Clean Wisconsin: Proposed bill would gut environmental review and public input process for proposed iron mines
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2011
Contact: Katie Nekola, 608.251.7020 ext. 14, 608.212.8751 (cell)
MADISON – A 186-page bill released yesterday seeks to fast-track iron mine projects in Wisconsin by making the expansion of mining a state policy, slashing opportunities for public input and eliminating environmental protections.
“This bill was written by the mining industry to gut the environmental review and public...
Madison Children’s Museum: Wins In Business Commercial Design Award in education category
MADISON, Wis. (May 12, 2011) ― Madison Children’s Museum took home an In Business magazine 2011 Commercial Design Award in the Best New Development or Renovation-Education category at its Commercial Design Awards Dinner on May 3 at the Sheraton Hotel.
The award was one of nine issued at the fourth annual event by the magazine, whose May edition features a...
WisDOT: Wisconsin awarded $2.4 million in federal Scenic Byway grants
For more information, contact:
Jane Carrola, WisDOT Scenic Byways coordinator
(608) 266-0649, jane.carrola@dot.wi.gov
Dennis Leong, WisDOT Bureau of Planning and Economic Development
(608) 266-9910 dennis.leong@dot.wi.gov
Wisconsin is receiving over $2.4 million in federal awards that will fund two projects along the Great River Road National Scenic Byway (WIS 35) in western Wisconsin and a project along the state-designated Door County Coastal Byway (WIS...
St. Croix EDC: 2010 traveler expenditures up in St. Croix County
Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383
Expenditures also Up in the St. Croix Valley and 10-County Region
2010 traveler spending in St. Croix County increased 2.18% to an estimated $103.96 million according to an annual study released May 6th by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Statewide, travelers spent $12.303 billion in 2010 for a 1-year increase of 1.75%. Increases...
Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee: Media event
CONTACTS:
Chris McCloud (IDNR) 217-299-7128 chris.mccloud@illinois.gov
Taryn Tuss (CEQ) 202-456-6998 Taryn_L._Tuss@ceq.eop.gov
CHICAGO- The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) will hold a media event in downtown Chicago on Monday May 23, 2011 at 1 P.M.CST. The purpose of the event is to announce the ACRCC’s 2011 Sampling and Monitoring Plan and demonstrate actions underway to track and remove Asian carp in the...
WisBusiness: Business leaders share pitfalls and positives of working in China
By Kay Nolan
For WisBusiness.com
Wisconsin employers may be used to deer hunting season with its absenteeism and work slowdowns, but nothing prepared Sheboygan businessman Dan Gray for the disruption caused by the Chinese New Year, after his office furniture company, Mayline Group, began doing business in China.
"Business all but shuts down for three weeks," said Gray. ...
WisBusiness: Business leaders share pitfalls and positives of working in China
By Kay Nolan
For WisBusiness.com
Wisconsin employers may be used to deer hunting season with its absenteeism and work slowdowns, but nothing prepared Sheboygan businessman Dan Gray for the disruption caused by the Chinese New Year, after his office furniture company, Mayline Group, began doing business in China.
"Business all but shuts down for three weeks," said Gray. ...
