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Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Governor Jim Doyle announced today the details of the administrative hearing on gas and oil profits being held tomorrow, Thursday, December 1, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the UWM School of Continuing Education in Milwaukee. Executives from the world's five largest oil companies will appear in Milwaukee to testify regarding...

CONTACT:Richard McDonaldPresident, Lower Gas Prices – NOW!920-374-0983 Leader of small independent stations says petroleum marketer’s executive opposes reforming the minimum markup because it would cut into the huge profits his larger members are enjoying at today’s prices. MANITOWOC – Richard McDonald, the leader of a group of small independent gas station owners who have proposed reforming the Wisconsin law that requires...

Contact: Morna Foy, Wisconsin Technical College System, 608-266-1207    Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162   $700,000 in Grants Will Train 5,000 Workers Throughout Wisconsin FOND DU LAC - Governor Jim Doyle announced today that 13 Wisconsin technical colleges throughout the state will share more than $700,000 in grant funds from the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) in the form...

MILWAUKEE and WATERLOO, Ont., Nov. 30, 2005 – U.S. Cellular today announced that it is working with Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) to bring BlackBerry® to its customers. U.S. Cellular will offer the BlackBerry 7250 Wireless Handheld™ with support for both BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ and BlackBerry Internet Service™. U.S. Cellular customers will be able...

Contact: Kate Dixon (608) 265-3195 MADISON ― University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced the formation of a committee of campus student-life experts who will help develop systemwide policies to guide activities of resident assistants (RAs) on UW campuses. Concerns have been raised in recent weeks about the constitutionality and communication of practices that preclude university RAs from leading, organizing, or...

CONTACT: Steve Geishirt Parts Now! LLC Toll free (800) 886-6688 +1 608-276-8688 Fax (608) 276-9593 sgeishirt@partsnow.com www.partsnow.comMadison, Wis., November 28, 2005 – Parts Now!, an international laser printer parts provider, announced the release of a new Online Training course, as well as a week of hands-on printer repair training classes. The Online Training course, “Introduction to Network Printer Cards” is a free course available on Parts...

NOTE: This is the first edition of Tuesday Trends, a new weekly feature exclusively for WisBusiness subscribers. Written by WisBusiness Editor Brian Clark, Tuesday Trends offers a concise look at what's up and what's down in the Wisconsin business scene. Please send questions or comments to Brian Clark at clark@wisbusiness.com WISBUSINESS TUESDAY TRENDS (Nov. 22 - Nov. 29, 2005) Rising Retailers: Overall, discount retailers were reportedly...

For further Information contact: Dave Cary, Communication Specialist Orion Energy Systems 920-892-5804 dcary@oriones.com Scott Lindner, co-owner 6055 S. 6th Street Milwaukee, WI 53221 (414)-483-3080 Lindner Logistics LLC, a warehouse company located in Milwaukee WI has been chosen to receive Orion's environmental stewardship award for its recent annual 190,590 kWh lighting power reduction that came as a result of a change in lighting to a system from...

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