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For More Information Contact: Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz (608) 266-3796 ...

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CONTACT: Doris Green, (608) 262-5402, dmgreen2@wisc.edu MADISON - Kevin Mansell, president and member of the board of directors of Kohl's Department Stores, will present the 2006 Target Retail Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. in the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave. This free program is directed primarily to individuals interested in retail careers and is open to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                              For additional information or to schedule an interview:Megan Purtell, Conference Director608-255-5666   The 2006 Governor’s Conference on Economic Development kicks off  this Thursday, February 9, 2006 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.  The theme of the two-day conference is Meeting the Competition of Tomorrow: Wisconsin’s Challenges. More than 400 business leaders and...

Contact: Meredith Helgerson, Communications Officer, Department of Revenue, (608) 261-2271 Contact: Rose Lynch, Communications Director, Department of Workforce Development, (608) 266-6753 Madison - Department of Revenue (DOR) Secretary Michael L. Morgan and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman have again partnered up to inform Wisconsin's low-income wage earners of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Homestead Credit (HC). Combined, these...

  Contact: At the Company: At Financial Relations Board: Donald C. Roof Georganne Palffy Executive Vice President and Analyst Contact Chief Financial Officer 312-640-6768 414-319-8517   Milwaukee, WI – February 8, 2006 – Joy Global Inc. (Nasdaq: JOYG) announced today that management will participate in the Lehman Brothers 23nd Annual Industrial Select Conference being held at the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach Hotel in Miami Beach...

To: Members of the Wisconsin Legislature From: National Federation of Independent Business Wisconsin Association of Health Plans Wisconsin Association of Health Underwriters Wisconsin Association of Life and Health Insurers Wisconsin Insurance Alliance Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Wisconsin Nurses Association Wisconsin PPO Association (formerly Wisconsin Association of Provider Networks) Wisconsin Restaurant Association Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association Date: February 8, 2006 Subject: Proposed Chiropractic Initiative LRB-4334/2 and LRB 4482/1 It is our understanding that the...

For More Information Contact: Kelly Kennedy 608/266-7876 MADISON – Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced today that her office has settled an environmental protection lawsuit against Jerry Shinkay and Keith Holden, both of Janesville, as owners and operators of the Edgerton Shell Oasis, Inc. located at 568 Haugen Road, Town of Albion, Rock County, Wisconsin. The defendants will pay $88,000...

Sierra Club Calls on Governor Doyle to Strengthen Wisconsin's Mercury Rules Contact: Jennifer Feyerherm, Sierra Club Great Lakes Program, 608/257-4994, cell 608/695-5797 Jane Kochersperger, Greenpeace Media Officer, (202) 319-2493 Madison. WI - The results of the nation's largest mercury hair-sampling project were released today by the Environmental Quality Institute (EQI) at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. The survey found mercury levels exceeding the EPA's recommended limit of...

For Immediate Release – February 2006 CONTACT: Beth Gengle 608-271-1617 ext. 34 e-mail: beth.gengle@wcaty.org Melissa Bleiler 608-271-1617 ext. 32 e-mail: mbleiler@wcaty.org MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) has named John D. Wilson, partner, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and chairman of WCATY’s Board, as “Volunteer of the Year” for 2005. Wilson joined WCATY’s Board in...

MADISON, Wis. – Feb. 8, 2006 – Erica Kauten, state director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Wisconsin-Extension, announced recently that she would retire from the university in July. Kauten has directed UW-Extension’s Business and Manufacturing division, including the SBDC, since 1995. Under her leadership, the division has grown from a 10-campus organization to become...

Contacts: Lesley Sillaman, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk is inviting communities to apply for Better Urban Infill Development (BUILD) planning grants. The BUILD program provides grants to Dane County municipalities for planning that lead to infill development and downtown revitalization. Grant applications must be submitted with a postmark dated not later than March 31,...