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MADISON - When students begin medical school, most usually face two key questions: Where will I end up practicing? And, What area of medicine will be best for me? For the five medical students who make up the inaugural class of the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health...

Consumers are urged to discard frozen pot pies that may be linked toSalmonella illnessesState health officials today confirmed that a Banquet Frozen Turkey PotPie has tested positive for Salmonella bacteria at the WisconsinDepartment of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection laboratory inMadison. People are advised to discard frozen pot pie products that may belinked to 22 Salmonella illnesses in 15...

Unadjusted Data MADISON – Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for September 2007 was 4.6 percent.  The September rate was three-tenths of a percentage point lower than the August rate of 4.9 percent.  The national rate for September fell to 4.5 percent from 4.6 percent in August. "The start of school...

EMI Announces 32% Increase in 2007 Sales, New Offerings Forthcoming   MILWAUKEE, WIS. (October 17, 2007) – The Milwaukee Mile, the world’s longest continuously operating motor speedway, announced today the extension of an agreement with Event Merchandising Inc (EMI), with EMI as the official merchandiser through the 2012 season.   EMI is also the merchandiser for the Milwaukee Bucks, Bradley Center, Milwaukee Admirals,...

More than 2,500 acres sold to DNR and The Trust for Public Land FLORENCE, Wis., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In transactions that will protect unique and environmentally significant lands and waterways in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, We Energies announced today that it has completed more than 2,500 acres of land sales to the Wisconsin Department...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Inc. (NYSE:MAN) today reported that earnings per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2007 increased 35% to $1.57 from $1.16 in the prior year period. Net earnings in the quarter increased to $131.7 million from $100.6 million a year earlier. Revenues for the third quarter were $5.3 billion, an increase...

Broadcast Interactive Media employees utilize Salesforce Software-as-a-Service CRM applications to streamline business operations and improve customer relations SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) , the market and technology leader in on-demand business services, today announced that Broadcast Interactive Media, a leading provider of locally-focused Web solutions for more than 110 local television and radio stations, has reaped...

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Area executives considering opening or expanding in Europe are invited to a breakfast seminar co-hosted by the Milwaukee World Trade Association Tuesday, October 30, 7:45-10:15 at the University Club of Milwaukee, 924 East Wells Avenue. Participants KPMG LLP, CITCO Corporate Services, Luxembourg Board of Economic Development and the Swiss Foreign Investment Agency will discuss the...

Features Environmentally Friendly Tips and Local Businesses Idearc Media’s Feature-Rich Madison Verizon Yellow Pages Provides the Easiest and Fastest Way to Find Local Community and Shopping Information MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Idearc Media Corp., home to Superpages.com® and publisher of the Verizon® Yellow Pages, added a new ‘Green Section’ to the Greater Madison...