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For More Information Contact: Rep. Sue Jeskewitz (608) 266-3796 (Madison)… Legislation authored by Representative Sue Jeskewitz (R-Menomonee Falls) allowing the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) to offer resident tuition to qualified, needy students...

MILWAUKEE (April 5, 2006) – Ellingsen Brady Advertising announced today that it as been selected as the public relations agency for Sunstone Hotel Investors' Rochester, Minn. group of properties which include the The Kahler Grand Hotel, Kahler Inn & Suites, Residence Inn Rochester at Mayo Clinic, Marriott Rochester at Mayo Clinic, Holiday Inn City Centre and the new International...

Great Wolf Lodge, Wisconsin Dells, donated $6375 to Special Olympics Wisconsin at the recent opening ceremonies of the new 38,000 square foot Bear Track Landing indoor waterpark addition. Sixteen Special Olympic athletes were among the first to ride the new mat racers at the grand opening. Great Wolf Lodge Lodge donated $15 to Special Olympics Wisconsin for each...

Contact: Tom Still or Sally Muller at 608-442-7557 MILWAUKEE – Built around the theme of “Pathways to Success,” the fourth Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference will celebrate the state’s emerging high-growth, knowledge-based economy and feature a line-up of nationally known speakers, panelists and workshops. Speakers already confirmed for the June 8-9 conference in Milwaukee are: * ...

Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 New Funding Will Help Communities That are Denied Federal Aid, Including Those Affected By the August 2005 Tornadoes in Dane, Richland, and Vernon Counties PLEASANT SPRINGS - Governor Jim Doyle today signed Assembly Bill 1028, which provides an additional source of relief to communities that have experienced natural disasters, and who have...

For further information, contact: Senator Carol Roessler (608) 266-5300 Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz (608) 266-3796 (Madison)… In an executive session held today, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, co-chaired by Senator Carol Roessler (R-Oshkosh) and Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz (R-Menomonee Falls), directed the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau to initiate an audit of information technology (IT) systems projects in state agencies. Based on reports of questionable outcomes...

Interactive Website Helps Manufacturers Quickly and Painlessly Determine Available Exemption, Complete Paperwork MADISON, Wis., April 5, 2006 – Effective January 1, 2006, Wisconsin manufacturers can reduce the sales tax they pay on manufacturing related energy consumption. Wisconsin legislation (Act 99) allows manufacturers to exempt the sales tax paid on the energy use—electricity and natural gas—related to manufacturing process operations.. Manufacturers...

Steep & Brew Audience Awards (sponsored by Steep & Brew Coffee) Best Documentary Film ISN'T THIS A TIME! A TRIBUTE CONCERT FOR HAROLD LEVENTHAL dir: Jim Brown (distributed by Seventh Art) Best Dramatic Film (two winners) ADAM'S APPLES dir: Anders Tomas Jensen (print courtesy of the Danish Film Institute) SWEET LAND dir: Ali Selim (print courtesy of the filmmaker) Wisconsin’s Own (sponsored by TravelWisconsin.com and Eastman Kodak) Best Wisconsin Film TRIVIATOWN dir: Patrick Cady and Brit...

CONTACT: Rebecca Smith, (608) 263-9298, rsmith@bus.wisc.edu MADISON - The national job market for MBA students continues to grow, with more job offers and bigger salaries particularly from employers in the consulting, financial services and consumer product industries, according to a new survey released by the MBA Career Services Council (MBA CSC). The MBA CSC is the professional association for MBA...

CONTACT: Tom Sinclair, 263-5599, tksincla@wisc.edu MADISON - Events inspired by Earth Day (April 22) may be scattered far and wide across southern Wisconsin, but now there's a single Web site that seeks to list them all in one place. The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently launched the site, EarthdayAction.org, to make it easier for...

Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Signs Legislation to Coordinate Response to Emergencies LAKE GENEVA - Governor Doyle today called on Wisconsin's Congressional Delegation to reverse proposed cuts in President Bush's budget that would harm state and local emergency management programs. The Governor released a report by Wisconsin Emergency Management detailing a $13.1 million cut to the Emergency...

CONTACT: E. Alan Hartman, (920) 424-1444 OSHKOSH – A symposium to explore the “myths, realities and promise” of using sustainable building practices in a new academic building at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will be April 11 at UW-Oshkosh. Mark Hanson, director of sustainable services at Hoffman LLC, Appleton, is the featured speaker for the symposium at 6:30 p.m....