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For Further Information: Laura Dahle 312-230-4903 ldahle@ems.att.com Mike Pruyn312-230-4894mpruyn@att.com FOR RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2005 CHICAGO – AT&T announced today it has signed a three-year networking services contract valued at $19.8 million with The Marmon Group Inc., a consulting company to The Marmon Group, an international association of more than 100 companies that operate independently within diverse business sectors. “AT&T offers Marmon Group member...

Contact: Katie Ostrander, Bottom Line Marketing & Public Relations (414) 270-3000 ext. 231; kostrander@blmpr.com WHAT: Talk with specialty physicians and nurses who constantly monitor critically ill patients in area hospital ICUs at Critical Care Solutions new Virtual ICU command center. Meet the leaders of the new multi-system health care partnership that is jointly operating the Virtual ICU and learn how this...

Contacts: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Hearing on December 1 to Focus on Home Heating, Gas Price Surges Governor Jim Doyle announced that subpoenas are being served today requiring the chief executives of the five major oil companies to appear at a hearing in Milwaukee on December 1, 2005 to testify about the...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-431-9625 or 800-364-7646 E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14, 2005 – Dr. Constantine Stamatelakys, a Brookfield resident with a periodontal practice in Greenfield and West Allis, was elected president of the 2,900-member Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) at the organization’s annual House of Delegates meeting held Nov. 11 – 12 at Milwaukee Marriott West...

Contact: Tiffani Clements (202) 401-0035 WASHINGTON – For the first-time ever, Veteran-owned small business owners will be able to participate in a live interactive webcast that will provide training and raise awareness of federal contract assistance for Veteran and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned businesses offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The four-hour live webcast will take place on...

CONTACT: Jim Beal, (608) 263-0611, jbeal@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - 3M Community Giving, the charitable arm of 3M, has announced a $1.6 million gift toward the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Building Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The gift will take the form of $1.4 million in cash and $200,000 in 3M multimedia projectors for the building. In recognition of the contribution, the university will name the...

Erin Ruppenthal, Director of Public Relations Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. 608.661.4775 Twice its Existing Size this March New Attractions will Further Guests' Entertainment Experience Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (November 14, 2005) – Great Wolf Lodge will culminate its final expansion phase with the addition of a 38,000 square-foot indoor waterpark. Slated to open in March 2006, Great Wolf Lodge will introduce families to nearly 80,000 square feet of...

Contact: Jennifer Geronimo (415) 444-0401, JMGeronimo@aol.com Are you already dreading the many holiday parties you will be expected to attend this season? Do you wonder how you will get through them all again this year? Don’t know what to say or how to act? Do you get tongue tied at the mere thought...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett lead a delegation of Brew City business, academic and civic leaders on a three-city, nine-day trade mission to China last month. In an interview with WisBusiness.com this week, Barrett said he was awed by China’s economic power and excited about the potential for trade with the Asian powerhouse and the world’s...

By Gregg Hoffmann MILWAUKEE - If you go to an event at the Bradley Center, you’ll notice the 17-year-old facility has undergone a makeover. Remodeling and enhancements, which will cost an estimated $6 million when done, were unveiled when the Admirals and Bucks opened their sports seasons earlier this month. These improvements could pay off in a significant way before the holidays....

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Speaking in a conference call from Europe Thursday, Gov. Jim Doyle said he is optimistic that German companies doing business in Wisconsin will expand here. “The response was very, very positive,” said Doyle, who spent several days in Hessen – Wisconsin’s sister state – earlier this week. “Those companies that are already here know us and what we have to offer,” he...