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Poll shows key weakness for Republican agenda, strength for Democrats including Wisconsin Senate race; Results suggest massive ad campaign against clean air, energy protections in Wisconsin is not working WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 27, 2012 – Undecided voters in Wisconsin decisively favor candidates for president and Congress who support clean air and clean energy policies over candidates who don’t, a...

Contact: Erin Johnson Phone: (800) 447-4094 Email: erin@bayfield.org Fall colors and apples will be in abundance for 51st Annual Bayfield Apple Festival Bayfield Apple Festival -- A landscape hued with golden yellow, rustic red, and burnt orange foliage will greet visitors to this year's 51st Annual Bayfield Apple Festival, which is just over a week away, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383 or jacki@stcroixedc.com The inaugural Manufacturing Day in the U.S. is scheduled for Friday, October 5, 2012. The day will highlight the growing importance of manufacturing to the U.S. economy and the high-paying careers in this sector. “Manufacturing is important to St. Croix County,” says St. Croix EDC’s executive director William Rubin. “Property taxes,...

For more information, please contact: Amalia Piehl 13040 W. Lisbon Road, Suite 900 Milwaukee, WI 53005 t 262.781.4100 | f 262.781.6300 amalia.piehl@jpcullen.com Brookfield, Wis. — J. P. Cullen & Sons, Inc. (Cullen) was recently awarded a $36.4 million dollar contract to build the nation’s first graduate school of Freshwater Sciences. Adjacent to the current Great Lakes WATER Institute and standing as its front door,...

Contact: Rick Peterson, Office of Communications, 920-832-6590 APPLETON, WIS. — When first lady Michelle Obama stops at Lawrence University to address a crowd of more than 2,000 on Friday, Sept. 28, it will mark the second time in less than six months a major presidential campaign figure has visited the small Midwest liberal arts college. Lawrence was in the...

Contact: Christine Venuti- Marketing Manager or Jerry Batzner-President Batzner Pest Management, Inc. 16948 W. Victor Rd New Berlin, WI 53151 Phone: 262-797-4160 http://www.Batzner.com A common fall fest, often mistaken for the ladybug, predicted to be abundant in Wisconsin this fall NEW BERLIN, WI -- Multicolored Asian lady beetles that resemble ladybugs can congregate on the side of your home...

Contact: Brendan Conway, Communications Director 414.278.5281 Office Brendan.Conway@MilwCnty.com Twitter: @MkeCoExecPress Negotiations Continuing on Couture Project MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is happy to announce that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed their prior ruling that the Downtown Transit Center is not on lakebed and therefore is not subject to the Public Trust Doctrine. “The Public Trust...

DATE: September 28, 2012 Contact: Brendan Conway, Communications Director 414.278.5281 Office Brendan.Conway@MilwCnty.com Twitter: @MkeCoExecPress MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is happy to announce that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed their prior ruling that the Downtown Transit Center is not on lakebed and therefore is not subject to the Public Trust Doctrine. “The Public Trust Doctrine is important...

Contact: Christel Henke, 414-332-2933 chenke@prworks.biz Julie Stolper, 262-650-9852 jstolper@wi.rr.com Milwaukee, WI - September 28, 2012 – Elite Sports Clubs announced today that it has officially closed on its recently announced acquisition of Le Club, located in Glendale, WI. With the addition of Le Club, locally owned Elite Sports Clubs now boasts five clubs in the area with three in the North Shore...

Contact:Dana Brueck 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that his office has obtained a judgment against Tinedale Farms Partnership, LLP, of Wrightstown, requiring it to pay $50,000 in forfeitures, mandatory court costs, surcharges, and attorneys’ fees for violations of its Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit. According to the complaint, on May 28, 2010, Tinedale...

September 28, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: George Althoff, Communications Director, 608-261-4504 Nominations open through Nov. 30 for 2012 Wisconsin Financial Literacy Award MADISON – Nominations for the 2012 Wisconsin Financial Literacy Award will be accepted through Nov. 30, the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy announced this week. Individuals or organizations may be nominated for the award, which recognizes efforts at promoting the cause...

Contact:Darlene Arneson, Agriculture in the Classroom Coordinator 608.828.5719 MADISON – Do you know a teacher that does a great job teaching about agriculture? If so, please encourage them to fill out an application for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom Program’s Outstanding Teacher Award. Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) annually recognizes a Wisconsin teacher or a teaching team for their...