Gov. Doyle: Calls on Legislature to Complete Action on Anti-Gas Gouging Legislation
Contacts: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Action Needed Before Legislature Adjourns Tomorrow
Governor Jim Doyle today urged members of the Legislature to finish work on important anti-gas gouging legislation before adjourning tomorrow. Earlier today, the Senate passed an anti-gouging law, but in a different form than what the Assembly passed last week. Unless the two houses...
WisBusiness: Tuesday Trends — A Look at the State of Wisconsin Business
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May 2, 2006
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Madison gains high tech firms
Madison now has 475 high-tech businesses, up 15 from 2005, that employ
about 27,000.
According to the 2006 Madison Gas & Electric Directory of High-Tech
Companies, those firms now employ about 9 percent of the area workforce.
That's a big gain from when the first directory came out two decades ago.
Back then, Madison had about 7,000 high-tech workers who were...
UW-Madison: New Web Site To Help Spanish-Speaking Breast Cancer Patients And Their Families
CONTACT: Bret Shaw, (608) 448-9958
MADISON - Many underserved populations face challenges in navigating the medical system, and a language barrier can further the sense of isolation for those facing serious illness. To help address this problem, a comprehensive new Web site for Spanish-speaking breast cancer patients and their families has been launched by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center...
Webcom, Inc.: Selected by PKWARE, Inc. to Automate the Quotation and Proposal Generation Process
Sales Configuration Solution to Help Compress the Quote-to-Cash Cycle and Enhance Channel Effectiveness
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 2, 2006 -- Webcom, Inc., a leader in simplified quote-to-order enablement for the selling of complex products and services, is pleased to announce that PKWARE, Inc. has selected the Webcom WebSource CPQ solution to simplify its quote-to-cash process. PKWARE is the leading provider...
UW-Madison: New Research Facility Pays Homage To Former UW-Madison Chancellor
CONTACT: Bassam Shakhashiri, (608) 263-4450, shainfest@chem.wisc.edu
MADISON - You can see a noticeable reflection of Irving Shain in the University Research Park, which he began planning in 1982.
Also bearing his imprint are the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine; the UW Hospital's move to the west campus; the School of Human Ecology as an independent academic unit; the Academic...
