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Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Award Will Help City Redevelop Contaminated Property into Modern Industrial Park; Project is Expected to Create 200 New Jobs RACINE - Governor Jim Doyle announced today a $550,000 Department of Commerce award to the City of Racine to clean up a contaminated 14-acre brownfields site and...

Contact: Rose Lynch, 608/266-6753 Madison - Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that six of Wisconsin's Workforce Development Boards will receive $1.6 million in Special Response Grant funds to assist dislocated workers in finding new employment or new job skills. "Despite improvements in Wisconsin's labor market over the past several months, some Wisconsin workers are...

Contact: Steve Heins Orion Energy Systems 920-892-9340, ext. 226 (Palm Springs, CA) In the midst of being able to mingle with some of the sharpest minds in U.S. business, a new round of suspense awaits Neal Verfuerth, President of Orion Energy Systems of Plymouth,Wisconsin, in California later this week. Verfuerth, who was named recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young Manufacturing Entrepreneur...

Infrastructure Forum in MadisonAn examination of Wisconsin’s major infrastructure components and their impact on the state’s economic development abilities and plans.Click here for more information.

MADISON – Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, Madison Wisconsin Life Sciences Venture Conference and UW Madison Technology Showcase REGISTRATION: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/pop_ups/event.php?itemID=32

By Brian E. ClarkWisBusiness.com MADISON – This week's Wisconsin Life Sciences and Venture Conference will highlight the state's emergence as a center for drug therapy start-ups. "In one way or another, nearly all of the 21 presenting companies are connected to drug therapy," said Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. Likewise, many of the speakers will touch on drug...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – SBC and its detractors are again trading sharp words, this time over a decision by SBC to raise rates for several of its economy calling plans by $1 or less in January. Spokesmen for the consumer group Citizens' Utility Board, AARP and competitors TDS Telecom, AT&T and MCI all said they expect more increases...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Middleton, WI, November 15, 2004 – Bone Care International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCII) announced today that the Company will be added to the NASDAQ Biotechnology IndexÒ effective as of Monday, November 22, 2004. “Bone Care International is honored to be included in the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index,” said Paul L. Berns, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The...

Contact: Jason Edge Sales & Marketing Sundial Software Corporation 608.663.8100 jason.edge@sundialsc.com Madison, WI, Sundial Software Corporation re-launches MyComputerStaff product offering. MyComputerStaff is like adding a full-time “computer person” to your small business staff for a fraction of the cost of adding one to your payroll. Managing a small business can be a challenge. Computer problems often command so much attention that they interrupt work, and the result...