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Article: BOWLING CONGRESS MAY MOVE.(BUSINESS)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- November 10, 2007
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Byline: DINESH RAMDE Associated Press
Milwaukee County could lose part of its sports heritage: The United States Bowling Congress says the cost of doing business in southeast Wisconsin could force it to move its headquarters - and 200 jobs - by spring.
The organization was founded in New York in 1895 and moved its central office to Dayton, Ohio, briefly before settling in Milwaukee in 1906.
"Milwaukee has always been a good bowling town. Back then, there were many high-caliber bowlers from that area," said Jack Mordini, a vice president with the Bowling Congress. "But we're concerned now about the cost of operating a business in the south ...