UW-Madison: Harvard scholar Lani Guinier to headline UW-Madison Diversity Forum
CONTACT: Valeria Davis, vadavis2@wisc.edu, 608-890-3079
MADISON - Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier, the university's first tenured Jewish African-American law professor who is among the nation's top scholars in the areas of access to higher education, race conscious policy and civil rights law, will give the keynote address at this Friday's (Oct. 12) daylong annual UW-Madison Diversity Forum.
Guinier's speech will...
National Association of Manufacturers: The NAM and Green Bay Packaging honor Congressman Reid Ribble for supporting manufacturing
CONTACT:
Jeff Ostermayer (202) 637-3090
Congressman Ribble Understands the Policies Needed to Ensure Manufacturers Succeed
WASHINGTON, D.C. October 9, 2012 – Today, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) awarded Congressman Ribble (R-WI-08) the NAM’s Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence at an event hosted by NAM member Green Bay Packaging. Congressman Ribble supported 97 percent of the policies identified by the NAM as...
Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee: To intensify monitoring on the Chicago area waterway system in response to environmental DNA results
CONTACTS:
Chris McCloud-IDNR: 217-299-7128
Kaitlin Steiger-Meister-USFWS: 612-713--5317
Sarah Gross-USACE: 312-846-5334
Taryn Tuss-CEQ: 202-456-6998
CHICAGO - The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) today announced intensive monitoring action will begin in the North Shore Channel of the Chicago River on Tuesday, October 16th, after three consecutive rounds of Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling yielded positive results for Asian carp DNA in the North Shore Channel. The...
PSC: Audit leads to rate-freeze settlement for WPSC customers
Contact: Kristin Ruesch or Matthew Pagel (608) 266-9600
Kristin.Ruesch@Wisconsin.gov or Matt.Pagel@Wisconsin.gov
Agency seeks public comment on new settlement
MADISON - A request that could have meant a nine percent increase in electric rates for one Wisconsin utility's customers has now become a rate-freeze settlement request, thanks to a collaborative effort to mitigate the rate increase. As a result, the Public Service...
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: Call for artists – Wisconsin Triennial 2013
Contacts Leah Kolb, Associate Curator 608.257.0158 x 233 or leah@mmoca.org
Katie Kazan, Director of Public Information 608.257.0158 x 237 or katie@mmoca.org
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Goodman Community Center: Our generous community is needed to fill this great need
Contact: Kathy Utley, Food Security Manager
Goodman Community Center
149 Waubesa Street
Madison, WI 53704
608-241-1574 x249
kathy@goodmancenter.org
Goodman Community Center is committed to providing complete Thanksgiving meals for families in need, registration for baskets ends October 15 and we already have 2,000 families on our list. We want to serve...
UW Medical Foundation, Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation: UWMF, Physicians Plus announce agreement
Contact: Lisa Brunette/Mary Reinke UW Health/Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation Phone: (608) 263-5830/(608) 417-5615 Email: LBrunette@uwhealth.org or mreinke@meriter.com
MADISON – The University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, Inc. (UWMF), which represents UW physicians, and Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation (Physicians Plus) are...
The Salvation Army: Leroy Butler to serve as honorary chair of annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign
For More Information Contact: Faithe Colas, Community Relations Director 414-302-4300 x2248 • 414-531-6363 Text ‘GIVE’ to 80888 to make a $10 Donation Follow us on Facebook & Twitter http://www.SAmilwaukee.org Dave Amoroso, Vice President ...
Appleton Group Wealth Management LLC: Launches clearTREND
First Wisconsin-based financial app published in Microsoft’s new Windows 8 App Store
APPLETON, WI (USA) -- Appleton Group Wealth Management LLC, an innovative investment advisory and asset management firm, has launched clearTREND™, a cutting-edge global web app available in 37 countries. The firm is partnering with Xignite, Inc., the leading market data cloud solutions provider, Skyline...
U.S. Dept. of Treasury: Announces $63.8 million increase in small business lending at Wisconsin banks receiving capital through the Small Business Lending Fund
CONTACT: Treasury Public Affairs (202) 622-2960
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released a report showing that Wisconsin banks receiving capital through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) continue to increase their small business lending, in total by $109.2 million over their baselines.
The SBLF, established as part of the Small Business Jobs Act that President Obama signed...
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause: State of Wisconsin and Baker Tilly collaborate to reduce waste, create energy
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) and the Wisconsin State Energy Office (SEO) have partnered to develop an action plan aimed at assisting dairy farms and cheese making facilities reduce waste, reduce land spreading, curb impacts on local wastewater facilities and harness available energy sources. “Converting waste from these facilities for renewable energy applications may provide a meaningful...
WEDC: Wisconsin receives Innovation Award for community emergency recovery guidebook
Contact: Tom Thieding, 608-210-6767 tom.thieding@wedc.org
Link to Release: http://inwisconsin.com/blog/2012/10/02/recovery-guidebook-award/
MADISON -- The EDA Disaster Recovery Collaborative of Wisconsin recently received a 2012 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation for the Community Economic Recovery Guidebook.
The Community Economic Recovery Guidebook was assembled...
Dept. of Tourism: Travel Green Wisconsin turns five years old
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Danielle Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Tourism
608-266-0458; djohnson@TravelWisconsin.com
Lisa Marshall, Wisconsin Department of Tourism
608-267-3773; lmarshall@TravelWisconsin.com
Growing membership, new enhancements, and environmental benefits positively impact Wisconsin’s natural resources
MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 9, 2012) — Travel Green Wisconsin (TGW) celebrates...
