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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Advances in technology mean cell phones can play audio clips from real songs MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 7, 2005 – When the first telephones rang, they simply rang. A century later, with the advent of cell phones, came the invention of the ringtone. Over the years, the simple tones were eclipsed by ringtones that sound like listeners’ favorite...

20th Anniversary Conference • March 7-9, 2005 Milwaukee Hilton City Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Click here for more information.

By Jack Faris Although technology has elevated game-playing to new heights, there's still no substitute for traditional board games such as the longtime favorite, Monopoly, where friends and families match their wits, knowing they can achieve millionaire status or wind up penniless simply by tossing the dice. But in the contest for government contracts, the nation's small businesses face a monopoly...

9am-2pm UWM School of Continuing Education 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., Seventh Floor $10 admission includes continental breakfast and box lunch Register by calling 414-227-3200 or 800-222-3623 Refer to Program Number 7410-LTCE. Register online at www.sce-LTCExpo.uwm.edu

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The MIT Club of Wisconsin will honor two high-tech companies and a UW-Madison biomedical engineer at its Technology Achievement Awards Banquet on March 10. The event will be held begin at 6 p.m. at The Rotunda, 235 West Broadway in Waukesha. Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, will deliver the keynote address, "The...

By Brian E ClarkWisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE – Gov. Jim Doyle on Thursday night lauded the state's manufacturers for creating new jobs at a pace during the past year that he said has made Wisconsin the "envy of the nation." Speaking at the 2004 Wisconsin Manufacturers of the Year banquet at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, Doyle told more than 800 people...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Businesses, communities and individuals interested in learning about the Wisconsin Main Street Program can now receive The Wisconsin Main Street Annual Report 2004, a free publication detailing its activities for the past year. The report also lists the program's 2003-2004 reinvestment statistics. The Main Street Program promotes the historic and economic development of...

Sue McGovern 781 648 7157 sue@mcgov.com Molly Gaines 612 372 6454 molly@habermaninc.com Nation's largest organic cooperative seeks dairy, livestock, produce and grain producers La Farge, WI - As part of its ongoing effort to educate farmers about the benefits of organic agriculture, Organic Valley Family of Farms, America's leading organic farmers' cooperative, today announced it full support for "Help Wanted: Organic...