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By Brian Resop For WisBusiness.com Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's decision to do debate prep in Spring Green next week is putting the small town in the national spotlight. "People are curious," said Dawn Eno of the Spring Green Chamber of Commerce. "With him visiting here, it draws a lot of attention to the area." Eno said that most of the calls...

Contacts: Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Trip From September 24-October 1, 2004 Will Seek to Increase Wisconsin Exports to Japan and Attract Japanese Investment to the State Governor Jim Doyle will depart this Friday, September 24, 2004 to lead a Wisconsin business delegation to Japan to build on Wisconsin's business connections with...

Contact: Ethnie Groves, Governor's Office, 608-261-2156 Increase Fails in a 6-4 Party Line Vote in the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules "It's disappointing that legislative Republicans decided today to refuse to join with Wisconsin's business and labor leaders and approve a long overdue increase in the state's minimum wage. Wisconsin's minimum wage - at $5.15 an hour - has not...

Contacts: Scott Larrivee, Department of Administration, 608-266-7362 Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 To further reduce the size of the state's vehicle fleet, more than 140 automobiles will be auctioned off beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2004 at the UW Agricultural Research Station in Arlington....

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By Brian E. Clark Wisbusiness.com WAUWATOSA – Mark Irgens grew up in this community and remembers a time when it seemed that every third house in his neighborhood had an Allis Chalmers engineer living in it. The farm equipment maker is long gone, but Irgens, who is president and managing member of Irgens Development Partners, hopes GE Healthcare Technologies' decision...