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For Immediate Release Funding will support rapid scale-up of advanced molecular diagnostics products (January 9, 2006, Madison, Wisconsin) EraGen Biosciences Inc., a venture-backed biotechnology company focused on automating molecular diagnostics, today announced the completion of $12 million in Series A financing, bringing the total capital raised to date by the company to approximately $21 million. The round was...

Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Will Meet With President of Ireland and Lord Mayor of Dublin Governor Jim Doyle today began an economic development mission to Ireland to strengthen economic and governmental ties. The Governor, along with a delegation of Wisconsin business and government leaders, will be in Ireland from January 7-12, 2006. Governor Doyle has previously led...

For additional information, contact: Marianne Foster, Public Relations Coordinator Robert W. Baird & Co. 414-298-1906 mfoster@rwbaird.com MILWAUKEE, Jan. 9, 2006 – For the third consecutive year, Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird) has been named one of FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” a prestigious annual ranking of top U.S. companies based on various workplace attributes and employee feedback. Baird,...

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release MADISON, WI, January 9, 2006 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ), the parent of the First Business family of companies, which includes First Business Bank, First Business Bank – Milwaukee, First Business Trust & Investments, First Business Leasing, LLC, and First Business Capital Corp., announced today that its stock was added...

For more information, contact: Cindy Lorentzen, Marketing Specialist 414-287-9622 clorentzen@gklaw.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, Wisconsin (January 9, 2006). The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. announced the addition of Thomas N. Shorter as a shareholder in the Employment, Health Care, and Education Practice Groups in the firm’s Madison office, LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn. Shorter represents health care...

For further Information contact:Dave Cary, Communication Specialist Orion Energy Services 1204 Pilgrim Rd. Plymouth WI 53073 (920) 892-2935 dcary@oriones.com Bob Leonard, purchasing manager Nohl Corporation 6360 N. 60th St., Milwaukee WI 53218 414-464-8480 The Nohl Corporation of Milwaukee, a leading nonmetallic component and part machining/fabricating firm, has earned the Orion Environmental Stewardship Award for a recent 55% reduction in the amount of electric power it uses for...

Contact: Meredith Helgerson, Communications Officer, 608-261-2271 MADISON— With tax booklets arriving at local libraries, the enticing TV and radio ads have begun, encouraging taxpayers to apply for a speedy Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL). But before people go running to the nearest tax preparation company, consumers should be completely aware of the high costs associated with a RAL...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Madison-area business people have complained for years about the lack of direct flights from the Dane County Regional Airport to major urban centers around the country. In the last six months, however, the airport has added non-stop flights to Washington, D.C. (Northwest); Atlanta, (Atlantic Southeast); Dallas, (American Eagle); and Las Vegas, (Northwest). And on Monday...