New 365ink online now! It doesn't get any more American that the 4th of July and Breitbach's Restuarant. Well, we've got both for you in the new issue of 365ink. And, of course, arts, live comedy, theater, music reviews, Mayor Buol and get your fix on favorites like Dear Trixie's bad advice, Dr. Skrap's worthless horoscopes, Bob Gelms book reviews, Mattitude, Pam Kress-Dunn and Jeff Stiles. It's all in the new 365ink. Pick up your copy or click here to download the entire new issue of 365Ink Magazine as a PDF document right now. (10 Megabytes). NEW... The 365ink Back Issue Archive! Click here to access every past issue of 365ink online all the time. Go back in time with 365!
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Wisconsin Way Returning to Southwest Wisconsin
Wisconsin Way is returning to Southwest Wisconsin. This is a follow-up to the Southwest Wisconsin input forum held on January 31, 2008. It is one 15 public gatherings around the state organized to share potential policy solutions, framed from an analysis of the hundreds of comments that were shared at the first set of state-wide input forums....
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Ed White Named New Economic Development Planner
PLATTEVILLE, June 16, 2008 - - Southwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SWWRPC) is pleased to introduce Ed White as the new Economic Development Planner for the five county agency. ...
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Go Green Coprorate Challenge Pledges are In!
365 and the Diamond Jo teamed up launch the Go Green Corporate Pledge, a challenge for area business to do like individuals are doing across the Tri-States and GO GREEN! The Diamond Jo is proud to announce that 100% of their vendors working on the construction of the new Diamond Jo Casino are participating in the Go Green Pledge. 70 companies have taken the challenge, and each of them have three goals to work toward. Imagine what we can accomplish if everyone followed their lead! The next time you cross paths with any employees from these companies, give them a word of thanks and a handshake for their efforts, and ask how you can follow in their footsteps....
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Tastes of University Hill
| Back in the day (ancient times when Mike Ironside went to Loras), there were four bars on what can best be dubbed University Hill – Whiskey River, The Avenue Top (known to everyone as “The Ave”), Gomer’s, and the bar then known as the Barrel Tap and, later, Schrobie’s. Of course, this was before the drinking age changed to 21, so every weekend there were hordes of drunken college kids packing the bars and roaming the streets between them.
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Calling All Elizabeths!!
| Come and be a part of “The Gathering of Elizabeths” on June 28 in Elizabeth, IL. Help to set a World Record of the most Elizabeths gathered in one place, at one time…EVER! What better place than in Elizabeth, IL located in the heart of JoDaviess County?
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New Business Downtown Platteville on June 4th!
| The newest addition to Platteville Main Street - The Driftless Market.
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Top Events
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Thursday, July 03, 2008
Jul 3 2008 12:00AM, Aug 7 2008 12:00AM, Sep 4 2008 12:00AM, Oct 2 2008 12:00AM
Dubuque Jaycees Board Meeting
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Dubuque Jaycees clubrooms, 515 W. 8th Street
7:30 PM until 9:30 PM
7/3/2008, 7/4/2008, 7/5/2008, 7/6/2008
Iowa Wine Tours Inc.
Daily Wine and History Tours
available.
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StoneCliff Winery
10:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Jul 8 2008 12:00AM
Bellevue Area Chamber of Commerce General Meeting
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Bellevue State Bank
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
7/9/2008
Comprehensive Plan Update Kick-off Meeting
The City & Town of Platteville will begin the process to update the Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan
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Friday, July 11, 2008
7/11/2008, 7/18/2008, 7/25/2008, 8/1/2008
365 Lunchtime Jam
Friday lunchtime is fun again. Hosted by your own 365 crew and sponsored by Cottingham & Butler and Prudential Financial with contributing support from Carlos O’Kelly’s, the 365 Lunchtime Jam returns to the Town Clock Plaza for its seventh year. Featuring performances by local musicians
over the lunch hour, the Lunchtime Jam provides an opportunity for
downtown workers to slip outside for some fresh air, lunch, and live
music under the Town Clock.
