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Online integration with local HBAs helps state associations maintain more accurate member records, reduce data entry and improve member communication OREM, Utah, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The statewide home builders associations (HBAs) in California, Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin and other states have recently adopted the BuilderFusion member management software to solve one of the industry's most fundamental challenges: typing... lots...

MILWAUKEE, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) (M&I) will present at Baird's 2008 Growth Stock Conference at 7:45 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) Thursday, May 15, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Ill. Speaking on behalf of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation will be Greg Smith, senior vice president and chief financial officer. A link to the live audio...

Pronto Spanish Releases New Online Learning Series MADISON, Wis., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Pronto Spanish has announced the release today of their "Spanish for the Workplace Online" series -- the first on-line Spanish series devoted entirely to learning the basics of conversational Spanish to use at one's job. These 11 interactive courses focus on conversation, incorporates visual images, audio,...

Lake Geneva Resort Unveils Luxurious Spa This Summer FONTANA, Wis., May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The all new AVANI Spa, slated to open in mid - June, 2008, is the latest enhancement to The Abbey Resort, an iconic destination located on the western shore of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The newly renamed AVANI SPA, is defined in Sanskrit as "from the earth,"...

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) has hired a marketing veteran to help manufacturers in Southeast Wisconsin grow their companies.   Michael Quill brings 20 years of experience in new product development, market research and marketing planning to his new position of marketing specialist.  His primary area of focus will be working with small and midsize manufacturers in Kenosha...

MILWAUKEE – Governor Jim Doyle today issued an executive order directing his administration to take significant steps to reduce racial disparities in Wisconsin’s justice system. Governor Doyle called for swift action to implement specific recommendations presented by his Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in the Wisconsin Justice System.   “I believe that all of us have a responsibility to see that...

MADISON - The Wisconsin School of Business Graaskamp Center for Real Estate will host the conference "Challenges and Opportunities in Today's Housing Markets" on Friday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. at the Fluno Center for Executive Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Jim Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will serve as the...

MADISON - The mention of Eurasian water-milfoil and zebra mussels in Dominique Brossard's strategic communication class last February had students rolling their eyes and swapping puzzled looks.But after a semester of carefully tailoring multimedia campaigns to help a Wisconsin non-profit group get the word out about lake preservation, that initial bewilderment was replaced by an enthusiasm that could help...

GREEN BAY, WI — Today at the Wisconsin International Trade Conference in Milwaukee, Sanimax received top honors for agricultural exports. Governor Jim Doyle presented the company with a 2008 Governor’s Export Achievement Award, which recognizes innovation, effectiveness and special effort in growing exports and enhancing employment, the economy and the international prestige of Wisconsin. “We’re very proud to earn this distinction,” said Sanimax CEO...

MADISON – On Wednesday, May 14, members of Governor Jim Doyle’s Task Force on Global Warming will meet in Sun Prairie to continue their efforts to address global warming.  The Task Force, comprised of a variety of environmental, industry and utility leaders as well as representatives from the DNR and PSC and other stakeholders, has undertaken Governor Doyle’s mission...

Congratulates Export Achievement Award Winners as State Boosts Overseas Sales   MILWAUKEE – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that he will lead a trade mission to India in November at the annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference in Milwaukee, where he presented the Governor’s Export Achievement Awards. Wisconsin’s exports grew 11 percent last year, and have nearly doubled since Governor Doyle...

MADISON – The president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says his organization supports passage of the 2007 farm bill by the U.S. Congress this week.   “There are several provisions in the bill that will be helpful to Wisconsin’s agriculture industry,” said Bill Bruins, a dairy farmer from Waupun who leads the state’s largest farm organization.   Bruins lists the positives...

By Brian E. Clark RISING WARF California-based Invitrogen has inked a licensing deal for stem-cell technologies with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. No price was announced, but similar licenses from WARF have cost up $2 million, with requirements that 1 percent to 5 percent of royalties go to WARF. Invitrogen -- which has 4,700 employees and reported sales of $1.3 billion last year -- makes tools...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- UW-Madison will launch a new living and learning community next fall for students interested in entrepreneurship. Located within Sellery Hall with space for up to 65 students, the initiative aims to make entrepreneurship more readily accessible to newly admitted students with wide-ranging academic interests. "Wisconsin has a long tradition of fusing the academic and residential aspects...