Gov. Jim Doyle

Madison, WI – Governor Jim Doyle is traveling to Italy and Tunisia for a series of high-level business and government meetings from March 17-26, 2010.

In Italy, Governor Doyle will meet with top executives at Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., including Chief Executive Officer Giuseppe Bono. Fincantieri is a large international ship building firm that owns Marinette Marine and Bay Shipbuilding in SturgeonBay. Governor Doyle is working closely with Fincantieri and Marinette Marine to secure a major contract with the U.S. Navy to construct Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) in northeast Wisconsin. The contract for 10 ships is expected to be announced this summer. Read More→

Gov. Jim Doyle

Madison, WI – Governor Jim Doyle today awarded $1.7 million in competitive grants to improve energy efficiency at six of the state’s leading manufacturers. The state’s Focus on Energy industrial grant program will provide grants to complete energy efficiency projects at BPM Incorporated, Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Georgia- Pacific Consumer Products, Mercury Marine, Procter & Gamble and Thilmany Papers. Read More→

Also Signs Bill to Support Neighborhood Improvement Districts in Cities

Governor Jim Doyle

Wauwatosa, WI – Governor Jim Doyle today signed into law Assembly Bill 614, the Health Care Transparency Bill. The Governor signed the bill at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and was joined by supporters of the bill and the bill’s Senate author Senator Jim Sullivan. Read More→

Funding Will Help Purchase New Vehicles, Build Bus Facilities in Oshkosh, Statewide

Gov. Jim Doyle

Madison, WI – Governor Jim Doyle today announced $8.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for transit projects in Wisconsin. The state Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transit will receive $8,830,634 to purchase 50 new vehicles and build bus shelter facilities, while the Oshkosh Transit System will receive $29,877 toward its hybrid bus purchase program. Read More→