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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com ANTIGO - Ray Szmanda, aka "The Menards Man,'' is a local legend even after retirement. Szmanda, who gained an almost cult-like following his many years with the Eau Claire-based home improvement chain, signed autographs and photographs the evening of Feb. 13 at the grand opening of a Menards' Mega Store in Antigo -- his home since...

Contact: Meredith Helgerson, Communications Officer, 608-261-2271 MADISON – Wisconsin’s economy will continue to improve producing growth in real personal income averaging three percent per year over the next five years. Over the same time period, Wisconsin per capita incomes are expected to remain above 98 percent of the U.S. average. These are the latest forecasts in the...

For more information contact: Jan Alf, 262.691.7873 Attracting biotechnology jobs, investment and research the focus of aggressive initiative at BIO 2006 MADISON - - With a total budget of nearly $300,000, over 150 Wisconsin representatives scheduled to attend, and close to 50 sponsoring and participating organizations, Wisconsin’s promotional effort at BIO 2006 will be the largest single marketing initiative ever...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grant Helps Homeless Families with Children Rebuild Lives MADISON, Wis., Feb. 28, 2006 – More homeless families with children in Dane County will be given an opportunity to rebuild their lives, thanks to a $35,000 grant to Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Madison Area from U.S. Cellular. The grant will be used to help Interfaith Hospitality Network...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, www.uwsp.edu/news Wisconsin’s Statewide Communication Conference (formerly the Wisconsin Conference on the Business of Communication) will be held Friday, March 17, at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP). The conference is co-sponsored by UWSP Continuing Education and the Wisconsin Communication Association and is designed for professionals, teachers and consultants in communication. A special paper...

  JOY GLOBAL INC. News Release At the Company: At Financial Relations Board: Donald C. Roof Georganne Palffy EVP and CFO Analyst Contact 414-319-8517 312-640-6768     •  Quarterly bookings of $598 million up 14 percent •  Total aftermarket orders increase by 23 percent •  Quarterly revenues up 48 percent year-over-year to $553 million •  Operating income more than doubled to $90 million...

Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Renews His Call for Legislature to Pass Ethanol Bill and Greater Energy Independence for Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today issued an Executive Order that expands the state's commitment to renewable fuels, takes an important step forward in making Wisconsin the nation's ethanol leader, and increases the state's independence from foreign oil. The Executive Order...

For Immediate Release Contact: David Niles, 414-617-6597 dniles@productiveknowledge.com Hollywood attack simulation group will be part of event MILWAUKEE — National counter-terrorism experts will join security and health care industry representatives to discuss strategies to prepare for and respond to terrorism and natural crises in the United States and Canada during a two-day conference here March 28-29. The inaugural Great Lakes Agro Security Symposium (GLASS...

Contacts: Jan Alf, Forward Wisconsin, 262-691-7873 Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 ...