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Contact: Rose Lynch, (608) 266-6753 UNADJUSTED DATA Madison - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that Wisconsin had 34 counties with unemployment rates below 4.0 percent in October, and five of those had unemployment rates under 3.0 percent. Dane County had the lowest unemployment rate at 2.2 percent, but was followed closely by Ozaukee...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information Contact: Kelly Churchill Trachte Building Systems, Inc. 800-356-5824 www.trachte.com tbs@trachte.com SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin, November 23, 2004 – Trachte Building Systems has added three technicians to its engineering department. Bob Birnschein, in his capacity as manufacturing engineering technician, creates and revises bills of operations and CNC programs. He also assists in the implementation of production improvement programs. Birnschein has related...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EMD Biosciences, Inc.Shou Wong, Ph.D.Corporate Development ManagerEMD Biosciences, Inc.441 Charmany DriveMadison, WI 53719United States of AmericaTel: 608 442-4040Toll-free: 800 854-3417Fax: 608 238-1388E-mail: shou.wong@emdbiosciences.comWeb: www.emdbiosciences.com Martinsried/Munich, Germany and Madison, WI, November 23, 2004: EMD Biosciences, Inc. (EMD Biosciences; www.emdbiosciences.com), a major supplier of premium tools for proteomics and disease pathway analysis known through its global brands Calbiochem®, Novabiochem®,...

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 22, 2004 - Metavante Corporation, the financial technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), today completed its acquisition of Addison, Texas-based VECTORsgi, a leading provider of banking transaction applications. The company will continue to operate under the name of VECTORsgi, and will be a subsidiary of Metavante Corporation, with existing management continuing in...

On Nov. 23, We Energies received the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (WDNR) Chapter 30 permit for the Oak Creek Power Plant expansion project. The permit was issued by the Division of Hearings and Appeals following a contested case hearing held on Aug. 23-25, 2004. The permit provides authorization for: · Placing fill on the bed of Lake Michigan for the purposes...

For more information, contact: Eric Searing Veterans Industries 414-384-2000 Ext. 46931 eric@ericsearing.com Milwaukee, WI- Veterans Industries, a Department of Veterans Affairs vocational program is seeking new partnerships with Southeastern Wisconsin businesses. Veterans Industries is your low-cost solution in solving staffing and labor fulfillment needs. For Manufacturing Veterans Industries is currently seeking sub-contracting opportunities with area manufacturing firms. Through our subcontracting...

By Charles HosletIf you allow your imagination to wander, you can imagine a world ten, 15 or 20 years from now that is quite different from what we know today. Imagine a world where we are not going to our doctors to find out how to treat heart disease or diabetes, but how to prevent them. Imagine...

By Brian E. ClarkWisBusiness.com MADISON – Some manufacturers say the Badger State’s economic recovery is threatened by rising electricity costs that have made it one of the most expensive states in the Midwest for manufacturing. Just ask Tari Emerson, procurement manager for Charter Steel in Saukville. ...