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Madison, Wis. - The United States may rank a lowly 16th in broadband deployment worldwide, but the state of Wisconsin has decided to be in the forefront. ...

Madison, Wis. - The parent company of a Florida manufacturer of radio frequency enabled microchips is stressing the voluntary nature of its product following the signing of a bill prohibiting Wisconsin employers and government agencies from requiring them to be implanted. ...

Madison, Wis. - Gov. Jim Doyle, whose "Grow Wisconsin" economic development plans identifies capital investment as a priority for the state, has signed a bill that removes from the books a law that many viewed as an impediment to capital formation....

Madison, Wis. - Companies and marketers can create "brand fanatics" by recognizing the power of "online" and bringing consumers into their advertisements, according to the chief marketing officer for Yahoo! ...

Suppose you’re a venture capitalist in San Francisco or Boston, and you’re on the verge of investing big bucks in a promising high-tech firm in Wisconsin. Everything looks right: The management team is in place, the business plan is tight, and the technology is novel....

Washington, D.C. - Reductions in software piracy were reported in several emerging markets, but 35 percent of the packaged software installed on personal computers worldwide in 2005 was illegal. ...

There is both a new World Wide Web and a new, customer-centric world order that businesses and their branding/marketing professionals would be wise to adapt to, according to the leadoff hitters at Brandworks University 2006. ...