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By JR Ross WisBusiness.com The state Department of Tourism spent $251,306 to create the “Live Like You Mean It” slogan and logo when costs like research and branding for the platform are figured in, about five times more than initially estimated, according to records obtained by WisBusiness.com affiliate site WisPolitics.com. State brand manager Sarah Klavas said those costs weren't included in...

For more information, contact: Cheryl Van Tessier, Finesse Public Relations LLC (608) 467-4408, ctessier@finessepr.net Alexis Endicott, Summit Credit Union (608) 243-5000X4702, alexis.endicott@summitcreditunion.com Only four more ‘Pay It Forward’ tour dates in Sun Prairie, Madison MADISON, Wis. — Since its kick-off on March 23, 573 community members have participated in Summit Credit Union’s ‘Pay it Forward’ initiative, providing thoughtful responses to the...

Wisconsin Rural Partners, Inc. P.O. Box 27, Hollandale, WI 53544 608.237.6367 (ph) - 608.967.2322 (ph/fax) Contact: Rick Rolfsmeyer, Executive Director, 608-967-2322 or ricky@wirural.org Community leaders and organizers, local government officials, federal and state agency professionals, businesses, and community development specialists interested in strengthening Wisconsin’s rural communities are encouraged to attend Wisconsin Rural Summit 6 to be held Friday June 5, from 8:30 a.m....

Contact: Liz Schrum or Tom Still at 608-442-7557 To learn more: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com MADISON – Can Wisconsin’s colleges and universities become incubators for entrepreneurship, off campus as well as on? Learn more about a successful model for campus entrepreneurship from Charles Hoslet, managing director of the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations, at the Thursday, May 14 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network...

MILWAUKEE -- More than 300 undergraduate and 14 graduate students in engineering majors, the Rader School of Business and the School of Nursing will receive their diplomas at Milwaukee School of Engineering’s (MSOE) Spring Commencement, Saturday, May 23 at the Kern Center. MSOE Spring Commencement Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. – noon Kern Center, 1245 N. Broadway, LL1&2 Speaker/Honorary Degree Recipient ...

For more information contact: DeAnne Boegli TDS Telecommunications Corp. deanne.boegli@tdstelecom.com 608-664-4428/ 608-225-2472 Businesses encouraged to keep watchful eye on data security MADISON, Wis. (May 5, 2009) — A business data security site is now available from TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS™) to help educate customers about the proper methods for protecting a business. The TDS Security Center includes information to empower small and medium-sized businesses to...

Media Contact: Mark Treichel Hoffman York (414) 225-9554 mtreichel@hyc.com - Sue Durst appointed to emerging green association board - MADISON, Wis. (May 4, 2009) - Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC), a national leader in the design and implementation of award-winning energy savings programs, announces the appointment of Sue Durst to the board of Clean Wisconsin. The position will allow her to work collaboratively with Clean...

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