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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, WISCONSIN, USA – January 19, 2006 – QBI Life Sciences, a division of Quintessence Biosciences, Inc., announced the formation of a partnership with the Keck UWCCC Small Molecule Screening Center at the University of Wisconsin and the Drug Discovery and Development Technology Center at the University of Helsinki, Finland. With...

CONTACT: Chancellor Richard H. Wells, (920) 424-0200 OSHKOSH – University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells will present city leaders with a “check” for $719,235 on Jan. 24. The check represents the university’s 2005 payment in lieu of taxes for city services. It does not include...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, www.uwsp.edu/news The Department of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host the 2006 Jazz Festival Monday, January 30, through Friday, February 3, featuring the renowned contemporary jazz group, the Yellowjackets. Formerly a one day event, the weeklong festival will be held in celebration of the opening of the Noel Fine Arts...

Media Contact: Joan Collins Joan Collins Publicity (608) 222-2899 or e-mail Jpublicity@aol.com Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar will be built at the corner of University Avenue and Midvale Boulevard where the US Bank building is currently located, according to Andy Stein, vice president...

Contact: Rose Lynch (608) 266-6753 2005 Preliminary Summary Madison - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that the state’s preliminary annual average unemployment rate for 2005 was 4.7 percent, which is the lowest annual average unemployment rate for Wisconsin since a 4.4 percent rate was measured in 2001. "In preliminary figures for 2005, Wisconsin...

Contact: Pat Seitz Phone: 262-626-8611 Fax: 262-626-8690 Contact Email: pseitz@regalware.com Kewaskum, Wisconsin (January 19, 2006) – Regal Ware, Inc., a marketer and manufacturer of high-quality stainless steel housewares, commercial coffee urns, food service-quality cookware, and home drinking water purification systems, announced today that it had received the Environmental Stewardship Award for an energy-efficient lighting project in its manufacturing...

Contact: Gary Radloff 608-224-5020 MADISON - In testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee Rod Nilsestuen, secretary of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, said that ethanol bio refineries are the key to opening a major new chapter in Wisconsin economic development. His remarks were part of hearing held today regarding Assembly Bill 15, the E-10 bill. "Building more bio refineries...

For more information or follow-up contact:                                              Linda@Wisconsinmade.com Phone: 608-833-3462 Fax 608-833-5159         Madison, Wisconsin,(1-19-06) – The largest Internet e-commerce marketer of Wisconsin made products, Wisconsinmade.com,  today reported that 2005 was a record setting year.  The online shopping site that features products produced in Wisconsin saw its on-line sales growth for the year 2005 increase to record levels.  According to the January 2006 edition...

Contact: Carol Chastang (202) 205-6987 January Average Daily Loan Approvals Top $54 Million WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration continues to approve recovery and rebuilding loans for residents and businesses in the Gulf Coast region at a record pace. Following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, the SBA has now approved more than $3 billion in low-interest, taxpayer-backed...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Gov. Jim Doyle’s 2006 State of the State address is receiving decidedly mixed reviews from the business community. Many didn't like Doyle’s criticism of Wal-Mart, which the governor accused of dumping health care responsibilities on the state. Doyle’s speech fell mostly flat with Jim Pugh, a spokesman for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce – the state’s largest business...