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Town Clock Plaza, downtown Dubuque
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Friday through Sept 5.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Jul 16 2008 12:00AM, Aug 20 2008 12:00AM, Sep 17 2008 12:00AM, Oct 15 2008 12:00AM
Entrepreneur and Inventors Club in Lafayette/Grant Counties
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Argyle Village Hall
6:00 pm
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Jul 17 2008 12:00AM, Aug 21 2008 12:00AM, Sep 18 2008 12:00AM, Oct 16 2008 12:00AM
Dubuque Jaycees General Membership Meeting
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Dubuque Jaycees clubrooms at 515 W. 8th St., Dubuque
7:30 PM until 9:00 PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
7/22/2008
Southwest Tech Offers Training to Help Wisconsin Businesses Win Government Contracts
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (SWTC) will help area businesses learn how to effectively compete for contracts to sell their products and services to the federal government at a training seminar to be held
on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. The training session will be conducted by the Business Procurement Assistance Center (BPAC) at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s Fennimore campus. A $30 fee for the seminar will cover the cost of materials.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Aug 11 2008 12:00AM
Bellevue Area Chamber of Commerce General Membership Meeting
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Bellevue State Bank, Basement Hall, 200 South 2nd Street
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Sep 9 2008 12:00AM
Bellevue Area Chamber of Commerce General Membership Meeting
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Bellevue State Bank-Basement Hall, 200 South 2nd Street
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Friday, October 03, 2008
Oct 3 2008 12:00AM
Bellevue Rotary Golf Outing
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Bellevue Golf Course
TBA
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Nov 29 2008 12:00AM
33rd Annual Christmas Creations Craft Show & Sale
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Fennimore Memorial Building and Fennimore Elementary School Gym
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Photo of the Day!
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365ink Editor Tim Brechlin will once again don the stylish orange vest along with 365 Publisher Bryce Parks and park cars at fireworks until there's no more room to pack them in. Hey, it's what we do! We wish everyone a safe and happy Independence Day weekend and we'll see you at the big show tonight!
Here's the details...
Location: End of Kerper Blvd. @ Hawthorne Street.
6:45 Airshow, 9:46 Fireworks
The Dubuque Jaycees and the stations of Radio Dubuque (KAT-FM, KGRR, KDTH, and The River) welcome you to the Fireworks on the Mississippi! Dubuque biggest fireworks show ever is to begin at 9:46p.m. set to simulcast music from KAT-FM, KDTH, KGRR & THE RIVER. But first, come down early for what is always an AMAZING air show from 6:45 - 8:15 p.m. Parking available from the Dubuque Jaycees. $10 fireworks donation. Food and beverages available from a variety of vendors. Carry-in's also welcome. Get more details, see hundreds of photos, and even find area maps of the Fireworks at our special Fireworks feature page, click here!
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Business News
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Prosecutors: Deception ran deep in Vt. kidnapping
PMBURLINGTON, Vt.-A Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home carefully orchestrated events and e-mails to make it appear she had gone to see someone she met online, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged him with kidnapping.
Lew turns up heat on target Just Group
There is a takeover bid on the table for the Australian fashion chain owner, Just Group. Premier Investments, linked with billionaire Solomon Lew, has offered to pay $A800 million-plus for Just.
Foxwoods dealers call for contract negotiations
HARTFORD, Conn. - Dealers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino called on management Friday to begin contract negotiations after the National Labor Relations Board certified their union.
Shop flaws
Australia's retail sector is experiencing a slowdown which is reflected in share prices. Higher interest rates and rising fuel prices have had a negative impact on household spending. Some economists expect a soft landing.
Premier rethinks plan to Just do it
Premier Investments chair, Solomon Lew, raised the possibility of dropping his bid for Just Group on 3 July 2008. Lew said Premier was considering its position on the deal, after Just cut its 2008 earnings forecast by 13 per cent.
Japan's Canon to build 15 bln yen digital camera plant - report
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's largest digital camera maker Canon Inc. will build a digital camera factory in Nagasaki Prefecture, western Japan, for 15 billion yen ($140.
Police search State Farm HQ in Ill. for intruder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Authorities are checking out reports of an intruder with a gun at the headquarters of State Farm insurance in Illinois.
Delamaide on deficit addiction
They are going to put us on the path to 'energy independence' -- Barack Obama with alternative energies and John McCain with offshore drilling.
