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MADISON – Finalists in the 2007 Governor’s Business Plan Contest will share in prizes valued at more than $200,000, conference producers announced Thursday.   Winners in the contest will be announced Tuesday, June 12, at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee. To register for the awards banquet or the full conference, which features nationally known speakers, 21 panel discussions and more,...

Project expected to create more than 200 jobs   MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Sonopress will receive $1,567,000 in Enterprise Development Zone tax credits to operate a distribution center in Pleasant Prairie, creating at least 200 jobs by 2009.   “To be competitive long into the future, we need to work together with companies to provide the best environment and...

MADISON - This month, seven students will learn about and try to remedy some of the major environmental injustices surrounding the Mexican-U.S. border area through a University of Wisconsin-Madison summer course titled " Crossing Borders: Environmental Justice at the Mexico/U.S. Border."Students will spend the first week of their four-week journey in Madison, learning from UW-Madison professors about the issues...

MADISON - National research shows that boys make up 75 to 80 percent of the juvenile justice system and commit suicide four times more often than girls. U.S. colleges now have the lowest male enrollment in the country's history.To explore these trends, recent research on male socialization and development and ways to help at-risk adolescent boys succeed, the University...

MILWAUKEE, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Global climate change is an issue that can't be ignored. While adults are just beginning to understand the vastness of the issue, children are largely unaware. Yet, they are the ones who will not only be most affected, but are also the ones who can enact the biggest changes. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070606/CLW072 ) That's why KidsCom.com (www.kidscom.com),...

MONROE, Wis., June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by Glanbia Nutritionals confirms that Prolibra has been clinically proven to have a significant impact on fat loss and muscle mass retention. In the 12-week double-blind, placebo- controlled study, researchers found that adults consuming Prolibra lost 82% more fat than the placebo group, and retained twice as much lean muscle...

MILWAUKEE, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Midwest Air Group, Inc. (AMEX:MEH) , parent company of Midwest Airlines, said today that it has mailed to shareholders a presentation summarizing the company's strategic plan and enumerating the projected revenue impact of current and planned strategic initiatives to deliver long-term value to shareholders. Accompanying the investor presentation was the following letter from Timothy E....

Pimp My Ride' Host to Help Consumers Customize Their Ride Online; Miller Lite Also Giving Away 125 Other Jeep Wrangler Saharas This Summer MILWAUKEE, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Lite, with the help of auto-customization guru and MTV's Pimp My Ride host "Mad Mike" Martin, this summer is giving away more than 125 Jeep(R) vehicles, including four that will...

MADISON - More than 150 years of the Wisconsin Blue Books go online starting today in the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. The digitization project provides worldwide open access on the Internet to facts and figures on the government, people, industry, lifestyle and history of the state of Wisconsin. The Blue Book is a comprehensive reference tool. The biennial...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com For the second time this year, the state’s Public Service Commission has sent back Alliant Energy’s application to build an $800 million, coal-fired power plant in Cassville on the Mississippi River. In a letter to Alliant, the PSC said the proposal for the 300-megawatt power plant remains incomplete and asked for additional information on...