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MILWAUKEE, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a job seeker's market for educated professionals like accountants, engineers and nurses, according to a survey released today by Manpower Professional. With 45 percent of employers reporting difficulty filling these types of positions, the United States is among countries with the most serious talent shortages. The tight supply of professionals is putting upward...

Milwaukee, Wis. (October 24, 2006) –  Trucks unloaded 1,500 tons of asphalt, and paving crews quickly went to work in the blustery, fall chill at The Milwaukee Mile on Monday to install the top coat of asphalt on the historic speedway’s infield road course.   The 0.8-mile road course section inside the one-mile oval was completely rebuilt and widened to 36...

MADISON, WI – Oct. 24, 2006 – Sonic Foundry Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), a leader inautomated rich media communications technology, today announced that Adam Steinerthas accepted the position of Software Design Engineer for the company. Steinert has more than six years experience as a consultant in the technologyindustry. His background includes the design and implementation of applications fora wide array...

  SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – Christopher and Julie Gentine today announced the creation of The Artisan Cheese Exchange, an export management and trading company linking specialty cheesemakers in the United States with trading partners in key overseas markets.  The new company will act as a bridge between cheesemakers in the United States and customers across the globe, providing supply chain services,...

MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty -the nation's first poverty research center - next month marks 40 years of studyingwhy Americans live in poverty and what can be done to end it."Fighting poverty is not simply a matter of increasing budgets or cutting programs,"says Maria Cancian, the institute's director. "We need to understand economic...

MADISON - A University of Wisconsin-Madison program that has helped Wisconsin applegrowers reduce pesticide use without sacrificing fruit quality has a new name and abroader mission.The project recently received a $125,000 grant from the Environmental ProtectionAgency to expand into more apple growing regions and to set up a similar program forWisconsin berry growers. Accordingly, the project that began in...

BROOKFIELD, WI, October 24, 2006– Susan Marks, CEO of Pinstripe®, Inc., a leadingrecruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and recruitment services firm, was namedrunner-up in the Recruiting & Staffing Leader of the Year category at the Recruitingand Staffing Best in Class (RASBIC) Awards Dinner & Ceremony, held in conjunctionwith IQPC’s 9th Annual Talent Acquisition & Staffing Summit, October 16-19 inAtlanta.  The...

Cleveland, OH, October 24, 2006 – Midwest health care startups reported $564 million in total investments through the first three quarters of 2006, according to the Midwest Health Care Venture Investment Report released by BioEnterprise. The total represents a 36 percent increase over the like period in 2005, a significant increase that outpaces national industry growth. Minnesota, the Midwest’s traditional leader in health...

MADISON – An exclusive, hands-on workshop for investors who want to know more about “due diligence” questions surrounding possible high-tech deals will be held Monday, Oct. 30, during the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium.   The seminar, hosted by the Wisconsin Angel Network, will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. It will...

MADISON - The Bindley Collection, a gallery that will include art and fine crafts created by more than 60 Wisconsin and regional artists will open October 27 at Hilldale Shopping Center.   Colleen Bindley, owner, noted for her hand-crafted jewelry she has exhibited for the last 15 years, was the driving force behind Twenty Hands Gallery, the seasonal art gallery which...