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Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that two Wisconsin businesses will share $20,000 in funding from the Department of Commerce Business Employees Skills Training (BEST) program to provide employee training. "Through my 'Grow Wisconsin' initiative we are helping workers and businesses become more competitive," Governor Doyle said. "These grants will help increase productivity...

This is a new edition of WisBiz People, a column from WisBusiness Editor Brian Clark. If you know someone with a good business story to tell, write to clark@wisbusiness.com with your idea. Paul S. Peercy, dean of the UW-Madison College of Engineering for the past five years, likes to call technology transfer a “contact sport.” He doesn’t mean...

CONTACT: Colleen McDermott, (920) 424-1102 OSHKOSH – It began as a small project on Lake Winnebago. Today, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh program monitors swimming beaches and wells across Wisconsin. It has sparked national interest and brought hundreds...

Contact: Rose Lynch (608) 266-6753 Publication now available Madison – Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced the release of the publication Wisconsin Projections 2002-2012: Employment in Industries and Occupations . This publication examines Wisconsin’s job outlook between 2002 and 2012 and was prepared by the Department of Workforce Development, Office of Economic Advisors. The report...

For more information contact: Kristi Moe, Public Relations Director Glowac, Harris, Madison, Inc. (608) 232-9696 x10 kristim@glowacharris.com MADISON, Wis. (June 20, 2005) – Glowac+Harris+Madison, a full-service advertising, marketing and public relations agency announces the addition of Peggy Frain as associate creative director. Frain’s design experience spans over twenty years including thirteen years working in the Chicago market. Her work has been...

JUNE 21, 2005 — Sajan localizes 3M application for Brazil. Sajan, Inc., a leader in global communication management technology and translation services, recently completed the software localization of the 3M™ Integrated Packaging Management Print Client application for commercialization in Brazil. Using Sajan’s GCMS 2005 (Global Communication Management System) as the hub for translation process management, GCMS delivered source content...

INSIDE WISCONSIN By Tom Still June 20, 2005 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – In 1996, the last time the Biotechnology Industry Organization held its international convention in Philadelphia, about 3,700 people attended. A decade later, BIO expects at least 18,000 convention-goers to descend on the City of Brotherly Love. As much as city officials here may claim it’s all about their sprawling convention hall...