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CONTACT: Dick Jones, Agency Liaison, 608-267-4780 On the web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/ui_state_default.pdf Unadjusted Data MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for April was 8.8 percent, down 0.6 percentage points from March's 9.4 percent. The April rate was 4.6 percentage points higher than the rate of 4.2 percent for Wisconsin in April of 2008. ...

MADISON, WI— Here’s great news for the Dane County commercial construction industry! More than 50 projects completed in Dane County in the 2008 calendar year vied for In Business magazine’s top honors as “Project of the Year,” “Winner” and “Merit Award Recipient” at a recent dinner awards program. IB’s second annual Commercial Design Awards honored the best building designs in...

For additional information, contact: Julie Cole jcole@quarles.com (414) 277-5212 MILWAUKEE, Wis. (May 19, 2009) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Katherine “Katie” Maloney Perhach, a partner, has won a Women of Influence award from The Business Journal of Milwaukee in the category of Community Supporter. Perhach, who was nominated for the distinction by her coworkers,...

Contact: Tom Still at 608-695-7557 or Joe Kremer at 608-225-2527 To learn more: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com ATLANTA– Bucking national trends, Wisconsin angel networks and funds posted a 28 percent increase in early stage investments in 2008, reaching more than $15 million invested in 53 deals. Recently released data showed that angel investing was down 26 percent nationally for the same year compared to...

Contact: Tom Still at 608-695-7557 To learn more: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com ATLANTA – The MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum, one of the nation’s largest regional platforms to showcase healthcare start-ups and emerging growth companies, will attract more than 200 private equity investors to Madison in November. Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wisconsin’s selection for the Nov. 10-12 forum during the 2009 BIO convention in Atlanta, where...

CONTACT: David Musolf, (608) 262-3956; musolf@bascom.wisc.edu MADISON - A 15-member search-and-screen committee has recommended to University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin three candidates for the university's next provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. They are: - Paul M. DeLuca Jr., vice dean and associate dean for research and graduate studies at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. - Irwin L....

Robert Stephens, who launched “The Geek Squad” in 1994 with $200, a peculiar but identifiable brand and a commitment to service, will help set the tone during the June 9-10, 2009 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. “Innovation through Starvation: The Geek Squad Story” is the title of Stephens’ speech to the seventh annual conference, which is designed to help entrepreneurs...

Students in the UW-Madison Department of Life Sciences Communications recently profiled nine state companies that are working on advancements the companies hope will net them sustained business success. The ideas range from a new travel coordination site to a solar charger for hybrid vehicles to a new TV technology that could make LED-ased displays cheaper to produce. The companies participated in...

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