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Smith & Gesteland MBA Executive Speaker Series Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (March 12, 2009) - Edgewood College is pleased to host "Melt Down or Opportunity? How Are You Managing the Economic Downturn?" The Spring 2009 installment of the Smith & Gesteland MBA Executive Speaker Series provides the business community with a valuable resource, and will...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Department of Commerce Secretary Richard J. Leinenkugel and Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary Lorrie T. Heinemann today congratulated 14 Wisconsin small businesses and small business advocates that earned recognition as small business champions from the US Small Business Administration (SBA). "All the award winners deserve recognition for their entrepreneurial spirit, vision,...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Bernard Tao, a professor at Purdue University, has recently found a way to make biodiesel, a renewable fuel made right here in Wisconsin, perform in temperatures of up to sixty degrees below Fahrenheit. Here are some facts: * The new process for biodiesel production adjusts the ratio of saturated to unsaturated oils...

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Treichel Hoffman York (414) 225-9554 mtreichel@hyc.com - Energy efficiency upgrades save $875,000 annually at Wisconsin plants - MADISON, Wis. (March 12, 2009) - With potato-processing plants around the world, McCain Foods has a total production capacity to make more than one million pounds of french fries an hour. In fact, the company makes one-third of all frozen french fries in the world....

Contact: Mark Rose, President/Chief Executive Officer, 715-477-1500 Family Inc. will air on stations throughout Midwest MADISON – Family Inc., an engaging new television series that profiles successful family-owned companies, is set to join the line-up of innovative and entertaining television shows produced by Discover Mediaworks. Currently in...

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Serves Families, Seniors in Need Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 Families needing help getting their taxes done are being encouraged to take advantage of a free service being offered once again this tax season by Dane County and the UW-Extension. Under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance or...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- During Ag Day at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin farm groups told state legislators to “be frugal.” “Stop spending money you don’t have. That’s the message to tell your legislators today,” Farm Bureau President Bill Bruins told 500 farm-group representatives on Wednesday. “If we are spending more than we make, we got to stop...

By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com During today's Ag Day at the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin farm groups told state legislators to "be frugal." "Stop spending money you don't have. That's the message to tell your legislators today," Farm Bureau President Bill Bruins told 500 farm-group representatives. "If we are spending more than we make, we got to stop that. We need...

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