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CONTACT: Colleen McDermott, (920) 424-1102 OSHKOSH – It began as a small project on Lake Winnebago. Today, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh program monitors swimming beaches and wells across Wisconsin. It has sparked national interest and brought hundreds...

Contact: Rose Lynch (608) 266-6753 Publication now available Madison – Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced the release of the publication Wisconsin Projections 2002-2012: Employment in Industries and Occupations . This publication examines Wisconsin’s job outlook between 2002 and 2012 and was prepared by the Department of Workforce Development, Office of Economic Advisors. The report...

For more information contact: Kristi Moe, Public Relations Director Glowac, Harris, Madison, Inc. (608) 232-9696 x10 kristim@glowacharris.com MADISON, Wis. (June 20, 2005) – Glowac+Harris+Madison, a full-service advertising, marketing and public relations agency announces the addition of Peggy Frain as associate creative director. Frain’s design experience spans over twenty years including thirteen years working in the Chicago market. Her work has been...

JUNE 21, 2005 — Sajan localizes 3M application for Brazil. Sajan, Inc., a leader in global communication management technology and translation services, recently completed the software localization of the 3M™ Integrated Packaging Management Print Client application for commercialization in Brazil. Using Sajan’s GCMS 2005 (Global Communication Management System) as the hub for translation process management, GCMS delivered source content...

INSIDE WISCONSIN By Tom Still June 20, 2005 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – In 1996, the last time the Biotechnology Industry Organization held its international convention in Philadelphia, about 3,700 people attended. A decade later, BIO expects at least 18,000 convention-goers to descend on the City of Brotherly Love. As much as city officials here may claim it’s all about their sprawling convention hall...

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...