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Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Projects Will Retain 370 Jobs, Create Almost 70 Jobs Governor Jim Doyle announced today that four Wisconsin manufacturers will receive Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) allocations totaling $12.9 million, helping the companies as they expand and make new investments in Wisconsin. The projects will create 68...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Projects Will Create 225 New Jobs, Train Nearly 120 Workers Governor Jim Doyle announced today that four companies will share $727,865 in Wisconsin Development Fund awards to assist with economic development and labor training. The four projects will create 225 positions and train 118...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON -- After a thorough investigation, Department of Commerce (Commerce) petroleum inspectors have determined that there is no evidence of contaminated fuel coming into the state. The Department's regulatory authority is limited to the inspection of fuel for contamination. In analyzing the complaints about fuel injectors received from consumers, the agency found no trends that pointed to...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON -Statewide property owners and managers seeking to advertise rental housing for low to moderate-income households can do so for free on the new Department of Commerce (Commerce) WIFrontDoor Housing website. "One of Gov. Jim Doyle's top priorities is making sure first-rate, affordable housing is accessible to low to moderate-income residents," said Department of Commerce Secretary...

For additional information contact: Neil Fauerbach – 608-836-7500 Neil.Fauerbach@sgcpa.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2004 MADISON, WI,– Smith & Gesteland announces the following promotions and new additions: Sean Auger, CPA promoted to Supervisor. Jenny Levknecht, CPA promoted to Senior Staff Accountant. David Rupp, CPA promoted to Senior Staff Accountant. Todd Kleibor, CPA, CMA promoted to Senior Staff Accountant. Angela Hildestad hired as HR...

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By Jack Faris Who is Henry Ford? Why do they call it Disneyland? What did Mary Kay do? Virtually everyone knows that these dreamers turned their ideas into realities through good, old-fashioned entrepreneurship. We marvel at the rags-to-riches stories of those who started with only a dream and created enterprises that eventually became household names. As...

By Brian E. ClarkWisBusiness.comMADISON -- California may not be able to lure famed stem cell researcher James Thomson away from UW-Madison.But Thomson, the molecular biologist who first isolated and reproduced human embryonic stem cells, believes many talented post-doctoral researchers will be headed to the Golden State. In a fundraiser speech Thursday morning for Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, Thomson praised...

By Brian E. ClarkWisBusiness.com The trial of a Disney executive in a small Delaware courtroom is giving Madison-based Sonic Foundry a boost in the legal world for its Mediasite technology. "And we weren't even looking for this, they sought us out," said Rimas Buinevicius, Sonic's CEO. "The majority of our clients are in education, but this is an area with promise...

For Immediate Release Contact: Andrea Barber, V.P. Public Relations 608.268.2522 andrea@russellbensman.com Madison, WI – Speaking...