Chamber Fall Business Seminar - Internet Marketing & Search Engine Optimization

Plan to attend the Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce's Oct. 9 presentation, Internet Marketing and Web Site Search Engine Optimization. The session will be facilitated by Kent Orfan of e-Media Resources. Learn about:

• Current trends in internet marketing
• What is SEO and how do search engines work
• Building a search engine friendly website
• Creating keyword phrases
• Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising programs
• Should you hire an SEO firm or should you do it yourself
• Creating an SEO strategy for your website.

Presenter: Kent Orfan, e-Media Resources
Date: Oct 9, 2008 (Registration deadline is Oct. 7, 2008)
Time: 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Address: Sun Prairie Water & Light, 125 W Main St., Sun Prairie, WI 53590 (Map It)
Cost: $3.00 Chamber Members $10 non-Members
Contact: Chamber Staff
Phone: 608.837.4547
Email: spchamber@verizon.net

Jennings and Woldt a Top 500 Remodeling Firm (Sun Prairie Today)

Sun Prairie's Jennings & Woldt Remodeling, Inc. has been named to the 2008 Top 500 list of remodeling firms by Qualified Remodeler Magazine. The annual listing is published to recognize remodeling firms for six criteria: annual sales volume for the previous year; total number of years in business; association membership; certified employees on staff; industry awards and community service. Founded in 1997, Jennings & Woldt is the only full-service remodeling company in Dane County. It is ranked No. 6 in Wisconsin on the Qualified Remodeler list.

Congratulations to Jennings & Woldt for earning this honor.

Click here for the article in Sun Prairie Today.

East Side to Get City's Second Copps Grocery Store (Sun Prairie Star)

Finalizing months of negotiations, members of the Sun Prairie City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 16 approved two documents that will clear the way for construction of a new 61,000 square foot Copps Food Center store on the current county garage property at the corner of Highway N and West Main Street.

Click here to read the full article in the Sun Prairie Star.

UPDATE: Proposed store goes to plan commission on Oct. 14th. (Sun Prairie Star)

UPDATE: Council Gives Final Approval to East Side Copps (Sun Prairie Star)

Dane County CDBG Commission Seeks Input on Housing, Public Facilities and Economic Development (Sun Prairie Today, Sun Prairie Star)

Dane County officials want to hear Sun Prairie residents' thoughts regarding housing, public facilities and economic development needs. A public hearing on these matters is scheduled for Sept. 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 300 E. Main St. This input will be used by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission in forming its Consolidated Plan for the next five years. Any grant money the county receives for this program must be spent outside of the City of Madison.

Click here to read the full article at the Sun Prairie Today website.

Click here for additional information on CDBG and HOME programs.

Click here to review the 2004-2008 Consolidated Plan for Dane County.

Click here to read the full article in the Sun Prairie Star.

New Media Resource Helps Monitor Impacts of the Dairy Industry on Wisconsin

How does the Wisconsin Dairy Business impact your audience?

With an annual economic contribution of $20.6 billion, dairy touches every Wisconsin resident. Visit DairyImpact.com to find out how.

This news media resource website connects you to:

• Story ideas and leads - searchable by topic or location
• The latest facts and statistics on all things dairy
• Downloadable high-resolution graphics, charts and photos
• RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed subscription
• COMING SOON – interactive video and audio
• Multi-Media Center

Need something that you aren't finding on the site? Call WMMB's Producer Communications unit at 800.373.9662, or send your question or request through "Contact Us" on the site info@dairyimpact.com.

STAG Capital Partners Acquires 427,000 SF in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (Boston Real Estate News)

BOSTON, MA—STAG Capital Partners, a real estate firm that pro-actively acquires and manages single-tenant industrial and office properties throughout the United States, announced the purchase of 427,000 square feet of industrial space in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Built in 1989 and renovated in 1993, the 427,000-square-foot property is located at 1615 Commerce Drive on a 24.7-acre site in the Sun Prairie Business Park within the Dane East Industrial sub-market of Madison, Wisconsin. The building, with 360 parking spaces and 21 dock doors, is fully leased to Famous Footwear, the largest segment of Brown Shoe Company, a distributor and retailer of branded, licensed, and private-label casual, athletic, and dress footwear products to women, children, and men in the United States, Canada, China, and internationally.

Click here to read the full news release in Boston Real Estate News.

Job Center of Wisconsin Website Open for Business (Capital Times - madison.com)

Job seekers and job providers have a better way to get connected today thanks to JobCenterOfWisconsin.com.

The new Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Web site launched Monday, replacing the old JobNet system.

The site allows job seekers to keep their resumes confidential or available for search by employers, allows employers to search for skilled employees using key search terms and lists a toll-free phone number connected to Job Center staff.

"The new Job Center of Wisconsin is for everyone, whether you have years of job experience or are just starting out," said DWD Secretary Roberta Gassman. "Our goal is to help all workers find the best available job and to help employers easily locate the employees they need to grow their businesses."

Originally posted in the Capital Times at madison.com.