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Contacts: Ethnie Groves, Governor Doyle's Office, 608-261-2156 Scott Larrivee, Department of Administration, 608-266-7362 Governor Jim Doyle praised the outstanding design and construction services of five Wisconsin firms and one individual today by presenting them with the Governor's Award for Outstanding Design and Construction Services. The awards recognize exemplary work on state building projects. The Governor distributed the awards at a meeting of the State Building Commission in...

By Brian Leaf If you’re stressed out about business, your employees are probably stressed out, too. Job stress is costly. Health care costs nearly 50% more for stressed out employees, according to the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. And the workplace has never been more stressful. A quarter of employees see their jobs as the number one stress in their...

11:30 a.m. Networking/registration 12 noon Program/lunch January's Communicator's Roundtable at the Edgewater Hotel, Madison Topic: Taking the Reins -- Improving Communication's Role in Your Organization Lunch Options Sesame Almond Chicken  or  Vegetarian Stir-fry Cost$15 members, $22 nonmembers and guests, and $12 students RSVPRegister via email with Christine Dehlinger by Friday, January 21. ...

Hosted By : Agave-Group, UW Office of Corporate Relations and the WIN Foundation Location: High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Time: 5:00-8:00pm Sponsors: Matador Consulting 5Nines DataClick here for more information.

Contact: Lesley Sillaman, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 Madison – Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today released the following letter, sent to President Bush this week, urging him to reconsider his proposal to cut funding to Medicaid, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and HOME funding. The text of the letter is attached...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle MacGrath (414) 277-5272 MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that four of its Milwaukee-based financial institution and transactions attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2005-2006 (Copyright 2004 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). ...

Contact: Ethnie Groves, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2156 New Report Shows Wisconsin Leads the Nation in Manufacturing Job Growth and Continues to Lead All Its Neighbors in Overall Job Growth Governor Jim Doyle today announced the appointment of Mary Burke as Secretary of the Department of Commerce. Burke replaces Cory Nettles who left at the end of 2004 to join the private...