WisBusiness

CONTACT: Erin Musgrave Small Business Majority (831) 477-0453 Affordable Care Act Program Helps Wisconsin Small Businesses Offer Benefits and Compete Against Larger Companies for Best Talent May 9, 2012—Nearly 360,000 Wisconsin workers are employed by roughly 63,000 small businesses eligible for more than $320 million in tax credits in the federal healthcare reform, according to a new report released today. The tax credit...

State Patrol Major Sandra Huxtable, WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety (608) 266-3048, sandra.huxtable@dot.wi.gov Advice from a ‘Driver’ who always wears his seat belt Packers’ all-time leading receiver featured in new TV and radio messages urging everyone to buckle up If you are a Wisconsin motorist who doesn’t buckle up, Green Bay wide-receiver Donald Driver has some powerful advice—and it will...

Amber Hartl, Wisconsin Bankers Association, 608/441-1237, ahartl@wisbank.com The Wisconsin Bankers Association: $4 million in lost tax revenue for Wisconsin Income up for state credit unions (MADISON) - Wisconsin's non-profit financial institutions reported a 77.5 percent increase in combined net income over 2011, according to data released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). Total assets were also up by 4.4...

Jim Geisking Public Relations Specialist Geisking Public Relations Cell: 608.558.0693 Quaker Steak and Lube: Rewards police and EMS crews Offers discounted food to service members New Berlin, WI. Of all the emergencies police and EMS crews face, one they won't have to worry about May 13th to May 19th is too few chicken wings. In support of National Police and EMS Week,...

Tom Luljak, 414-229-5024, tluljak@uwm.edu Andy Geiger named UW-Milwaukee athletic director MILWAUKEE – Andy Geiger, former athletic director for five NCAA Division I programs including Ohio State and Stanford University, has been named athletic director at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He begins immediately. “We believe Andy Geiger possesses the leadership qualities to bring stability and continuity to UWM Athletics during this transitional phase,”...

CONTACT: Jim Lattis (608) 263-0360, lattis@astro.wisc.edu Washburn telescope's optics get 130-year checkup, cleaning MADISON - Bit by bit over the last two decades, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's iconic Washburn Observatory has been restored to its original sheen. The dome was refurbished in the 1990s and the building itself was restored and updated in 2009. And...

Tim Carlsgaard timothy.s.carlsgaard@xcelenergy.com Office: (612) 330-7697 Cell: (612) 201-7538 Wisconsin regulatory permit approved for CapX2020 Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse 345 kV line PSCW selects Q1-Galesville route with a modification near Holmen Minneapolis – May 10, 2012 – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin voted to grant a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for an approximate 48-mile 345 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line...

Patrick Casey Phone: 920-225- 6159 Email: Patrick.Casey@Boldt.com Mary Schmidt Phone: 920-284-7165 Email: mkschmidt@centurytel.net Boldt: Opens Green Bay office, continues Selmer transition As a next step in the business transition agreement with The Selmer Company, The Boldt Company announces its opening of an office in Green Bay, WI, located at 3049 Ramada Way, suite 150. In Sept. 2011, The Selmer Company, of Green Bay,...

Contact: Mike Ruzicka 414.778.4929 or 414.870.1876 Home sales up 44.2% in April May 10, 2012 – The housing market’s resurgence continued in April, increasing 44.2% in the 4-county metropolitan area. April is the 10th month in a row in which home sales have increased by double-digits. April sales (1,541) were about even with sales in...