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		<title>Regional Economic Approaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are “competing” for economic development why would you want to cooperate on a regional scale? Well, I guess that depends on with whom you think you are competing. When I was a boy my father would read us bedtime stories. One of my favorites was about a family with four brothers. As boys [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=212&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Steve Hilgenberg&#8217;s Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was half awake when I checked my voicemail this morning and came across a message from a friend who informed me that Steve Hilgenberg had died. If you were fortunate enough to know Steve you were lucky. I didn&#8217;t know Steve well but I had enormous respect for him. Some people go to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=206&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin: “thank you and job well done!”</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has received recognition for her support for regional economic development in her District. The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) honored Rep. Baldwin with their Congressional Partnership Award for the 111th Congress. “In these very tough economic times, we must use every tool in the toolbox to help our communities achieve sustainable [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=200&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Sustainable Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swwrpc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grant]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a pivotal moment for southwestern Wisconsin.  As a rural region, we are at risk of being bypassed by the information age.  Our population is becoming elderly as our youth, whom we educate in our region, leave for more lucrative careers in cities.  Farming is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain as a way of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=197&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You Southwestern Wisconsin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devon P</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[40th anniversary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission marked the 40th anniversary of our organization with an open-house and dinner celebration.  Executive Director Larry Ward took time to thank our commissioners for their great leadership and continued support.  All the commissioners, past and present, have sacrificed their time and energy for the benefit of Southwestern Wisconsin.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=182&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SWWRPC to Celebrate 40th Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://swwrpc.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/swwrpc-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate our 40th Anniversary we are planning an event concurrent with our Annual Meeting, which this year will be held on Tuesday, July 27, on the University of Wisconsin Platteville Campus.  Following a business meeting we will host a reception at our offices on the seventh floor of the Pioneer Tower. After the Reception [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=172&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Historical Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway</title>
		<link>http://swwrpc.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/historical-fox-wisconsin-heritage-parkway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wardla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I attended a meeting with Tourism Secretary Kelli Trumble to talk about a project that is near and dear to my heart. The Fox/Wisconsin Heritage Parkway is a project that SWWRPC is working on with the East Central Wis. RPC, Friends of the Fox, Native Americans, and several other groups. Our goal is to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=169&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adopt-a-Highway</title>
		<link>http://swwrpc.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/adopt-a-highway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy S</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hwy 18]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montfort]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SWWRPC recently completed our first adopt-a-highway!    Six of us slogged along Hwy 18 just west of Montfort on what was surely the coldest day of spring 2010 (it hailed).  We got wet, we saw wildlife, we picked up a lot of litter, and we caught a late lunch at Sheddy’s Bar and Grill. Being my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=158&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Planning Commission secures $408,000 grant for Platteville</title>
		<link>http://swwrpc.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/regional-planning-commission-secures-408000-grant-for-platteville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swwrpc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Platteville &#8211; U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced $8.8 million in Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to the State of Wisconsin to assist ongoing recovery efforts in the wake of 2008 floods. The investments announced include a $408,161 grant to the city of Platteville to develop a storm water management pond to support future [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=152&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 2010 U.S. Census is Happening Now!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Devon P</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you already didn&#8217;t know from receiving your census form in the mail, the 2010 census is now underway.  By law, your response is required and all answers are confidential.  The government uses the census to determine allocation of money and services across the country.  It is important to help our communities and our region, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=swwrpc.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8591192&amp;post=144&amp;subd=swwrpc&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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