emotional “roller coaster” for most of those involved. At least that’s the description from Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, president of the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corp. “I experienced...

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