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MADISON-Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Historic Gund Brewery Lofts LLC, La Crosse, La Crosse County, will receive a Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment (BEBR) grant of $78,000 to help remediate and redevelop the Historic Gund Brewery into loft apartments.   "Cleaning up brownfields is about more than just renewing damaged or vacant land," Governor Jim Doyle said. "It's about renewing...

MADISON-Governor Doyle announced today that the Village of West Salem, La Crosse County, will receive a $150,000 grant from the Community Development Block Grant-Public Facilities and Economic Development (CDBG-PFED) program from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce (Commerce) in order to construct a 50,000-sq.-ft. facility. The River Steel Inc. facility project will produce 34 new jobs.   "Manufacturing is at the heart...

MADISON-Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce (HWCC), Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, will receive $100,000 in financial assistance through the Minority Business Development Fund Program of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to help capitalize a revolving loan fund.   "My administration is committed to promoting the development of minority businesses across the state," Governor Doyle said. "This...

MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that between 2004-2005 Wisconsin advanced six places in total value of federal contracts awarded, now ranking 37th with a value of $3.3 billion.  This figure is an all-time record. In fiscal 2004, Wisconsin ranked 43rd  with contracts valued at $2.3 billion.    "Through their hard work and determination,  Wisconsin companies earned a  $1-billion...

Milwaukee, April 5, 2007 – Baird, an employee-owned, international investment banking, wealth management, private equity and asset management firm announced today that it advised New Berlin-based A&A Manufacturing Co. Inc., a leading provider of custom engineered flexible protective covers, in its sale to Audax Group, a Boston-based investment firm.  The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Founded in 1945,...

Silver Spring, MD - Recognizing her creativity, artwork, and expression of theme, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) today announced Dannielle Mork, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin as the High School winner of the NFCC's 2007 financial literacy poster contest.Mork is a twelfth grader at Sheboygan North High School in Sheboygan, WI.The theme of this year's contest was "Plant the...

MADISON – The Department of Corrections' partnership with the Madison-based Wheelchair Recycling Program (WRP) has earned national recognition by the Mutual of America Foundation, which recently recognized the program for its 2006 Community Partnership Award. “The Wheelchair Recycling Program provides an important service in the community by helping thousands of disabled Wisconsin residents afford wheelchairs and other medical equipment,”...

MADISON - Several of the world's leading experts on the formation of blood and heart cells from stem cells, and clinical applications of stem cells in blood and heart diseases, will come together on Wednesday, April 18, for the second annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium.Coordinated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison/NIH Stem Cell Training Program, the UW Stem Cell and...

Milwaukee, April 9, 2007… The WISCONSIN REAL ESTATE SERVICES NETWORK, LLC (WRE) today announced the launch of its web-based, comprehensive real estate service network.  The network is an exciting and innovative program that links Wisconsin real estate brokers with the state’s leading business service providers in a way that no one has ever done before.    WRE was developed by...

MADISON - The interface among molecular biology, medical applications, law, religion and ethics will be the focus of the sixth annual international Bioethics Forum, hosted by Promega Corp.'s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) in Fitchburg. The title of this year's conference, to be held on Thursday and Friday, April 19 and 20, is "From Therapy to Enhancement." Featuring a...

"Find a niche and fill it" is perhaps one of the oldest bits of advice in the business world. Charlie Goff believes he's done that with the New Capital Fund, which invests in Wisconsin companies that need infusions of between $250,000 and $2 million. That places New Capital, an Appleton-based venture capital fund, in a sweet spot between...

ALLIANT'S BILL HARVEY KICKS OFF WISBUSINESS.COM LUNCHEON SERIES - April 16WisBusiness.com, The Madison Club and Madison Magazine present a new monthly luncheon series entitled "The Madison Business Luncheon.'' These luncheons, moderated by Madison Magazine and WISC-TV3's Editorial Director Neil Heinen and WisBusiness.com's Editor Brian Clark, will tap the expertise of local CEOs and top-level executives to give insight into...