Dept. of Commerce: Help Create and Provide Affordable Housing in Wisconsin
Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661
MADISON - Wisconsin housing providers and advocates will want to attend the
Wisconsin Conference on Homelessness and the Home for Everyone Conference,
to be held July 19-21 in Stevens Point.
"These conferences focus on providing housing for all Wisconsin residents,"
said Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Mary P. Burke. "This is a
great opportunity for housing...
State IT association formed
Information Technology Association of Wisconsin Launches, Creating a Single Organization Uniting State’s IT Industry to Enable Growth, New Company Formation
Value and Timeliness Validated With 25+ Founding Member Organizations –
Spanning Fortune 500 Firms to Startups
MADISON, WI – June 20, 2005 – The Information Technology Association of Wisconsin (ITAW) today announced its formation and launch, ushering in a new phase...
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C.: Are Employee Benefits Going Up in Smoke?
For more information contact:
Dennis Dean (414) 274-3003
Milwaukee Attorney Conducts Seminar on Changes to Employee Benefits
MADISON (June 21, 2005) Whether employers can force workers to stop
smoking during their off-hours is among the legal topics being discussed by
Michael Taibleson, attorney for Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C., at a July 7
legal seminar in Madison. "Keeping Benefits from...
Dept. of Commerce: Gov. Doyle Announces Rural Development Loans
Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661
MADISON - Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that four Wisconsin businesses will
share $262,500 in loans from the Department of Commerce Rural Economic
Development (RED) Milk Volume Production (MVP) Program. The loans were made
at the RED Board meeting held June 14 in Madison.
"My Grow Wisconsin plan calls for investing in our rural economy...
Dept. of Commerce: Gov. Doyle Announces Business Development Grants
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...
WisBiz People: UW Engineering Dean Says Tech Transfer is a Contact Sport
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...
