Wisconsin Department of Commerce: Commerce Newsletter June 2008 -

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Commerce Newsletter June 2008

Read all about Wisconsin Main Street's 20th Anniversary ...

Main Street

Around the Globe ...

Secretary Jack L. Fischer, AIA, gets acquainted with Commerce's international staff when the directors made their annual visit to the state in mid-May. Left to right: Vincent Lencioni, Mexico; Deborah Godt, Commerce; Mary Regel, Commerce; Kate Clark, Europe; Se. Fischer, Kara Smith, Europe; Paul Swenson, China; Claudia Tomaselli, Brazil; Nancy Ward, Canada; Kenji Higashi, JETRO and Mickey Judkins, Commerce.

Wilcox Wins Outstanding Advocate Award ...

photo of Judy Wilcox
Commerce employee Judy Wilcox is the 2008 recipient of the Jackie Lawrence Outstanding Advocate Award. Read more.

Commerce's Martin Nominated for Virginia Hart Award ...

Char Martin was one of the nominees for the 2008 Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award and attended the award ceremony on May 21 in the Senate Parlor of the State Capitol. Char is pictured above with her supervisor, Dan Meneguin and Deputy Secretary Aaron Olver.

SECRETARY'S COLUMNS
Central European Trade Mission to Spur Collaboration

ReGENco LLC/Toshiba International Corporation Partnership for Growth

FEATURED ARTICLES
Europe and South America Trade Mission Recap

Governor's Export Achievement Award Winners

O'Keefe Appointed to Lead Division of Business Development

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Call for Applications for the Marketplace 2008 Minority Business Awards

Chinese Visas Harder to Get

Craney Honored by UW-Eau Claire with Distinguished Alumni Award

Doing Business in China Becoming More Expensive

From Burgers to Biotech, Speakers Will Cover Range of Ideas at June 9-10 Entrepreneurs' Conference

Funding For BWAY Corporation Announced by Governor Doyle

Funding for DNASTAR Expansion Announced by Governor Doyle

Good News: Wisconsin Drops Out of Top Ten in Taxes

Governor Doyle Breaks Ground on Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

Growing Community Wealth Conference to be Held in Wisconsin Rapids June 5

Helen Stewart New Executive Staff Assistant

International Business on the Rise for U.S. Companies, Survey Shows

Mwololo Named Consultant in Minority Business Bureau

New International Financing Resource Available

Safe Amusement Rides and the Safety and Buildings Division

Small Business Regulatory Review Board Seeks Input

Staff Prepares for Public Hearings on Code Work

Tanks for Fueling Vehicles on Residential Property Are Prohibited

The 2008 Wisconsin Building Safety Network Conference

Women Business Enterprise Certification One Year Later