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Unemployment rates were higher in October than a year earlier in 210 ofthe 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 138 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas,the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reportedtoday.  Fifty-one metropolitan areas registered jobless rates below 3.0percent, while two areas recorded rates higher than 10.0 percent.  Thenational unemployment rate in October was...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Foundry(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology, today announced the company's Event Services group is webcasting Autodesk Inc.'s 15th annual Autodesk University (AU) user conference for the second year in a row. The event is taking place at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas from November...

PEWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wisconsin credit unions' work to develop services that meet pressing needs in communities statewide has captured BEST OF SHOW honors as part of the American Association of Credit Union Leagues' Pro Award competition. Through their REAL Solutions initiative, Wisconsin's not-for-profit, member-owned credit unions help real Wisconsinites build financially strong, self-supporting families and communities...

One Wisconsin Now Starts Petition Drive to Convince Scandal-Plagued Justice to Uphold Pledge to Reduce Conflicts of Interest Milwaukee - Even as she remains the focus of an unprecedented conflict of interest ethics investigation, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler is set to hear arguments Thursday in a case where she has numerous conflicts of interest. The case involves...

Requires Insurance Carriers to Continue Coverage for Students on Medical Leave   MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today signed Assembly Bill 280, which requires insurance carriers to continue coverage for college students on medical leave.    “This legislation is part of our efforts to make health care more accessible and affordable to everyone in Wisconsin,” Governor Doyle said.  “College students who become...

Governor Jim Doyle has approved 17 grants totaling $2,345,699 for projectsthat will help non-urbanized areas develop or expand public transportation.The grants will provide incentives to expand existing rural public transitsystems, and to plan or start up new ones."Wisconsin is the only state in the nation to receive these federal funds todevelop new approaches to support public transportation in rural...

MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison Forestry Club will be selling Fraser fir, balsam fir, and white pine Christmas trees and Fraser fir wreaths in the university's Stock Pavilion from Friday through Sunday, Nov. 30-Dec. 2.The sale will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.Proceeds...

Ranked Best Service Company to Sell For MILWAUKEE, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual has topped all other service companies in Selling Power magazine's annual "The 50 Best Companies to Sell For" ranking, leading the 2007 list published in the most recent November/December issue. The distinction marks the first time the company has ranked number one in the service...

YellowPages Corporation, provider of online directories and local telephone books, now launches local real estate directories to several major metropolitan cities and states, including Wisconsin with WisconsinRealEstateYellowPages.com LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- YellowPages Corporation, operator of popular online YellowPages sites and telephone books, including travel website aggregator YELLOWPAGES.travel, today announced it has launched location specific real estate directories...