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MEDIA CONTACTS: Robyn Grossman / Tim Wirtz Hoffman York 414-225-9520 / 414-225-9522 rgrossman@hyc.com twirtz@hyc.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Solar electric system to help environmental education center protect the environment - MILWAUKEE, Wis. (February 7, 2005) - The Urban Ecology Center has installed an eight kilowatt (kW) grid-connected solar electric system to cut energy consumption and gain energy independence. ...

By Gregg Hoffmann LA CROSSE – Reservists and National Guard serving in Iraq and elsewhere have felt the impact of Logistics Health Inc. from its headquarters in this Wisconsin river town. So have health care professionals across the nation. And, vaccines that could combat "bio-terrorism" are protected and monitored 24-7 by Logistics Health, right from one of its facilities in...

By Brian Leaf The economy is getting better and it may be time to cash out of the business you spent years building. But don’t be impulsive if it’s time to sell it. News reports quote business brokers saying buyers have stepped into the market, with service and distribution businesses in demand. They also say selling a company takes time...

By Brian E. ClarkWisBusiness.com MADISON – Richard Raphael, executive managing director of Fitch Ratings, praised Gov. Jim Doyle this week for turning the state's economy around but said Wisconsin's $1.6 billion budget deficit is a drag on its lower than average bond rating of AA-. Raphael made his comments in a speech at the Wisconsin Economic Development Association's 10th...

Contact: Doug Bradley (608) 262-5061 Efficiency and effectiveness measure will save money; increase opportunities to serve UW stakeholders MADISON― To help maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the University of Wisconsin System, President Kevin P. Reilly has appointed Donald J. Mash, chancellor of UW-Eau Claire, to serve as UW System Executive Senior Vice President. “The time is right for this change, and Don...

Contact: Lesley Sillaman, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 Madison – Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today announced a proposed contract with the Alliant Energy Corporation for energy improvements at the County’s Alliant Energy Center (AEC). The improvements will provide AEC more than $50,000 in energy savings the first year (2006). The present...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Gov. Jim Doyle announced today a $500,000 Department of Commerce grant to the City of Neenah to clean up a contaminated brownfields site in their downtown, and create 336 jobs. "With this grant, we will help the City of Neenah clean up this contaminated brownfields site, develop office space, and enhance public access...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Accu Tech Plastics, Inc., of Eau Claire, in the I-94 Corridor Technology Zone, will receive $150,000 in Technology Zone tax credits. "My Grow Wisconsin initiative calls for investments in Wisconsin's important manufacturing industry," Governor Doyle said. "I am pleased that Accu Tech Plastics is constructing a new...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Community leaders and organizers, local government officials, state agency professionals, businesses, and community development specialists interested in building stronger Wisconsin communities through leadership development will want to attend the Third Annual Wisconsin Community Leadership Summit to be held April 13-14 at the Ramada Inn Convention Center in Eau Claire. "Building active, effective leaders in both Wisconsin...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the Department of Commerce (Commerce) has qualified five small businesses for investor tax credits under the new Angel Investor and Venture Fund Tax Credit Programs created by Act 255. "I championed legislation to spur more venture capital investment, as it is essential to the state's economic growth," Governor Doyle...