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Contact: Michelle Meyer, Communications Specialist 800-236-2246 APPLETON, WI – Schenck Business Solutions has announced that the firm has recently joined the AICPA’s Governmental Audit Quality Center. By becoming a member of the Center, the firm demonstrates its commitment to audit quality in the critical area of governmental audits. Schenck currently has a team of over 30...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Tax Credits Help Businesses Retain and Create Jobs GREEN BAY - Governor Jim Doyle today outlined his proposal to expand the Enterprise Development Zone Program, making available $120 million in existing tax...

CONTACT: Joey Connaughty, Food Fight Marketing Director, (608)-246-2719, joey@foodfightinc.com or Randol White, NBC 15 Today Executive Producer, rwhite@nbc15.com. NBC 15 and Food Fight restaurants team up to fight cancer. On Tuesday, March 29th, Food Fight will donate $1.00 for each meal purchased at any of their restaurants throughout the day. Food Fight’s sponsorship supports Team 15 of...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that two Wisconsin businesses will share $95,000 in loans from the Department of Commerce Rural Economic Development (RED) Milk Volume Production (MVP) Program. The loans were made at the RED Board meeting held March 15 in Madison. "My Grow Wisconsin plan calls for investing in our agricultural industry...

Contact: Tim Michels (920) 924-4392 David Stegeman (920) 924-4328 BROWNSVILLE, Wis. (March 24, 2005) — Patrick Michels, president of Michels Corporation, announced today that Michels Materials, a division of Michels Corporation, will enter the concrete paving industry. Mike Debelak, a 10 year veteran of Michels, will become division manager of the new concrete paving operations. Tim Michels, vice president of Michels Corporation...

Contact: Anne Marie Frawley (202) 205-6948 WASHINGTON – U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator Melanie Sabelhaus announced today five outstanding women entrepreneurs who will be recognized as the top women in small business in 2005. The...

Contact: Mary Long 414-765-9153 E-mail: mlong@looking-glass-productions.com Looking Glass Productions has been awarded a bid by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Looking Glass will be providing multi-media services for the Department’s Training and Standards Bureau. Looking Glass Productions is a full-service production and post-production facility located in Milwaukee’s Third Ward, specializing in broadcast productions as well as corporate...

CONTACT: Colleen McIntyre 414.921.4202 x 1003 cmcintyre@brevient.com MILWAUKEE – Brevient Technologies, Inc., in preparation for a planned expansion of its product offerings, and in response to significant growth in its client base and revenues, has added a former banking technology executive as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Steve...

Highlighting the 2005 ADDY Award Winners work Where: Network 222, Main Floor Gallery located at 222 West Washington Ave. When: March 4 - March 24, 2005 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday This is a free showing and open to the Public. The intent of this show is to build awareness of the exceptional talent our local advertising industry offers the business community...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON - A research breakthrough lauded by Gov. Jim Doyle in his State of the State speech has spawned a Fitchburg company that hopes to stop Alzheimer’s disease in its tracks. Speaking before the Legislature in January, Doyle praised Jeff Johnson, an associate professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division at UW-Madison. Doyle also has asked...