Governor Doyle Announces AVISTA Incorporated Expansion

For Immediate Release: April 10, 2008
Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661
Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162

Project to create 36 jobs

MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle today announced that AVISTA Incorporated, Platteville, Grant County, will receive $231,000 in Community Development Zone tax credits for an expansion project.

"Software engineering is a growing industry in our economy, and we want to invest in projects that will keep our technology base strong and growing," Gov. Doyle said. "I am pleased that we could assist AVISTA Incorporated with this project."

AVISTA Incorporated manufactures safety-and-mission critical software engineering services to aerospace and defense customers. The company will use the funds to expand its professional services office space, which will be leased from the Platteville Business Incubator. The project is expected to create 36 jobs and retain 118 jobs.

For more information on Department of Commerce programs and services, contact the Commerce area development manager. Contact information for Area Development Managers can be found at http://www.commerce.wi.gov/BD/BD-AreaDevManagers.html.

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