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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com See the webcast of the event: WisBusiness Branding Forum--Part 1 WisBusiness Branding Forum--Part 2 In order to attract the high-tech jobs that are fueling the new economy, Wisconsin needs to protect its vaunted education system and do a better job branding itself, according to a group of academic and business panelists who spoke Wednesday night at the...

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

Press Release The UW-Madison Family Business Center (FBC) is hosting a family business one-act play, “A Tough Nut to Crack” by Ira Bryck and the Play@work Performance Group on Tuesday, November 2. The program will be held at the Fluno Center, Howard Auditorium. Registration and cash bar are from 5-5:45 p.m. and dinner from 5:45-6:45. The...

Contact:                  Bank Mutual Corporation                   NASDAQ:  BKMU                   Michael T. Crowley Jr.                   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer                   414-354-1500                     Rick B. Colberg                   Chief Financial Officer                   866-705-2568           Milwaukee, Wisconsin October 20, 2004     Bank Mutual Corporation (NASDAQ—BKMU) reported a 17.2% increase in net earnings in the third quarter of 2004 as compared to the same period in 2003 and a 24.5% increase for the nine months...

Contact: Eleanor Hussey Phone: (252) 230-2524 elhussey@email.unc.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Wisconsin Nurses Association Annual Convention will be held Oct.28-29 at the Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, Wisconsin. The conference will include three seminars presented by communication expert, Susanne Gaddis, PhD. The first presentation, entitled “The Power of Positive Nursing” is scheduled from 1p.m-5p.m Oct. 28. and is designed to help nurses...

Successful FUSION PACS implementation leads to licensing for an additional 15 Imaging Centers. Milwaukee, WI, October 21, 2004 - Merge Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq: MRGE), d.b.a. Merge eFilm, today announced the expansion of the FUSION PACS contract by InSight Health Corp., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging services with 118 fixed site facilities throughout the United States serving more...

For Immediate Release MILWAUKEE, Wis. - To help small businesses provide affordable, quality health insurance to their employees, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (BCBSWi) announced today the launch of Business Options, a new health insurance product line that gives small businesses the ability to better manage and control their benefit costs, while providing employees with a wide array of health plans. Business Options allows employers...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Elizabeth Moran, Mid-State Technical College, 715-422-5326 College Will Establish a National Center for Pulp and Paper Technology on its Wisconsin Rapids Campus WISCONSIN RAPIDS - During a visit to Wisconsin Rapids today, Governor Jim Doyle announced that Mid-State Technical College will lead...

Contact: Rose Lynch (608) 266-6753 Audio: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dwd/newsreleases/multimedia/ui_041021.mp3 Madison - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that Wisconsin's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 4.8 percent in August to 5.0 percent in September. The national rate was unchanged at 5.4 percent. In September 2003, Wisconsin's rate was 5.6 percent, while the national rate was...

Contact: Mark Skidmore, (262) 472-1354, skidmorm@uww.edu  Bucking the conventional wisdom that “sales below cost” bans inflate gas prices, a new University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study concludes that retail gas prices actually declined in the 13 states that imposed such laws over the past two decades.UW-Whitewater economist Mark Skidmore and colleagues found that, on average, gas prices are about one cent...