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Contact: Tony Hozeny, 608/267-9661 MADISON – Gov. Jim Doyle today announced that EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products, Inc., Monroe, Green County, will receive in $54,000 Agricultural Development Zone tax credits from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to help the company construct and equip a facility in Monroe. The City of Monroe will receive a $195,000 Community Development Block Grant –...

Contact: Rose Lynch, 608-266-6753 DWD wins additional federal funding to serve more veterans Madison - Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman, while addressing the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Stakeholders' Legislative Conference today, announced that Wisconsin has successfully won additional federal funding from the Department of Labor to increase by $412,000 the Disabled Veteran's Outreach Program (DVOP) and...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, 608/267-9661 MADISON – Communities interested in applying for inclusion in the Wisconsin Main Street Downtown Revitalization Program must attend one of the upcoming statewide application workshops presented by the Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the Council on Main Street. “The Main Street Program provides the opportunity for Wisconsin communities to revitalize downtown areas and boost the local economy,”...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                              October 1, 2004 Contact:  Sharyn Wisniewski, (608) 267-8823         Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today (10/1/04) proposed the Dane County Operating and Capital Budgets for 2005.   Falk said:  “The budget I propose today improves human services, enhances public safety, preserves our lakes, and controls property taxes.”   Property Tax Falk stated:  “The limit I try to meet on property taxes is to hold...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael T. Maynard T 800-254-2258 F 800-251-7786 M_maynard@grahamcomm.com Mosinee, WI (October 1, 2004)‹The board of directors of Madison-based Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin has re-elected Tom Helbach, president of Mosinee Insurance Agency, Inc., as chairperson of IIA InsurPac, a separate but affiliated state organization. Helbach is also a member of the board of directors of the state association. InsurPac is...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – The state’s Public Service Commission has decided to let SBC Wisconsin increase the fee it charges competitors to lease the so-called “last mile” of wire to homes and businesses by 13 percent to 20 percent. The wholesale price hike to rivals follows decisions by regulators in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and California where SBC was...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Wisconsin unemployment rates are continuing to fall, dropping from 4.6 percent in July to 4.4 percent in August, according to a federal report released Wednesday. From August of last year, when the jobless rate was 5.3 percent, the Wisconsin job scene has improved considerably, said Terry Ludeman, the chief labor...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Phone rates in the Badger State will surely go up, competition will decrease and service will diminish – especially to small companies, say critics of a proposal by SBC Communications Inc. to nearly double the wholesale price it charges competitors to lease its lines. Moreover, these opponents say, the request is unjustified because the...

Contact: Linda Abbott 608-826-6215 WMEP sparks $118 million economic benefit for Wisconsin manufacturers MADISON, Wis. – For the third year in a row, efforts by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) to improve the competitiveness of the state’s manufacturers have topped the $100 million mark. Wisconsin manufacturers report that assistance they received from WMEP in FY 2004 resulted in improvements valued at...

Contact: Eva Robelia, Communications Officer, 608-261-2271 MADISON – Significant tax relief is on the way for Wisconsin's paper industry, according to a report recently released by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. "This is fantastic news for Wisconsin and our paper industry,” said Governor Jim Doyle. “The industry provides many high paying jobs and by...