MGE: 2010 Greater Madison Area Directory of High-Tech Companies available

Madison, Wis. — Dane County’s high-tech companies added approximately 500 jobs in 2009 over the prior year. Since 2005, the area’s total number of companies in the high-tech sector increased from 475 to 605, or 5.5% per year. These findings, part of a recent survey conducted by Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), are found in the 2010 Greater Madison Wisconsin Area Directory of High-Tech Companies.

The directory lists more than 600 firms (483 high-tech businesses profiled in the directory) with reported combined revenues of more than $6 billion. During the last five years, the survey found high-tech employment has grown by approximately 4,000, or 15%, and the number of high-tech firms grew more than 27% for the same period (2005 through 2009).

To order a hard copy or an Acrobat PDF version of the directory, go to http://www.mge.com/ecodev/business/htd.htm or send your request and $45 payment to:

Jim Mohrbacher

Economic Development

Madison Gas and Electric Co.

P.O. Box 1231

Madison, WI 53701-1231

MGE generates and distributes electricity to 138,000 customers in Dane County, Wis., and purchases and distributes natural gas to 142,000 customers in seven south-central and western Wisconsin counties. MGE’s parent company is MGE Energy (Nasdaq: MGEE). The company’s roots in the Madison area date back more than 150 years.