NFIB-Wisconsin: Wisconsin Governor Walker talks with small business owners on NFIB teleforum
Contact:Bill G. Smith at (608) 255-6083
Jack Mozloom at (609) 989-8777
MADISON (March 31, 2011)– Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker spoke to small business leaders from around the country this afternoon on a special teleforum hosted by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
“Wisconsin has been at the center of the nation’s attention for several...
MRA: Employer Associations of America 2011 National Policies & Benefits Survey shows employees win some and lose some benefits
Media Contact:
Sarah Kendall
Director of Marketing and Communications
Tel: 262-696-3350
E-mail: sarah.kendall@mranet.org
Waukesha, Wis. – MRA – The Management Association released the results of the Employer Associations of America National Policies & Benefits Survey of over 2,300 companies nationwide shows employees retain health benefits, but lose ground in other employer-sponsored benefits.
“Given the deep cuts in recent years, we weren’t sure how...
Gov. Walker: Signs Senate Bill 11; legislation will save taxpayers over $1.25 million
Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303
MADISON—Governor Walker announced today that he has signed Senate Bill 11 which will save property taxpayers more than $1.25 million. The legislation signed into law by Governor Walker corrects a clerical mistake by the City of Milwaukee in TIF District 72 , “Bishop’s Creek TID”. Without the fix Milwaukee property taxpayers would owe...
Dane County: Construction of Dane County “cow power” facility complete, electrical generation begins
Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606
County Executive Announces Site for Second Digester in Lake Mendota Watershed
Construction of Dane County’s unique “Cow Power” facility is complete and it’s generating about $2-million a year in electricity, enough to power 2,500 homes, County Executive Kathleen Falk announced today.
Falk was joined today by local...
My Home Your Home: Keeping the dream alive
Contact: Robert E. Hurst II
Phone: (414) 771-4171
For over 20 years, the community based non profit My Home Your Home, Inc. is proud to announce their 2nd Annual “Keeping the Dream Alive” Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, at the Harley Davidson Museum - Rumble Room located 400 West Canal Street in Downtown...
Gov. Walker: Talks with small-business owners
Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303
Madison—Governor Scott Walker talked this afternoon with small-business owners in Wisconsin on a conference call with the National Federation of Independent Business.
“Since our first day in office we have been concentrating on opening Wisconsin for business and encouraging job creation,” said Governor Walker. “Small-businesses are the backbone of our state and our nation. ...
Private parking & hotel businesses near Milwaukee airport: Announce opposition to airport’s new 8 percent parking tax and fee increase
Contact: Evan Zeppos
(414) 276-6237
Public Sector Would Gain Competitive Advantage Over Private Sector
MILWAUKEE, Wis., - A group of area businesses located near General Mitchell International Airport today announced that they have formed an ad-hoc coalition to fight and oppose the Airport proposal to establish a new tax and boost fees on private parking and hotel parking operators. ...
Cleaner Valley Coalition: Valley coal plant fight heats up
Contacts: Katie Nekola, Clean Wisconsin, 608-251-7020, x14
Jennifer Feyerherm, Sierra Club, 608-695-5797
Coalition Members Petition EPA to Protect Public Health
Milwaukee, WI – In the continued fight to clean up Milwaukee's unhealthy air, Clean Wisconsin and Sierra Club have filed petitions challenging the air permit for We Energies' Valley Coal Plant. These members of the...
Cleaner Valley Coalition: Supports efforts to clean up valley coal plant
Statement of the Cleaner Valley Coalition
Contact Juan Carlos Ruiz, 414-758-0600
Milwaukee, WI – Today, the Cleaner Valley Coalition announced its support of legal actions taken by two coalition partners to clean up We Energies’ Valley Coal Plant. Sierra Club and Clean Wisconsin filed petitions with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, contending that...
Izaak Walton League of America: What’s in the 2012 farm bill for me?
Media Contact: Cathy Kennedy
612.309.3951
cathryn@cathrynkennedy.com
April 14 Forum to Explore Statewide Economic Benefits To Cleaner Lakes, Rivers & Streams
(March 31, 2011) – Eau Claire, WI – Wisconsin’s state conservationist Pat Leavenworth will be joined by Duke Welter of Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort as part of a public discussion about the benefits of the 2012 Farm Bill with all Wisconsinites...
WisBusiness: The Show – Departing WMC President Jim Haney
Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues.
In this show, Liz Schrum has the stock report with some surprising news about local brewery sales numbers and Tom Still talks about possible disruption in R&D dollars. Then Jim Haney talks about the past, present and future of...
WisBusiness: State expects $1.6B deficit this year in unemployment fund
By WisBusiness Staff
The state expects a $1.6 billion deficit in its unemployment insurance reserve fund this year, a DWD official told an Assembly committee today.
Andrea Reid, deputy administrator of the DWD's UI division, said the agency expects that shortfall to improve slightly next year and projects a deficit of $1 billion in 2013, a total that's "better than we...
