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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Sarah Dutro, Client Care Coordinator ActionCOACH of Elm Grove P: 262-790-1213 F: 262-790-1516 E: sarahdutro@actioncoachofelmgrove.com W: www.actioncoach.com Elm Grove, WI, January 28, 2012 – Three Milwaukee-area businesses, 7Summits, Sweettrio, and Allrite Home and Remodeling have earned recognition as being the “best of the best” at the 2012 Business Excellence Awards at ceremonies held at the Memphis Hilton in Memphis,...

January 27, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison—Gov. Scott Walker applauded members of the Assembly for passing AB 426, which updates Wisconsin’s mining regulations by creating new laws specific to ferrous (iron) mining. The process created by the bill would expedite the approval of a mining application, while maintaining environmental and natural resource protections. The passage of this...

Contact: Christine McCoy 608/275-3340 christine.mccoy@rayovac.com New in-store program praises products made in Wisconsin MADISON, Wisconsin, January 25, 2012 – Finding and buying Made in Wisconsin products, like Rayovac Batteries, is now possible thanks to a new program hitting Walmart stores this week. Named “Wisconsin’s Own”, the effort showcases products produced in the state of Wisconsin. The yearlong program will identify participating Wisconsin-produced products to...

By Kay Nolan For WisBusiness.com While not discounting the value of luring new companies to Wisconsin with public incentives, a team of business professionals says metro Milwaukee needs to invest in existing businesses, as well as fixing crumbling roads and poor academic outcomes in order to improve the employment picture. "It's important if we want to have net growth, we can't just...