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Innovative design to improve shopping experience WHAT: The Janesville Walmart, located at 3800 Deerfield Drive, recently began an extensive renovation. The store will receive a full remodel from the inside out and will represent the latest in Walmart's store design and customer experience. The new design is based on feedback from customers and will feature a clean, open and bright new...

For more information, contact: Michael Goetzman, Wisconsin DOT (608) 266-2520, Michael.Goetzman@dot.wi.gov National Work Zone Memorial to be at Lambeau Field in Green Bay With the goal of reminding drivers how important it is to keep highway workers, themselves, and their passengers safe, National Work Zone Awareness Week has been scheduled for April 4 – 8, 2011. The theme for the week is “Safer...

CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, 608-266-2300 State revenue officials are reminding taxpayers that a variety of free state income tax forms are available online in Spanish on the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s website at http://www.revenue.wi.gov. The following forms are available in Spanish, along with a brief description of which form to use when filing: Form -- When to Use This Form for State Income...

Media Relations Contact Gail Ondresky President, Omni Resources, Inc. Phone: 920-968-0110 E-Mail: gail.ondresky@omniresources.com MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Omni Resources, Inc. an Employee Owned Company, has hired Marc Blazich as a Managing Director to lead Omni’s Southeast Wisconsin region. “Omni is fortunate to have Marc on our team” said Gail Ondresky, Omni’s President. “Marc’s in-depth experience in our...

CONTACT: Katy Culver, 608-263-3396, kbculver@wisc.edu MADISON - Jeff Greenfield, CBS senior political correspondent and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus, will deliver the School of Journalism and Mass Communications' annual Taylor lecture. Greenfield will give his talk, "The News About the News Today (Oh Boy)," from 4:30-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, in Room 2195 of Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave. Each year,...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Governor Scott Walker issued Executive Order #22 today announcing a bold education reform initiative to ensure that every Wisconsin child learns to read by the third grade. “Read to Lead” will empower teachers, districts, and parents to decide how to best teach reading at home and in the classroom. “As it stands today, nearly one third of...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Members traveled to Washington, D.C. for ACE fly-in to meet with legislators MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance (WBIA) member Bob Schauf, a board member and farmer from Western Wisconsin, joined other national leaders in the ethanol industry in Washington, D.C. to educate legislators about ethanol issues this week. “We are glad we had the opportunity to speak...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303 Neenah—The successful remediation of the most upstream segment of the Lower Fox River has reduced PCB levels in walleye, sediment and water substantially and has given the country one of its largest cleanup successes so far, monitoring shows. "These results are unprecedented nationally," said Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday morning at a press conference at the...

KEVA Business Partnership Will Give Consumers New Options and a New Location Starting this week consumers will have more options in how they buy and receive goods from The Willow Store with its new Reusable Future retail site (http://www.reusablefuture.com), a virtual one stop general store for all things natural. As part of a new partnership with Middleton’s KEVA Sports...

CONTACT: Brenda Gilbertson (608)846-1491 brenda.gilbertson@absglobal.com DEFOREST, WISCONSIN -- ABS Global sire 29H8538 RBK DIE-HARD-ET was put to rest today. "DIE-HARD is a global favorite-providing high customer satisfaction and legendary genetics for a continuous number of years," stated Scott Bentley, ABS Global Dairy Product Manager. "At over 16-years-old, it is evident that DIE-HARD has lived up to his namesake and transmits this...

MILWAUKEE -- Christopher P. Banaszak has been named Chair of the Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Labor and Employment Practice. With more than 15 years experience as a labor attorney and litigator, Banaszak serves a wide range of manufacturing and service industry clients, including financial institutions. He is also a frequent speaker at labor and employment seminars,...

“Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development: Problems and Prospects” will be the focus of the 18th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community to be held at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Wednesday and Thursday, April 6-7. Sponsored by the UWSP Center for the Small City, the conference is free and open to the public and will be held...

Contact: Shaina Kilcoyne kilcoyne@cwpb.com / (608) 251-0101 MIDWEST WIND SUSPENDS DEVELOPMENT ON CALUMET COUNTY PROJECT The second major wind developer in as many weeks has halted development of a project in Wisconsin following further action by a committee of the state legislature to create continued regulatory uncertainty for the wind industry. Just one day after a legislative committee voted to introduce...