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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it has invested nearly $44 million in 2006 to enhance its digital network in Wisconsin. The enhancements included building new cell sites and upgrading existing cell sites, increasing coverage area, and expanding the high-speed wireless broadband network to many new markets. "Network reliability is the No. 1 reason that customers choose...

MADISON--Community-based and private nonprofit organizations seeking to interest venture capitalists in local high-growth companies can now apply for grants of up to $75,000 to support venture capital development conferences, Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Mary P. Burke announced today. Application deadline is March 16, 2007.   “Governor Jim Doyle has placed a high priority on developing a strong entrepreneurial climate...

MADISON – Today the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) released a report that says a new clean coal technology, integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC), holds promise as part of Wisconsin’s next generation of baseload power plants. “Global warming is real and its effects are real,” according to PSC Chairperson Dan Ebert. “This report will provide valuable guidance...

MADISON – Schools, businesses, communities, organizations and individuals are invited to enter their Entrepreneurship Week USA (E-ship Week USA) activities on a national website www.entrepreneurshipweekusa.com. The first-ever coordinated national effort to promote the importance of entrepreneurism will be held February 24-March 3, 2007, and the website will act as a clearinghouse for all activities throughout the United States.   “I encourage...

MADISON - There is still time to enter the 2007 Governor’s New Product Awards (GNPA) competition. For more than three decades, the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers (WSPE) GNPA competition has recognized Wisconsin’s leading manufacturers who have contributed to the state’s economic growth through the development, manufacturing and marketing of new and innovative products.   “As an entrant, companies compete to...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com La Crosse – A large crowd voiced strong opposition to a public intoxication ordinance Tuesday night, forcing a city committee to delay action on it for 60 days. A total of 167 people signed in opposition at the meeting of the La Crosse Common Council Judiciary and Administration Committee while only seven signed in support of...

OSHKOSH, Wis., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Using an unconventional grant- making approach, 4imprint, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based imprinted products retailer, awarded more than $145,500 in in-kind charitable grants, by giving out at least one $500 grant every business day during 2006. Through the company's one by one(R) charitable grants program, nearly 300 non-profit organizations, in the United States, Guam, Canada and...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Addison-Clifton, LLC today announced it has executed a cooperation agreement with Beijing-based Hendersen Taihe Consulting as part of an effort to expand the compliance and supply-chain management services offered to clients who do business in China.  The agreement is effective February 1, 2007.                       “In recent years, our clients have experienced a rapid increase in the level...