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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Dave Johnson wouldn't miss Canoecopia for the world. "I plan my spring around it," said Johnson, a retired Dane County businessman and outdoor enthusiast. "I've even invited friends from out of state to come to the show because it's such a great thing." Johnson is just one of an estimated 20,000 people who will traipse through...

The collective net worth of the world's 691 billionaires is $2.2 trillion, up $300 billion from the combined net worths of the 587 people listed last year. Wisconsinites on the latest Forbes list : 144 John Menard Jr., 65, $3.8 billion, United States, WI , Eau Claire 306 Herbert Kohler & family, 66, $2.1 billion, United States , WI...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle announced today that JC Trucking Services, LLC, West Allis, Milwaukee County, will receive a $35,000 loan from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) Minority Business Development (MBD) program. The loan was approved at the MBD meeting held today in Madison. "My Grow Wisconsin plan calls for promoting entrepreneurship and expanding the economic...

GREEN BAY, Wis. - March 11, 2005 - Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) President and CEO Paul Beideman will present an update on the company March 15 at the Piper Jaffray Financial Services Conference. The presentation is available to the public live via webcast. Beideman will present at 7:35 a.m. CST (8:35 a.m. EST) Tuesday, March 15, in track three....

Contact: Anne Marie Frawley (202) 205-6948 Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news WASHINGTON – The National Academy of Sciences today released an independent report finding that a draft study prepared for purposes of implementing a preferential federal contracting program for women-owned small businesses is seriously flawed and should be revised in accordance with the report’s recommendations. The U.S. Small Business Administration commissioned the...

MEDIA CONTACT Courtney Caves ccaves@neohapsis.com 414.289.0966 x101 Chicago, Il – March 11, 2005 – Neohapsis, a leading information security and forensics consultancy, announced today that Dave Stampley has assumed the role of General Counsel and Compliance Specialist. Previously, he was Senior Corporate Counsel and Director of Privacy at Reynolds and Reynolds, a provider of turnkey retailing technology solutions located in Dayton, Ohio. ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Kristi Moe, Public Relations Director Glowac, Harris, Madison, Inc. 608-232-9696 x10 kristim@glowacharris.com MADISON, Wis. (March 11, 2005) – Glowac+Harris+Madison, a full-service advertising, marketing and public relations agency, has been chosen by Pedro’s Mexican Restaurante as their agency of record. Primary qualitative research will be conducted by Glowac+Harris to create a positioning statement and marketing plan to best optimize...

MEDIA CONTACTS: Robyn Grossman / Tim Wirtz Hoffman York 414-225-9520 / 414-225-9522 rgrossman@hyc.com twirtz@hyc.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Workshop aids in planning small commercial wind projects - MADISON, Wis. (March 11, 2005) - This April 4, Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative, is offering Wisconsin residents the opportunity to learn about the benefits of wind...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Agreement Will Expand Cultural, Business, and Educational Ties GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - Governor Jim Doyle signed an agreement today with Governor Francisco Javier Ramírez Acuña, of Jalisco, Mexico, to expand the two states cultural, business, and educational ties. Wisconsin...

Contact: Rose Lynch, 608-266-6753 Governor Jim Doyle today announced an additional $350,000 in funds has been made available to develop and implement a comprehensive orientation curriculum for Hmong and Bantu refugees that have recently arrived in Wisconsin. The funding will be used to enhance social and economic stability; and community integration of the recently arrived Hmong refugees from...