Wisconsin State Energy Office: Annual Wisconsin Energy Statistics Book reveals positive trends
DOA Media Line: 608-266-7362
MADISON - Wisconsin continues to make progress in diversifying its energy mix, improving environmental performance and increasing energy efficiency according to the 2010 Wisconsin Energy Statistics Book released today by the Wisconsin State Energy Office. Renewable energy experienced a 6.5 percent growth in the most recent reporting period while nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide emissions...
Learning Express Toys: Offers children the opportunity to learn about giving when receiving on their birthday
Contact: Kim Straka, HYPE Communications
608.772.7207 or kim@hypecomm.com
(Madison, WI) Learning Express Toys located in West Towne Mall in Madison, WI has created a unique way to teach children the valuable lesson about giving back at an early age. Their Birthday Box program is a child's birthday gift registry where 10% of the proceeds can be designated to nonprofit...
Edgewood College: Receives Wal-Mart grant for Heroes’ Welcome Program
Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333
Madison, Wis. (July 13, 2011) – Edgewood College today announced it has received a grant of nearly $60,000 to support services for veterans seeking a college degree. The grant, awarded by the Wal-Mart Foundation, will support the College’s new Heroes’ Welcome Program.
“This support will have a significant impact as we continue...
DOJ, DWD: Van Hollen and Baumbach announce workers to receive settlement payments in Wisconsin food gift case
CONTACT: Bill Cosh, Department of Justice, 608-266-1221
John Dipko, Department of Workforce Development, 608-266-6753
SUN PRAIRIE- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Scott Baumbach today announced the recovery of over $290,000 for...
Tushaus Computer Services: Receives top honors from Microsoft
Tushaus Awarded Midwest Partner of the Year and Central Region Cloud Partner of the Year
For more information:
Kris Palen, Director of Marketing & Communications
Tushaus Computer Services
414.908.2204
krisp@tushaus.com
MILWAUKEE – Tushaus Computer Services, a Milwaukee-based provider of leading-edge technology solutions for businesses, announced today that it has been recognized by Microsoft as Partner of the Year for the Midwest U.S. Region, an...
St. Croix EDC: July Dashboard released: Data shows economic condition of the 3-county St. Croix Valley
Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383
The July edition of the St. Croix Valley Economic Dashboard has been released by the UW-River Falls Center for Economic Research (CER) and St. Croix Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The dashboard is a snapshot of the economic condition of the labor, consumer and housing markets in the three county St. Croix Valley...
St. Croix EDC: Income tax reciprocity payment may open door for new agreement
Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his Secretary of Revenue, Rick Chandler, announced on July 13th that the state had paid off the nearly $60 million owed from the Minnesota-Wisconsin income tax reciprocity agreement. The announcement came at Airworthy Aerospace Industries, 2020 O’Neil Road, in Hudson, Wisconsin (St. Croix County).
Airworthy employs 60 associates...
Dane County Executive Parisi: Announces Dane County Jobs and Prosperity Project
Contact: Casey Slaughter Becker, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 843-8858
Will Hold Series of Summits, Introduces New Survey to Gather Input from Diverse Sectors of Economy
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi launched the Dane County Jobs and Prosperity Project today, a new initiative to gather input from the business community, workers, and the general public...
Sperry Van Ness, Madison: Announces lease of office space to EMCS, Inc.
Contact: Jeff Jansen
Sperry Van Ness
(608) 821-1401
jeff.jansen@svn.com
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First Business Financial Services, Inc.: Promotes Sara Alexander and hires Jared Smith
Contact:
Kelley Dixon
Marketing & Events Coordinator
First Business Financial Services, Inc.
Phone 608-232-5774
kdixon@firstbusiness.com
MADISON, WI, July 14, 2011 – First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ) announced today that Sara Alexander has been promoted to Client Support Representative II and Jared Smith has been hired as a Financial Accountant.
Sara has been with First Business since 2009 and worked as a Client Service Representative....
Quarles & Brady: Two Quarles & Brady attorneys elected district representatives on State Board of Governors
Media Contact:
Caroline Letiecq, Communications Manager
602-229-5377 / caroline.letiecq@quarles.com
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (July 14, 2011) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Andrew P. Beilfuss and Thomas J. Phillips, attorneys in the Firm's Milwaukee office, have been elected as District Representatives on the State Bar of Wisconsin's Board of Governors. They began their two-year terms on July 1,...
WisDOT: Governor Walker announces two new Wisconsin Rustic Roads
For more information, contact:
Jane Carrola, WisDOT Rustic Roads Coordinator
(608) 266-0649, jane.carrola@dot.wi.gov
Six-mile R-110 located west of Lodi in Columbia County; R-111 travels 25 miles through the Chequamegon National Forest in Sawyer and Ashland counties
Governor Scott Walker has announced the addition of two new Rustic Roads in Wisconsin, bringing the total number of Rustic Roads in the state to 111, and...
Brinkman: WMEP’s new leader optimistic about state’s manufacturing sector
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
The new head of the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership says the state's industrial sector is rebounding, even if its recovery is still somewhat anemic at this point.
"We're starting to climb out of the foxholes and take new initiatives, make new investments and move forward with projects that may have been on hold for two or...
