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Pharmacy benefit management companies and health benefit plans at WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) today announced revised medical and pharmacy guidelines to help members who are directly impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The revised guidelines will help members quickly access needed medical care and prescription drugs in the wake of the devastation caused by last week's hurricane. Members affected by the hurricane should seek medical...

For more information contact: Karl Robe (414) 274-3008 MILWAUKEE – Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C., announced today that attorney Joseph Pickart has joined the firm’s Milwaukee office tax practice. Pickart focuses on state and local tax matters, including property tax, sales and use tax, franchise and income tax and transfer fee dispute resolution and tax planning. Pickart has appeared before...

For More information Contact: Sally Muller at 1-888-443-5285, Roger Orlady (920) 858-2051 OR Janice Stark – Rivers Edge Marketing, LLC. (920)-422-0583 For Immediate Release: ...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that 10 Wisconsin businesses will share $29,300 in funding from the Department of Commerce Early Planning Grant (EPG) and Business Employees Skills Training (BEST) programs. "My 'Grow Wisconsin' initiative works to foster entrepreneurial growth by helping to turn great ideas into job-creating businesses,"...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that eight Wisconsin businesses will share more than $22,150 in funding from the Department of Commerce Early Planning Grant (EPG) program. "My 'Grow Wisconsin' initiative works to foster entrepreneurial growth by helping to turn great ideas into job-creating businesses," Governor Doyle said. "These...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that 10 Wisconsin businesses will share nearly $30,000 in planning grant funding from the Department of Commerce Dairy 2020 and Rural Economic Development (RED) Programs. "My 'Grow Wisconsin' Initiative calls for upgrading and expanding our traditional industries, like agriculture," Governor Doyle said. ...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Trace-A-Matic Corporation, Brookfield, Waukesha County, will receive $40,800 in Technology Zone tax credits from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to purchase new equipment. "Through my Grow Wisconsin plan, we are working hard to invest in our economy by helping companies...

Contact: Kim M. Straka 608.441.3946 or straka@visitmadison.com Madison, WI-On September 11, Madison will once again become the stage for one of the most grueling and courageous athletic competitions of all time. This year's Ford Ironman Wisconsin 2005, complete with 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking and 26.2 miles of running throughout Greater Madison, will not only attract more than...

CONTACT: Steve Geishirt Parts Now! LLC Toll free (800) 886-6688 +1 608-276-8688 Fax (608) 276-9593 sgeishirt@partsnow.com www.partsnow.com Madison, Wis., September 8, 2005 – International laser printer parts distributor Parts Now! announced the release of a new Online Training course that covers the Lexmark T52X/T62X/T63X, Optra S, and Optra T printer models. This is the fifth course Parts Now! has released in the last year and the first...

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl is running for re-election next year and touting his middle-of-the-road businessman's perspective on politics. He says the economic situation in Wisconsin and the Midwest is "spotty," but that a recovery in the region is continuing, mirroring the national recovery. "I think there's some recovery, from where we were a year or two ago," Kohl said. "Just...