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Contact: Rose Lynch, (608) 266-6753 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/2006/unemployment/july06_local_lmi.pdf METRO AREAS Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced a monthly decrease in July unemployment rates for eight of Wisconsin’s metropolitan areas. Nine had rates lower than the statewide rate of 4.9 percent. All the July rates are non-seasonally adjusted numbers. “Our economy continues to move...

CONTACT: Phillip Yang, (608) 263-7365, paoyang@wisc.edu MADISON - Madison is deep into summer raspberry season. At the moment, Phillip Yang, adviser to students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology (SoHE), is completely hemmed in by a prairie-scape of the little red orbs. Fruits and vegetables B through Z (for zucchini, of course) soon will join the berries...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle would like to invite executives from Wisconsin companies to join him at the 38th annual Midwest U.S. Japan Conference to be held in Indianapolis , Indiana , September 10 - 12, 2006. "I would like your assistance in building a positive trade and investment relationship between Japan and...

Jim Holden has been named vice president of business services, a new position at Great Wisconsin Credit Union, 2424 Rimrock Road. Holden has 13 years of commercial real estate lending experience and will help to expand business loan services for owners and investors of small and medium-sized businesses. Great Wisconsin Credit Union is a full-service not-for-profit financial institution with...

Law Firm Honored By CIO Magazine Five Of Past Six Years Chicago – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm will receive a 2006 CIO 100 Award given annually by CIO magazine. The award marks the fifth time in the past six years that the firm has been recognized by the magazine. The CIO 100 celebrates...

  Three attorneys have joined the Madison offices of DeWitt Ross & Stevens as associates.  They are Stuart Bray, Brody Richter and Sara Spiering Mr. Bray is a 2006 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School.  His practice focuses on intellectual property with a concentration on patents in the biotechnology and medical fields. Mr. Bray earned an undergraduate degree in...

Lawsuit Targets Two Dozen Defendants Who Used Fraud to Set Up Online Accounts and Improperly Obtain Information SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 23, 2006 — AT&T Services Inc. filed suit in federal court today to block some two dozen so-called data brokers from accessing customer information without authorization from the company or the customer. “We’re taking this action on behalf of our customers,”...

Troy Janisch, Icon Interactive 608-268-6916 tj@iconinteractive.com Movie enthusiasts gather online to share DVD news, release info, reviews and gossip Hollywood, CA – In an environment where DVD sales routinely outpace ticket sales and new DVD technologies loom, movie enthusiasts have celebrated the arrival of DVD Newsroom, a new blog for all things DVD. In the two weeks since its...

Contact: Amy Sandy, Marketing Director asandy@murphydesmond.com (608) 268-5582 Madison, WI – Alice O’Connor, Director of Government Relations at the law firm of Murphy Desmond S.C., has been appointed by Mayor Dave Cieslewicz to serve on the Board of Directors for Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center through May 2007. O’Connor is involved with various nonprofit and professional...

CONTACT: Pat Seaman, (608) 262-7426 MADISON - Four leading economists will share their insights and predictions for local, regional, national and international economies and financial markets for the remainder of 2006 and beyond at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Economic Outlook conference on Friday, Sept. 15. For more than 40 years, the semi-annual event has helped business leaders and owners...