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Verizon Wireless Improves Coverage in Wisconsin District Center MILWAUKEE, April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has upgraded its network in downtown Milwaukee to improve indoor coverage for wireless phones users in the Wisconsin District Center, including the Midwest Airlines Center, the Arena and Milwaukee Theatre. This enhancement will strengthen phone reception inside these buildings, enabling more customers to...

MILWAUKEE, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) has been notified by Standard and Poor's ("S&P") that it has lowered the insurer financial strength rating of the company's principal subsidiary, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation ("MGIC"), from AA- to A with a negative outlook. In its statement, S&P said that MGIC has the equivalent of AAA capital as measured...

LANSING, Mich., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan Forest Products Council is hosting the 16th Annual Northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula of Michigan Timber Industry Conference on Friday, April 18th at the Terrace Bay Resort in Escanaba, Michigan. Over 250 loggers and forestry professionals from the region will attend the full-day session which promotes sustainable forest management and...

CHICAGO, April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awarded a total of 87 Brownfields grants totaling $18.6 million to 56 communities and organizations in EPA Region 5, the Great Lakes states. Brownfields are properties where expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of pollution or hazardous substances. The grants were awarded...

MADISON - Erik Forsberg has been named to the newly created position of executive director of the WiCell Research Institute. In this position, Forsberg will direct all operations of the private, non-profit institute, a supporting organization of the University of Wisconsin-Madison that provides core services to UW-Madison stem cell researchers and operates the National Stem Cell Bank. Forsberg most...

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced the winners of the annual Governor’s Procurement Awards. These annual awards recognize state firms particularly successful in federal procurement.     “Between 2000-2006,  the number of Wisconsin companies winning federal contracts increased more than fivefold,”  Governor Doyle said.  “Nearly 4,000 Wisconsin companies are winning these contracts and building our state’s job and investment base....

Calls for a Special Session on April 17             NEW BERLIN – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the Great Lakes Compact, a historic accord that will protect one of the world’s most precious natural resources, is ready to be signed into law under an agreement reached with legislators.  Governor Doyle, who was joined at New Berlin City Hall by...

MADISON - While much of the diligent work of students takes place behind the scenes, the tenth annual Undergraduate Symposium will be an opportunity for achievement to publicly shine for more than 300 students. On Wednesday, April 16, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., students will present, display and perform nearly 260 projects from all areas of study at the Memorial...

A University of Wisconsin-Madison contest that challenges students to transform surplus materials into entrepreneurial gold will be held for the second straight year later this month.The Wiscontrepreneur 100-Hour Challenge requires participants to create the most valuable, innovative or socially beneficial product or service using materials from UW-Madison's Surplus With A Purpose (SWAP).Participants must be currently enrolled at UW-Madison. Online...