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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – As a kid growing up on Long Island, Rich Hartel recalls that he could eat candy – any kind of candy – until he was “blue in the face.” “I even stole my dad’s licorice jellybeans, and I wasn’t that crazy about them,” admitted Hartel, who is now a professor of food science in the...

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kris Naidl, 414-276-6237 Madison, WI, June 17 – WPS Health Insurance, Wisconsin’s largest not-for-profit health benefits provider, today announced that it has received a conditional letter of approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with respect to its application to participate in the new Medicare Part D prescription drug program. WPS will...

EAU CLAIRE — Despite a tight job market and struggling economy, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduates are finding jobs, a Career Services survey found. Ninety-seven percent of the 2003-04 UW-Eau Claire graduates responding to the survey were employed or continuing their education a year after graduation, said Jeanne Skoug, director of Career Services. And a majority of the...

For more information contact: Scott Reigstad, 608.261.2506                                                                                         Over 60 Wisconsin industry leaders traveling to Philadelphia for BIO 2005    MADISON - - The home of that famous southpaw Rocky Balboa, the Liberty Bell and the Cheese Steak sandwich will soon become the temporary quarters for Wisconsin life science executives, economic developers, state government officials, lawyers, venture capitalists, researchers, technology licensing representatives and...

Contact: Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Governor Jim Doyle today appointed a diverse group of citizens to help guide the state's commitment to the emerging bioeconomy, including renewable fuels and energy and biobased products. "My vision is to make Wisconsin a leader in the emerging bioeconomy," said Governor Doyle. "Virtually everything that can be made from petrochemicals can...

CONTACT: Lori Wilson at Funnel Inc., (608) 251-5481, lori@funnelinc.com or Mary Carbine, (608) 262-6578, mary@wifilmfest.org. MADISON, Wis. (June 17, 2005) – Wisconsin Film Festival organizers today announced the dates for next year’s Festival. The 8th annual Wisconsin Film Festival, a public program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arts Institute, will take place in Madison Thursday, March 30 through Sunday,...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Mary P. Burke today announced that Commerce has delegated the Town of Somers, Kenosha County, the authority to provide limited plan review services as well as conduct inspections of all commercial buildings located within its municipality. "The Town of Somers joins over 160 other state municipalities that have been delegated...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON- Wisconsin businesses interested in increasing product and services sales to Poland and the Czech Republic and learning more about these markets should consider joining Gov. Jim Doyle's Trade Mission from Nov. 8-16, 2005. "Both of these new European Union countries hold great promise for Wisconsin companies seeking to build their export volume," Gov. Doyle said....

CONTACT: Heidi Fendos, PR Counsel, 414-778-0766 WISCONSIN DELLS – In honor of its 10th anniversary, The Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort, opened its Cannonbowl raft ride today, Saturday, June 18. This exciting waterslide takes two thrill seekers down a long dark tunnel ride that plummets 45 feet before accelerating into a huge bowl where they spin around and...

For Immediate Release MADISON, June 17, 2005 – First Business Bank announced today that Summit Sanderson and Sherry K. Anderson have been hired as Client Services Representatives. Summit Sanderson brings 13 years of customer relations and financial services experience to First Business Bank. He holds Bachelor of Science from Edgewood College, with a major...

MADISON -- It's been in the news lately that low-income North Siders bus to Copp's or Woodman's for their groceries. Meanwhile, a grassroots effort, led by Michael Shinners among others, is under way to launch a grocery cooperative on the North Side, especially for low-income people. But will membership fees -- not to mention prices -- exclude the very...