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Northern Tour Stop
Secretary Dick Leinenkugel presents a symbolic check to Cities Ditigal Inc.'s Patrick Welsh representing a low-interest loan from the Department of Commerce during Gov. Jim Doyle's annual "Northern Tour" when he takes his cabinet to conduct business on the road.
China Mission
Governor Jim Doyle was on hand for the dedication of a Wisconsin-made radiation system in Japan on his recent business mission to China and Japan.
DID YOU KNOW ...
Middleton, WI, ranked fourth in Money magazine's 2009 Best Places to Live list
Madison ranks as the 20th best tech center in a recent Business Journal survey. The community has 739 technology companies employing more than 15,000 workers, 54 high-tech jobs per 1,000 jobs, and a 13.2 percent rate of adults with masters' or doctoral degrees.
Wisconsin has surpassed Indiana to be the leading state for manufacturing employment as a percentage of total employment, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wisconsin has 15.6 percent of its jobs in manufacturing vs. 15.4 percent for Indiana.
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