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Contact: Liz Schrum or Tom Still at 608-442-7557 and visit http://www.govsbizplancontest.com MADISON – Fifty entries from 26 communities have advanced to the semi-final round of the sixth annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, contest producers announced Wednesday. The contestants were selected from a field of 326 first-round entries by an independent panel of judges organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council, which...

MILWAUKEE—The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee presents Diversity Career Day 2009 on Thursday, March 5, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the UWM Union, Wisconsin Room, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. This event is free and open to college students and professionals seeking career information and opportunities. Diversity Career Day, formerly known as Multicultural Career Day, draws students, alumni and professionals from diverse groups,...

WPPI Energy has established a $10 million revolving loan fund to make zero-interest loans to help its members lead by example in the areas of energy efficiency, conservation and the use of renewable energy. The WPPI Energy Member Loan Program is designed to help members implement energy efficiency and renewable energy projects on utility and other municipally owned property, thereby...

CONTACT: Francis Halzen, 608-262-2667, halzen@icecube.wisc.edu MADISON - As the 2008-09 Antarctic drilling season concludes, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is on track to be finished as planned in 2011. The observatory is an enormous telescope designed to capture evidence of elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos released by distant cosmic events like exploding stars. Built directly into the ice covering Antarctica, IceCube uses...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The number of U.S. workers continuing to claim jobless benefits hit 5.1 million in the second week of February, setting a new record. See more: http://www.cnbc.com/id/29406024 -- Gov. Jim Doyle says the high-speed rail he has seen in Spain would have "a tremendous application for what we could do in the United States and the Midwest,"...

By Greg Bump WisBusiness.com Gov. Jim Doyle said this morning the high-speed rail he has seen in Spain would have "a tremendous application for what we could do in the United States and the Midwest," adding that the Janesville GM plant could get into the train-manufacturing business. "I hope GM will be in that plant, and I've had talks with GM in...

By Matt Dolbey For WisBusiness.com A Ford Motor Company executive says a contract for lithium-ion hybrid car batteries will keep engineers in Wisconsin busy for the next five years, but he didn't know when it would bring manufacturing jobs to the United States.   Robert Iorio, Ford manager of Hybrid Propulsion System Implementation Engineering, said engineers with Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls-Saft are designing new...

Contact: Jessica Burda (608) 443-1952 (MADISON) – The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced today its support for the “Holding our Breath for Smoke-Free Wisconsin” campaign for comprehensive statewide legislation to prohibit smoking in all indoor places. The GMCC cited public health concerns and the need for uniform health standards as the primary reasons for their support of a...

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- New financial representatives were recruited into Northwestern Mutual's financial network in record numbers for the second consecutive year during 2008 as 2,089 new full-time financial representatives began their careers with Northwestern Mutual. "Northwestern Mutual's financial strength and stability continue to attract career changers, financial professionals and college graduates seeking an opportunity to help clients achieve...