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Trip to Focus on Building Relationships, Protecting the Great Lakes, and Promoting Wisconsin’s Leadership in Agriculture, Clean Energy   Governor Jim Doyle will depart this week on a business trip to Canada to build relationships with business and government officials, discuss protecting the Great Lakes, and promote Wisconsin’s leadership in agriculture and clean energy.    The Governor will visit...

After a couple good revenue years, Western Wisconsin farmers, like many farmers around the country, are feeling the pinch from higher feed, fuel and fertilizer costs. Unless, they are very, very big, farmers won’t get much help from the federal farm bill, according to critics of the measure which passed the House last week. “This bill was well designed to avoid...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- It will be 2010 before the glut of foreclosed properties works its way through the market and MGIC Investment Corp. recovers from the credit meltdown, according to Craig Culver, CEO of the Milwaukee-based company. Speaking to Mike Gousha on his Up Front television program, Culver predicted delinquencies will peak at the end...

WHITEWATER – Google, widely recognized as the world’s largest search engine, prides itself as one of the Internet’s leading technology companies today. To continue this tradition, Google created a program called the Google Summer of Code (GSoC). Scott Inscore, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater management computer system major, was one of just 1,500 students to be chosen to participate in...

All Road Work Will Move forward as Scheduled; Tobacco Fund Sheltered   MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today issued vetoes and signed a budget repair bill that keeps the state’s commitment to pay vital school aid payments, increases cuts to state spending and builds a reserve of more than $100 million over the biennium. Governor Doyle faulted Assembly Republicans for...

Three Days Grace To Open for Stand-Alone Concert - MILWAUKEE, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Harley-Davidson announced that the iconic rock band Foo Fighters has been added to the already stellar line-up of musical talent performing during the Motor Company's 105th Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080516/NYF021LOGO ) Foo Fighters, along with special guest Three Days Grace, will play Friday, August...

APPLETON, Wis., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation today announced it has promoted Joyce Baca to the position of director of training and development - customer service. In her new role, Baca will be responsible for development, oversight and delivery of quality customer service and ramp operational training company-wide. Reporting directly to vice president customer service Vince...

Organizations recognized for excellence in the practical and creative integration of Mediasite MADISON, Wis., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced the winners for its fourth annual Rich Media Impact Awards program. The winners were recognized at a special awards dinner during UNLEASH 2008,...

NEENAH, Wis., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:PLXS) , today announced it will webcast its investor relations presentation at the Nasdaq OMX 21st Investor Program in London on May 20, 2008 at 2:15 p.m. British Summer Time (BST). What: Plexus Corp.'s IR Presentation at the Nasdaq OMX 21st Investor ...