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Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that unemployment rates in all twelve Wisconsin metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) decreased or remained the same for October 2006 as compared to the previous month.  Janesville, Sheboygan, and Wausau MSAs unemployment rates remained unchanged at 4.4%, 3.5%, and 3.6%, respectively, with the other MSAs reporting improvements...

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that two Wisconsin businesses will share $92,000 in loans from the Department of Commerce Rural Economic Development (RED) Program.   “I’ve made economic development a top priority of my administration – improving our business climate, making key investments to upgrade the state’s industries, and creating more than 170,000 new, family-supporting jobs in Wisconsin,”...

MADISON, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Weather Central, Inc. and MyWeather LLC, announce the launch of RouteCast at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC. RouteCast is the world's first comprehensive integrated traffic and weather solution for local media. Featuring local traffic brand and talent and the best locally available data, RouteCast drives viewers to a station's on-air, online and mobile content...

GREEN BAY, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- In a class-action lawsuit filed yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Green Bay Division), franchisees of Quiznos Sub allege that the company has systematically defrauded its franchisees in a scheme designed to build the brand at the expense of its operators in the field. The lawsuit (Case No....

OSHKOSH, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- GM dealers have a new resource for promotional products -- and the chance to win $1,000 in imprinted merchandise. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061121/CGTU036LOGO ) General Motors has approved 4imprint, a leading North American promotional products retailer, as one of its select licensees for division and dealer brands. Under the license agreement, 4imprint will partner with General Motors to...

BROOKFIELD, Wis., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Steven P. Richman as President. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061121/PHTU027LOGO ) "We are delighted to have Steven join us as President of Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation. He brings more than 25 years of invaluable experience in the hardware and power tool industry and we look forward...

Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Customer Service Centers and phone servicesthroughout the state will be closed for business on Thursday (11-23-06) andFriday (11-24-06).  Basic vehicle registration renewals can still beconducted online at the Wisconsin DOT's Website www.dot.wisconsin.gov orthrough a number of title and registration service providers foundthroughout the state<http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/vehicles/plates/walkin.htm>.  DMVservice centers will open at their usual times next week. ...

MANITOWOC, Wis., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) today announced that it will participate in the 2nd Annual Bear Stearns Commodities and Capital Goods Conference, which will be held at the Bear Stearns World Headquarters, on November 29 and 30, 2006. Terry D. Growcock, chairman and chief executive officer, and Carl J. Laurino, senior vice president...

Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com A new company based in Minneapolis -- dubbed Kips Bay Partners -- should begin pumping money into Wisconsin bioscience start-ups by next summer, according to one of the founding partners. Tim Mathison, who worked for five years for Baird Venture Partners in Madison, said the firm hopes to make investments of up to $10 million in fledgling...