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Governor Jim Doyle recognized the outstanding design and construction services of four Wisconsin firms and three individuals today by presenting them with the Governor's Award for Outstanding Design and Construction Services at a meeting of the State Building Commission in Madison. The 16th annual awards highlight exemplary work on state building projects that are helping to invest in the...

Appleton, Wis. (January 17, 2007)   Fiduciary Partners Inc., the only independent and privately owned trust company of its kind in the state of Wisconsin, today announced Richard H. Gamble has joined the firm as a shareholder and vice president.  Gamble brings 25 years of trust and legal experience, including more than 10 years of professional trust services experience, to...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Curt Culver, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) , will address attendees during Citigroup's 2007 Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference is being held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Culver's remarks will be available via live webcast. To...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Health researchers in Wisconsin today announced a first of its kind newborn screening study aimed at detecting a rare but often undiagnosed immune system disease that is fatal without treatment and believed by some doctors to be responsible for a number of unexplained infant deaths. The pilot program will be a collaborative effort between the...

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MILWAUKEE and WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Duncan Solutions, Inc., and Peppercoin, Inc., today announced that the City of Detroit is among the first wave of cities to let drivers pay for on-street parking with their credit or debit cards instead of searching for loose change. Detroit recently replaced old, traditional parking meters with 175 new multispace meters,...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., and BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VDSI) (www.vasco.com), the world's number-one vendor of software and hardware strong user authentication and e-signature solutions, has announced that more than 100 U.S. financial institutions have integrated VASCO solutions into their Internet banking offerings. VASCO's alliance with Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) , a...

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE:MI) today reported 2006 fourth quarter core operating income of $218.4 million, or $0.84 per share, as compared to $177.5 million, or $0.74 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2005, an increase of 23.1%, or 13.5% on a per share basis. The Corporation reported 2006 fourth quarter net income...

By Nik Sutter WisBusiness.com MADISON – A new drug created by UW-Madison scientists in collaboration with Colby Pharmaceuticals may pave they way to successful prevention and treatment of prostate cancer. With a current lack of investment support for men’s health research, however, getting the drug to the critical clinical-trial phases remains a challenge. Last month, Colby...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com UW-Madison scientist and entrepreneur James Thomson believes it may be decades before stem cells produce treatments that cure diabetes, Parkinsons disease or help the paralyzed walk again. But these basic building blocks of life are already changing how research is conducted in thousands of labs around the globe and may soon lead...