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CONTACT John Flumerfelt: (207) 671-1621 (APPLETON, Wisc.) Jan. 18, 2005 – Calpine Corporation has entered into a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) related to construction activities at its Fox Energy Center, located in Kaukauna, WI. Calpine is serving as General Contractor for construction of the 550-megawatt power plant through its subsidiary, Calpine Construction...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Microsoft Certified Partner Status Strengthens Webcom, Inc. Strategy Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 18, 2005 Webcom, Inc., a leader in simplified quote-to-order enablement for the selling of complex products and services, today announced it has earned certified status in Microsoft Corp.'s Partner Program recognizing Webcom's expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Certified Partner, Webcom,...

Contacts: Ron Adams, Director, WisDOT Bureau of Rails and Harbors, 608-267-9284 Marc Magliari, Amtrak Media Relations, 312-880-5390 Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Rail Station Will Offer Transportation, Economic Links MILWAUKEE - Governor Jim Doyle and U.S. Senator Herb Kohl today joined federal,...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON-Low- and moderate-income persons looking for affordable housing can access thousands of free listings at www.wifrontdoorhousing.org. Housing providers can list their available units for free on this site "The WIFrontDoorHousing database is the most comprehensive in the nation," said Acting Secretary David K. Storey. "Through on-screen search locators, it simplifies the housing search and advertising...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that CMD Corp., Appleton, Outagamie County, in the Northeast Wisconsin Regional Economic Partnership (NEWREP) Technology Zone, will receive $250,000 in Technology Zone tax credits. "My Grow Wisconsin initiative calls for investing in Wisconsin's economy by fostering manufacturing growth," said Gov. Doyle. "I am pleased that CMD Corp. is creating...

Contacts: Ethnie Groves, Governor Doyle's Office, 608-261-2156 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Ristow Trucking, Inc., and Hammond Cold Storage, Inc., Somerset, St. Croix County, will receive a $275,000 Community Development Block Grant for Economic Development (CDBG-ED) to purchase new equipment. "Through my 'Grow Wisconsin' Initiative, we're helping companies across our state make investments in their workers and business," Governor Doyle...

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. WAUSAU – Charles Skinner has skiing in his blood. And this central Wisconsin community is better off for it. In fact, Skinner's $12 million investment over...

By Tom Still MADISON – In 1975, the United States was third among all nations in the percentage of 18-to-24-year-olds who earned science and engineering degrees. Today, it ranks 17th, behind Taiwan and South Korea, Ireland and Italy. Unless that slide in scientific competency is reversed, the nation's economic welfare and security will be threatened. That was the conclusion of a...