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Contact: Stephanie Essex Elkins, Broadjam Inc., stephanie@broadjam.com, 608-271-3633 x 223 January 31, 2005 For Immediate Release Madison, WI - Broadjam Inc., a leading provider of Internet-based tools for the professional music industry and independent musicians, has moved to the Genesis Enterprise Center in South Madison. The new address is: Broadjam Inc. 313 W. Beltline Hwy, Suite 147 Madison, WI 53713 The company outgrew its offices in the...

By Gregg Hoffmann Representatives of newspapers from around the state will convene in Appleton this week for the annual Wisconsin Newspaper Association convention. The number of representatives will be about the same as it is very year.  But the number of companies they represent will be fewer than in the past. Wisconsin’s newspaper industry has undergone a transition that has...

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By Tom Still MADISON – More than a generation ago, a mega-merger of higher education institutions created the University of Wisconsin System. It hasn’t always been a perfect marriage, insist those who pine for days gone by, but the 1971 merger forced greater cooperation and prompted wiser use of Wisconsin’s public resources. The time has come for the UW System...

By Brian Clark WisBusiness.com When Mary Burke was European operations director for Trek – her family's Waterloo-based bicycle company – she opened offices in capitals throughout the Continent. Today, thanks to Burke's efforts – to say nothing of a cyclist named Lance Armstrong, who has won six Tour de France title's on Wisconsin-built Trek bikes – nearly 25 percent of the company's $500 million in annual...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Growing up in Milwaukee, Laurel Sukup learned at the knee of her grocer father the frustrations of dealing with government inspectors. Her dad often had to deal with city, county and state regulators who sometimes gave conflicting information, she recalled. “My father wanted to follow the rules, but it wasn’t always easy, and it took up a lot of his valuable time,” said...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ANSWER IT, JUST DON’T PAY FOR IT MILWAUKEE, Wis., January 28, 2005 –U.S. Cellular recently introduced CALL ME minutes, providing its customers with unlimited free incoming calls, from anyone, anywhere, anytime – landline or wireless – to a U.S. Cellular customer in their local calling area. U.S. Cellular is the first cellular carrier in...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that four Wisconsin businesses will share $11,227 in funding from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) Early Planning Grant (EPG) program. "My Grow Wisconsin initiative calls for building Wisconsin's economy by improving its business climate," Governor Doyle said. "These grants will help entrepreneurs and small businesses obtain professional advice in assessing...

Contact: Rose Lynch, (608) 266-6753 The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards, and the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Advisory Council will sponsor the 22nd Biennial Apprenticeship Conference at the Radisson Paper Valley in Appleton on Monday, January 31, 2005, and Tuesday, February 1, 2005. Governor Jim Doyle is scheduled to address the Conference on Monday, January 31, 2005...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that nine Wisconsin businesses will share $26,160 in funding from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) Early Planning Grant (EPG) and Business Employees Skills Training (BEST) programs. "My Grow Wisconsin initiative calls for building Wisconsin's economy by improving its business climate," Governor Doyle said. "These grants will help entrepreneurs and small...