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Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations, 608-828-5711 MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Executive Director of Governmental Relations Paul Zimmerman issued the following statement on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 5-2 ruling on the livestock siting lawsuit involving Larson Acres of Rock County. “The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling on this challenge to...

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (July 11, 2012) – For the second consecutive year, administrators from Zhaoqing University in Guangdong Province, China will visit the United States beginning July 9, and the College will serve as their “home away from home” for much of their visit. During their ten-day stay in Madison, the delegation will...

Contact: Andy Hall, 608-262-3642, ahall@wisconsinwatch.org MADISON - The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have won a national award for their collaborative efforts to produce investigative reporting. The Associated Press Media Editors' first Innovator of the Year for College Students award cites the center and school, which since 2009...

The WI Sustainable Business Council, in conjunction with Cool Choices announce the release of the 2012 New Tech Jobs Report. The report is available online at: http://ww.bus.wisc.edu/business-sustainability/council/greenjobs/ “The new technology economy will play a critical role in creating jobs in Wisconsin,” said Tom Eggert, Executive Director, WI Sustainable Business Council. “Jobs in energy efficiency, wind, solar and water...

UW Madison: Study finds little movement on economic ladder MADISON - Economic opportunity is not the same for everyone in the United States, new research by La Follette School director Thomas DeLeire shows. While 84 percent of Americans have higher family incomes than their parents did at the same age, those born at the top and bottom of the income...

Contact: Laura M. Blades 202-558-5123 The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway:...

Dean: Exports successful health plan model to new market Helps move Prevea Health and St. Vincent Hospital toward integrated health care delivery system MADISON, Wis., July 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dean Health Plan (DHP) signed an agreement with Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Prevea Health and St. Vincent Hospital to offer health insurance products through an integrated, managed care provider...

Encouraging people to write more letters, Appleton Coated supports the Letter Writers Alliance's social events Combined Locks, Wis. -- Supporting the art of letter writing, Appleton Coated provided paper for the Letter Writers Alliance's "socials" and stationery. These monthly and seasonal events are open at no cost to anyone interested in letter writing. Events take place throughout year and in...

WisDOT: Eastbound Beltline lane, ramp closure A single lane of the eastbound Beltline near Fish Hatchery Road and the exit ramp to northbound Fish Hatchery are closed temporarily for maintenance. Motorists must use alternates route to access northbound Fish Hatchery from the Beltline. Delays should be expected in the area. The lane and ramp are expected to...

Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 Shorewest, Realtors: Welcomes 12 sales associates in June Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to welcome 12 sales associates who joined Shorewest, Realtors® in June 2012. Delavan Office (830 E. Geneva St., Delavan) Ronald Ehlen Elmbrook/Wauwatosa Office (11622 W. North Ave.,...

Contact: Laura Heisler, 608-316-4392, lheisler@warf.org or Janet Kelly, 608-890-1491, jkelly@warf.org UW-Madison: Madison community foundation funds K-12 science programs at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery MADISON - During the next year, kids and their families will be able to enjoy six new ways to experience hands-on science at the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. The Madison Community...