WisBusiness

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Today Governor Walker announced Phil Montgomery as chair of the Public Service Commission (PSC). Phil has a long history of working on utility, energy and telecommunications issues while serving as a six-term state elected representative. He has been married to Lisa Montgomery for 25 years, has one son Michael, and one daughter Katherine. He served on...

Contact John Wells 608.225.1913 Oregon, WI- (Monday, March 28, 2011)- It’s been another long winter in the upper Midwest and Madison International Speedway is ready to leave the cold and snow behind and get focused on the 2011 racing season. To say there are going to be some changes at MIS this season would be an understatement. Here’s just...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, WI – Shorewest, Realtors® received the RELO Home Search (RHS) and Rainmaker Awards presented at the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LRE) Conference held in Las Vegas earlier this month. The RELO Home Search (RHS) Award recognizes exceptional contributions made by...

Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 Convenient self-service options are among the available choices for customers MADISON, WI – March 28, 2011 – Alliant Energy encourages customers who are not current on their utility bills to take advantage of any of our various self-service payment options now, before the moratorium on shut offs ends April 15. “We understand our customers find many...

For more information, contact: Eric Skrum, Wisconsin Bankers Association, 608/441-1216, eskrum@wisbank.com Special Agent Benjamin Hruz, Federal Bureau of Investigation,414/276-4684 $5,000 Joint Reward Issued by Associated Bank, M&I Bank, U.S. Bank and Wisconsin Bankers Association (MADISON) –A reward of $5,000 has been issued to the person who provided information leading to the arrest of a Milwaukee man responsible for a string of...

Media Contact: Robin Johnson, Operations Manager 262-798-7979 rljohnsom@wfafinet.com Brookfield, Wisconsin, March 29, 2011 — Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network has designated Kurt Rozman, President of Rozman Wealth Management, a member of the firm’s “Premier Advisors Program,” a distinction that reflects Rozman’s achievement of professional success through a consistent commitment to client service. Kurt Rozman’s inclusion in this program is a testament to...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the state has reached a $4.2 million settlement agreement with three of the defendants in the litigation charging thirty-six (36) pharmaceutical manufacturers with defrauding the Wisconsin Medicaid Program. The Department of Justice law enforcement action pending in Dane County alleges that the companies...

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 When: Thursday, March 31, 2011 Time: 7:00 pm Where: Edgewood College Anderson Auditorium 1000 Edgewood College Drive Madison,...

CONTACT: Don Schutt, 608-262-7106, dschutt@ohr.wisc.edu MADISON - The fortunate among us have experienced some perfect conversations. They can begin as an innocent exchange, ordinary, unremarkable. They then catch fire, sparking into unexpected directions, feeding on the energy and new ideas and connections being discussed. The conversations get big. And memorable. The Big Learning Event (BLE), to be held June 7-8 at...

Suttle-Straus, a Waunakee based communication company, announced the successful installation of $2.6 million in equipment upgrades and facility enhancements designed to increase efficiency, output and customer convenience. The largest part of the investment is a new 40“ Komori six color plus UV coating printing press, featuring automatic plate changers and color profiling systems. In addition, the company has installed...

Contact: Jim Villa: jim@carw.com; (414) 271-2021 Milwaukee. Wisconsin Department of Commerce Secretary Paul Jadin will be the featured speaker at the CARW 2011 Commercial Real Estate Roundtable Forum to be held Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. CARW’s annual Forum is an interactive, discussion-based examination and discussion of the commercial real estate...

CONTACT: Gary Radloff, 608-347-9681, gradloff@wbi.wisc.edu MADISON - A collaboration of researchers, business leaders, policymakers and industry experts has identified a plan for capitalizing on the biogas energy opportunity in Wisconsin. The strategic plan, titled "The Biogas Opportunity in Wisconsin," was released today and can be downloaded at http://www.wbi.wisc.edu/policy-analysis/. Biogas is a product of anaerobic digestion, a process that decomposes organic matter...

CONTACT: Peter Boger, 919-259-0614, boger@wisc.edu MADISON - Filmmaker Jennifer Redfearn will appear at the Wisconsin premiere of her recent documentary "Sun Come Up," which was nominated for a 2011 Academy Award, on the final day of the Wisconsin Film Festival. Redfearn is expected to introduce the 38-minute film and hold a question-and-answer session with the audience after the screening, beginning...

CONTACT: Brad Taylor, 608-278-8604, bradleyftaylor@hotmail.com MADISON - To meet a growing demand to bring education research and development to the general public, friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison have established the Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services (WCEPS). Serving a parallel role to that of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), the center will help license and market nonpatentable...