Proposal could delay sale of foreclosed homes
A plan under consideration by an Allegheny County judge could give struggling homeowners more time before their homes are put up for sheriff's sale.
McCain sets Pittsburgh visit for next week
Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, will visit Pittsburgh next week as part of a cross-country tour, his campaign confirmed late Thursday.
UK defense computers behind schedule, over budget
LONDON - A $14 billion program to give Britain's armed forces a new computer system is 18 months behind schedule and $360 million over budget, a government spending watchdog warned on Friday.
Forecasters say Obama is a shoo-in
Unfortunately for John McCain's chances, the economy is very weak, and almost everything else is going against him as well, which means Barack Obama will almost certainly be elected president.
A bigger tent
Law firms, especially large ones, are feeling pressure to become more diverse in terms of minority hires, though they?re finding it easier said than done. Bigger firms, particularly, are finding it in their best interest to recruit more minorities.
GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for June 2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and VRG Linhas Aereas S.A., today released preliminary
Service sector contracts as orders fall
NEW YORK (AP) -- Higher oil prices caused service businesses to shrink in June, as falling new orders and rising costs hit the nation's coffee shops, paper mills and corner stores.
GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for June 2008
GOL Announces Traffic Statistics for June 2008 SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the parent company of Brazilian airlines GOL Transportes Aereos S.A. and VRG Linhas
Fighting for the Frontier: Wilderness Tourism Faces High Gas Prices
Fighting for the Frontier: Wilderness Tourism Faces High Gas Prices VAN HORN, Texas, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Wide open spaces and private hikes in wild lands restore the soul, but will high gas prices render the wilderness vacation obsolete, tempting
62,000 jobs lost, off nearly half-million for year
By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future.
Former site of Hawaii Raceway Park goes back on market
The former Hawaii Raceway Park is back on the market. The 65.8-acre parcel of industrial-zoned land near Campbell Industrial Park in Kapolei was purchased two years ago for $13.
William Lyon Homes Announces Promotion of Tom Mitchell to Executive Vice President, Business Development and O
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Fighting for the Frontier: Wilderness Tourism Faces High Gas Prices
VAN HORN, Texas, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Wide open spaces and private hikes in wild lands restore the soul, but will high gas prices render the wilderness vacation obsolete, tempting city dwellers to stay closer to home?
NBC's marathon task
By the time the last medal is handed out at the 2008 Games, NBC Universal will have run literally thousands of hours of programming across the Peacock Network, its sprawling stable of cable channels and various broadband outlets. Between Aug.
Briefcase - Baribeau and Ross join Tastefully Simple; SCORE seminars
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William Lyon Homes Announces Promotion of Tom Mitchell to Executive Vice President, Business Development and O
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- William Lyon, Chairman & CEO and Douglas F. Bauer, President and Chief Operating Officer of William Lyon Homes, have announced the promotion of Thomas J. Mitchell to the position of Executive Vice
Housebuilder closes office
The Sheffield regional office of housebuilder Barratt Developments is to close as the firm faces axing 1,000 jobs over the housing market slowdown.
Family Dollar, AutoZone to set up shops in Trenton
TRENTON The city is attracting new businesses the way Noah brought animals on the ark in pairs. Under construction in the Trenton Crossings shopping center next to the Yardbirds restaurant on West State Street is a new AutoZone auto parts store.
Miller, Coors merger could mean more beer, more local jobs
TRENTON Beer fans shouldn't worry: the newly merged MillerCoors Corp. will still brew those Keytone Lights and Miller Genuine Draft. 'There is no plan to discontinue any beer,' said Julian Green, a spokesperson for the company.
Travel start-up scores a cash bonanza
Intohotel.com, which provides travel-management services for businesses, said yesterday it had received US$30 million in first-round venture-capital funding.
IRS shortens filing extension for some business owners
Some business owners will have one less month to file their federal tax returns under a new rule implemented by the Internal Revenue Service.
Dance academy sashays into new facility
Dancing works better when there is room to groove. That's why Jo McGill, owner of JCA Dance Academy, decided to move her facility from Factory Drive to Industry Drive in Fairfield that provides her nearly a third more room. 'The kids love it.
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