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Partnership Combines Long Haul Routing and Consolidation with Same-Day Local Routing and Fleet Deployment for Source to Delivery Visibility and Control Milwaukee, WI – RedPrairie Corporation, a global leader in supply chain technology solutions that enable business process transformation, today announced it has entered into an OEM reseller agreement with GEOCOMtms™, a global provider of Fleet Management solutions for local...

Contact: Dan Chin, Director of Public Affairs Work: (608) 327-7006 Cell: (608) 692-8828 dan.chin@hospicecareinc.com (MADISON) – HospiceCare Inc. will begin training a new group of in-home volunteers and prepare participants to directly assist patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Those interested are invited to apply by the...

Contact: Dan Chin, Director of Public Affairs Work: (608) 327-7006 Cell: (608) 692-8828 dan.chin@hospicecareinc.com (MADISON, WI) – Confused about Medicare coverage? You’re not alone. Most Americans are surprised to learn that the Medicare Hospice Benefit covers nearly 95 percent of the costs—including medications—related to a patient’s terminal illness...

Contact: Jon Anne Willow Phone: 414.372.5351 Milwaukee (WI)—Jon Anne Willow and Mehrdad J. Dalamie, co-Publishers and co-owners of Vital Source Magazine, announced today that philanthropist Christopher Abele has joined Vital Publications, LLC, the magazine’s parent company, as an equity partner and minority owner. “I’ve watched Vital Source for the last few years, and I’ve been impressed with the...

Contact: Christine Neumann-Ortiz Cell: 414-736-2835 Voces de la Frontera urges workers not to risk their jobs to participate in April 10 Actions Immigrant rights organizations around the country have declared April 10 as a day of national action calling for comprehensive immigration reform that is reasonable and humane. Voces de la Frontera, the lead organization in Milwaukee’s recent “Day Without Latinos” demonstration on...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a 16-month-old bioscience research program, took a big step toward reality today with the announcement of $100 million in new funding. The new money includes a $50 million gift from two University of Wisconsin alumni. The $50 million gift, from Wauwatosa natives and UW-Madison benefactors John and Tashia Morgridge, is...

PHOTO EDITORS: High-resolution graphics are available at http://www.news.wisc.edu/newsphotos/wid2006.html CONTACT: John D. Wiley, (608) 262-9946, jdwiley@bascom.wisc.edu; Carl Gulbrandsen, (608) 263-9395, carl@warf.org MADISON - The largest individual gift ever to benefit the University of Wisconsin-Madison - $50 million from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge - will pave the way for pioneering scientific collaboration at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. The Morgridge...

Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 Telephone Co-Ops Must Be Given Opportunity to Expand Services MADISON – Support for broadband technology and high speed internet throughout Wisconsin received another boost Sunday when State Sen. Ron Brown (R-Eau Claire) announced plans to combine the Broadband Deployment Act with the Develop Wisconsin Act. Combining the two bills will help ensure economic development throughout all of...

Contact: Rose Lynch, Communications Director, (608) 266-6753 Milwaukee – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster presented grants to local child care agencies for enhancements to their programs at the COA Youth & Family Centers in Milwaukee today. Child care providers submitted applications for funds to assist with improvements...