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Contact: Rose Lynch, (608) 266-6753 METRO AREAS Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that eleven of the State’s twelve metropolitan statistical areas had lower unemployment rates for June 2005 than they had in June 2004, and the twelfth metro area was unchanged. The Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had the State’s lowest...

Contacts: Third Wave Technologies Rod Hise (608) 663-4010 Stephanie Diaz (investors) Vida Communication (415) 885-2298 Tim Brons (media) (646) 319-8981 For Immediate Release Growing molecular diagnostic account penetration, revenue demonstrate marked improvement MADISON, Wis., July 27, 2005—Third Wave Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: TWTI) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2005. Third Wave reported total revenue of $5.8 million and a net loss of $5.5 million, or...

For more information, contact: Andy Backover, AT&T 908-234-8632 backover@att.com Jeanne Russo 215-981-8552 Jeanne_Russo@Comcast.com New Networking Contract Expands Support for Comcast Digital Voice Service FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2005 BEDMINSTER, N.J.– AT&T today announced a new contract with Comcast, the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. The new contract extends AT&T’s existing network support to Comcast’s new voice service, known...

Platypus Technologies, LLC 5520 Nobel Dr., Ste. 100 Madison, WI 53711 Platypus Technologies has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $200,000 from the National Cancer Institute. The grant is to develop a new liquid-crystal based technology for rapid quantification of protein activity, useful for cancer research. Platypus Technologies was founded in 2000 to develop nanotechnology products...

Contact: Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 State's No Call List Should Be Protected Against Weaker Federal List Governor Jim Doyle today urged citizens to register their support for Wisconsin's No-Call list in response to a challenge of states' ability to regulate telemarketing. A coalition of...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Commerce Secretary Mary Burke said Tuesday that state businesses will save close to $300 million over the next two years due to the tax freeze in the budget signed by Gov. Jim Doyle on Monday. Burke said figures from the state revenue and administration departments showed that if property taxes had risen at the same...