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Contact: Rose Lynch (608) 266-6753 Note: Web Audio mp3 file will be available after 2:00 p.m. today at http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dwd/newsreleases/2004/052604.htm Madison - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that 70 of Wisconsin's 72 counties reported lower unemployment rates for April 2004 than reported for March 2004. Only Iron and Menominee counties had higher rates. Seventy-one...

Contact: Teresa Weidemann-Smith, 608/266-3999 Madison – As the 2003-2004 school year comes to an end, many Wisconsin minors will begin seeking summer employment opportunities. In an effort to create awareness about what kids are and are not permitted to do under Wisconsin’s child labor laws, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today issued a reminder to employers, minors and...

CONTACT: Krissy Behnke of Leonard & Finco Public Relations, +1-920-496-3130 GREEN BAY, Wis., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Most sports fans know that the home of the Green Bay Packers is Lambeau Field. But, for all these years, the birthplace of Packers founder, player and coach, Earl "Curly" Lambeau, was unknown. Now, thanks to some history detective work, his...

Jon Drayna, Vice President, Corporate Communications Associated Banc-Corp 920-491-7006 News Release GREEN BAY, Wis. - May 26, 2004 - Associated Banc-Corp (Nasdaq: ASBC) President and CEO Paul Beideman will present an update on the company's progress and prospects as part of the KBW Midwestern Bank Conference in Chicago June 3. His remarks will be webcast live and will be archived following the event. Beideman's remarks are scheduled...

Contact: Sharyn Wisniewski, (608) 267-882 David Carlson, (608) 242-6424 Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk will give welcoming remarks and discuss the county's commitment to preventing child abuse and neglect at a forum being sponsored by the Network for Healthy Families-Dane County and the Dane County UW Extension. The...

By Gregg Hoffmann MILWAUKEE -- The Lake Express ferry will make its first high-speed trip from Muskegon, Mich., to Milwaukee on Tuesday amidst a fair amount of hoopla. About the same time, the S.S. Badger will make a somewhat slower, low-key voyage from Manitowoc to Ludington, Mich., just like it has for years. The fact both ferries are running raises two big...

Fraud & Embezzlement Seminar Sponsored by Peoples Bank of Wisconsin The Plaza Hotel & Suites, 1202 W. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire. Fraud & Embezzlement: How it Happens and How to Avoid it by Ed McMillan, CPA, CAE. It's unfortunate, but the reality is that you only think your fellow employees are honest! Ed McMillan, CPA has developed a national reputation on...

Richmond Terrace, 400 N Richmond St., Appleton. 920.734-7101 A monthly, informal after-hours event hosted by a Chamber member. Bring your business cards and mingle.