Miron Construction: Patrick Birkett becomes associate safety professional (ASP)
For More Information Contact:
Joshua Morby, josh.morby@miron-construction.com
414.791.9120 ...
Godfrey & Kahn: Honored with 2011 Commuter Champion award by Wisconsin Partners for Clean Air
For more information, contact:
Emily Friedrich
414-287-9485
efriedrich@gklaw.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (June 1, 2011) -- Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is pleased to announce that Wisconsin Partners for Clean Air (WPCA) has honored the firm with the 2011 Commuter Champion award.
The firm was recognized for offering on-site purchasing of pre-tax transit passes and vouchers, which provide approximately three weeks of transit per month...
Dept. of Commerce: Beloit wins the Great American Main Street
Contact: Barbro McGinn, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661
The Wisconsin Department of Commerce is proud to announce Downtown Beloit Association as a winner of the 2011 Great American Main Street Awards® (GAMSA). Recognized as a leader following the Main Street Four-Point Approach®, embracing sound historic preservation ethics and building strategic partnerships, Downtown Beloit Association (DBA) was honored at the Main...
Plumbing Manufacturers International: Presents Legislator of the Year Award to supporters of Reduction of Lead in Water Act
Rolling Meadows, IL – Members of the Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) Executive Committee and PMI Executive Director Barbara C. Higgens traveled to Washington, D.C., to present Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and James Inhofe (R-OK) and Congressman Tom Petri (R-WI) with the Legislator of the Year awards. These elected officials were recognized for their leadership and support of the PMI...
Gov. Walker: Issues dairy month proclamation for June
Contact: Cullen Werwie 608-267-7303
Madison – Today Governor Walker issued a proclamation naming June as the state’s official dairy month.
According to a study by a UW professor, the dairy industry contributes more than $26.5 billion per year to Wisconsin’s economy and employs more than 146,000. With more than 125 cheese plants and 12,000 dairy farms, Wisconsin produces 600...
Design Structures, LLC: Farm and Fleet Janesville store
From: Chelsea Orvick
Marketing Coordinator
Design Structures, LLC
corvick@designstructures.com
Design Structures, LLC is excited to announce that they have been...
Clean Wisconsin: Increased tipping fees help lower out-of-state trash coming to Wisconsin landfills
Contact: Amber Meyer Smith, 608.251.7020 ext. 16, 608.347.6026 (cell)
Fees support Wisconsin’s recycling program
MADISON – New data shows that the amount of out-of-state waste coming to Wisconsin landfills dropped dramatically in 2010, the first full year that Wisconsin instituted an increased tipping fee – the fee charged to dump waste in landfills.
“Wisconsin was quickly becoming the trash dump...
Jannsen + Company: June 22 seminar to help businesses understand, comply with employment laws
New rules, changes in existing regulations to be addressed
CONTACT: Ann Mazer, SPHR, Jannsen + Company, (262) 513-9292, Ann.Mazer@jannsen.com
Pewaukee, Wis. – For many businesses, employment laws are an alphabet soup of acronyms, bureaucratic minutiae and incomprehensible legalese. Unfortunately, what employers don’t know about these laws can hurt them.
A June 22 seminar at Jannsen + Company, “Employment Laws - What Should...
WisBusiness: Echometrix uses ultrasound to measure properties of injury-prone tissues
By Brad Leitch
For WisBusiness.com
Imagine knowing exactly how many miles you could run, or how hard you could sprint chasing after that fly ball at the summer league softball game, and not be the least bit worried about ending up on the bench with a pulled hamstring.
Echometrix, a Madison-based firm, has made long scientific strides towards better understanding of...

