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Contact: Pat Seitz Phone: 262-626-8611 Fax: 262-626-8690 Contact Email: pseitz@regalware.com Kewaskum, Wisconsin (January 19, 2006) – Regal Ware, Inc., a marketer and manufacturer of high-quality stainless steel housewares, commercial coffee urns, food service-quality cookware, and home drinking water purification systems, announced today that it had received the Environmental Stewardship Award for an energy-efficient lighting project in its manufacturing...

Contact: Gary Radloff 608-224-5020 MADISON - In testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee Rod Nilsestuen, secretary of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, said that ethanol bio refineries are the key to opening a major new chapter in Wisconsin economic development. His remarks were part of hearing held today regarding Assembly Bill 15, the E-10 bill. "Building more bio refineries...

For more information or follow-up contact:                                              Linda@Wisconsinmade.com Phone: 608-833-3462 Fax 608-833-5159         Madison, Wisconsin,(1-19-06) – The largest Internet e-commerce marketer of Wisconsin made products, Wisconsinmade.com,  today reported that 2005 was a record setting year.  The online shopping site that features products produced in Wisconsin saw its on-line sales growth for the year 2005 increase to record levels.  According to the January 2006 edition...

Contact: Carol Chastang (202) 205-6987 January Average Daily Loan Approvals Top $54 Million WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration continues to approve recovery and rebuilding loans for residents and businesses in the Gulf Coast region at a record pace. Following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, the SBA has now approved more than $3 billion in low-interest, taxpayer-backed...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Gov. Jim Doyle’s 2006 State of the State address is receiving decidedly mixed reviews from the business community. Many didn't like Doyle’s criticism of Wal-Mart, which the governor accused of dumping health care responsibilities on the state. Doyle’s speech fell mostly flat with Jim Pugh, a spokesman for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce – the state’s largest business...

Contact: Joshua Morby, 414-791-9120 MADISON – The Wisconsin Ethanol Coalition praised Governor Jim Doyle for calling on the Legislature to pass legislation that would require 10 percent ethanol to be blended with low grade gasoline in Wisconsin. Known as the ethanol bill, Assembly Bill 15 and its companion Senate Bill 15, will spur new jobs, lower emissions,...

Wisconsin Stem Cell Now, Inc., a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that represents the thousands of Wisconsin residents who support stem cell research efforts underway in our state, today praised Governor Jim Doyle’s commitment to stem cell research in his State of the State Address. “Governor Doyle’s vision for Wisconsin as a leader in the search for cures gives hope to...