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WisBusiness.com, The Madison Club and Madison Magazine present "The Madison Business Luncheon" on Wednesday with special guest Dave Wittwer, president and CEO of TDS Telecom. Wittwer joined TDS in 1983 and in his 24-year career worked hisway up to his current position as president and CEO. This event is open to the public, and the price for lunch is...

Brown, Door, Outagamie, Sheboygan Counties Also Among Top 10 in State Traveler Spending   DOOR COUNTY, May 14, 2007– Door County was recently named the “Best Small-Town Getaway in the Midwest” by Midwest Living magazine, which cited the County’s “coastal charm” as one of the primary reasons for the award.   “For those of us who live in the region, Door County...

MADISON - Low-and moderate-income persons looking for affordable housing can access more than 113,000 free listings at www.wifrontdoorhousing.org. Housing providers can list their available units for free on this site.   "Use of the WIFrontDoorHousing database is at an all-time high," said Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Mary P. Burke. "This is the most comprehensive affordable housing database in the nation....

New Website Links to Experienced Consultants     May 14, 2007 – Madison, WI.  The Madison Area Business Consultants (MABC) announced its 20th anniversary today and the launch of its updated Website. MABC, started in the spring of 1987, is a professional association of business consultants located in the greater Madison area who serve local, national and international clients.   With more than...

MAYVILLE, WISCONSIN – May 14, 2007 – Stantron®, a division of Mayville Products Corporation, today announced plans to exhibit at its first Infocomm show (Los Angeles Convention Center, June 19-21, Booth 8438).  The company will showcase its recently launched range of Stantron® brand racks and accessories for the professional A/V industry, including the new Presentation Rack, new PowerMount™ system...

Promotes Initiative to make Madison the Best Bicycling City in America   Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz joined the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin today to launch the annual Bike to Work Week. At the State Street press conference, the mayor discussed plans to make Madison the best city in the country for bicycling.    “All of the great cities for bicycling – such...

Lt. Governor Will Attend AFL-CIO Legislative Conference   Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton will attend the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Legislative Conference reception to speak with Wisconsin members and Wisconsin legislators, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at the Concourse Hotel in Madison.   The reception will afford Wisconsin AFL-CIO members the opportunity to meet and speak with state elected officials.  The AFL-CIO...

MADISON – Jeff Ripp has joined the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) as the state’s Water Conservation Coordinator.  Jeff will be advising the state on key water conservation policy, conducting research on water conservation practices and monitoring water resources in the state.  He will be responsible for evaluating industry practices, new technologies and their impact on water regulation,...

Over 90 percent of counties logged notable growth fueled by increase in state marketing MADISON, Wis. (May 13, 2007) – The $875 million growth in 2006 traveler spending fueled by a bump in state marketing funds benefited most of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, according to the annual industry survey conducted by Davidson-Peterson Associates, Inc. released by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com At the same time as Gov. Jim Doyle has railed against what he has called the "excessive" profits of major oil companies, Badger State retirees with holdings in the state’s pension fund have done well by those same firms’ success. All totaled, gains from oil company stocks in the fund amount to nearly $400...

WisBusiness.com A report for an enhanced Midwest rail system says the project has great potential benefits in the form of time savings, congestion relief, emission reductions and economic gains. A recent study completed for the nine-state Midwest Regional Rail System (MWRRS) indicates the proposed 3,000-mile regional rail initiative could generate over $23 billion in user benefits during the...