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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Manley, (608) 258-3400 Employers Provide Leadership on Environmental Stewardship MADISON – Twenty-two Wisconsin companies have been nominated for the prestigious Business Friend of the Environment Awards, honoring leadership in pollution prevention, environmental innovation, and stewardship. The 2011 Business Friend of the Environment Awards are presented by the Wisconsin Environmental Working Group® (WEWG),...

CONTACT: Timothy M. Smeeding, 608-890-1317, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu; Joanna Young Marks, 608-262-7450, jmarks@ssc.wisc.edu MADISON - The third Wisconsin Poverty Report released today (Wednesday, May 4), shows that expanded tax credits and food assistance programs helped shield the state's poorest residents from the worst effects of the recession. Prepared by researchers at the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University...

Gogebic Taconite’s potential mine development in the Penokees will bring greater change to the Bad River watershed and the region than anyone has seen in the past 100 years. Quite simply, you can’t dig a hole nearly 1,000 feet deep, and pile the waste rock elsewhere without making big changes.  There will be impacts to streams, fish, groundwater, forests and...

MADISON - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today announced a $90.8 million settlement with multinational Swiss bank, UBS AG, as part of an ongoing nationwide investigation conducted by state Attorneys General and federal agencies of alleged anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, UBS has agreed to pay $63.3 million...

Media Contact: Jennifer Mitchell (608) 278-4967 EcoStar - Recycle, Replastic, Results FITCHBURG, WI (May 4, 2011)—Placon Corporation, a thermoformer and plastic sheet extruder, announces the opening of its EcoStar® closed-loop recycling facility. Placon becomes one of the first thermoforming companies in the food and consumer packaging industry to implement its own in-house recycling to process post-consumer bottles as well as thermoforms. ...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON—Wisconsin businesses that want to begin or enhance an export initiative should plan to meet with the state’s international trade office representatives during their annual visit to Wisconsin May 9-13, Department of Commerce Secretary Paul Jadin announced today. “Wisconsin currently has a network of international trade offices that can serve as the eyes...

MADISON - Alumni John and Tashia Morgridge will deliver the charge to the graduates at the university's four undergraduate commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, at the Kohl Center. John Morgridge is chair emeritus of the board of Cisco Systems, a leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the Internet. He also serves on the boards...

Contact: Scott Pigeon Hoffman LLC | Director of Marketing Phone: 920-380-2175 | Email: spigeon@hoffman.net High school’s auditorium to undergo facelift (Appleton, WI) Hoffman LLC, a planning, design and construction firm in Appleton, has been selected by Notre Dame Academy to renovate their 900-seat auditorium in Green Bay. “Our auditorium is a multifunctional area,” explained Robert...

MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Marshall, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Phone: 608-267-3773 Email: lmarshall@travelwisconsin.com CABLE, Wis. (May 4, 2011) – Department of Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett officially recognized the Cable Natural History Museum with Travel Green Wisconsin certification and awarded a $1625 Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) grant to the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association during a presentation today. “There are some noteworthy initiatives happening in Cable....

From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, http://www.snc.edu, 920-403-3089, mike.counter@snc.edu DE PERE, Wis.: Along with its new name, the St. Norbert College Strategic Research Institute is offering new types of research services to enhance economic development and quality of life throughout the region and beyond. ...

Media Contact: Robin Johnson, Operations Manager 262-798-7979 rljohnsom@wfafinet.com Time for the 43rd Annual Channel 10 Great TV Auction Brookfield, Wisconsin, May 4, 2011 — The Channel 10 Auction is a unique on-air fundraising event which airs live on Milwaukee Public Television. The money the auction raises supports 10 minutes of every hour of programming on Milwaukee Public Television and is the #1 PBS...

Contacts: MacCanon Brown, Repairers of the Breach, 414-305-8997 Elizabeth D’Acquisto, Salone Aveda, 414-291-6161 ...

Madison, Wis., May 4, 2011—Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) today filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for a limited rate reopener to increase electric and natural gas rates for 2012. The request increases electric rates 4.9% and natural gas rates 1.2%. If approved, the average residential electric bill will increase $4.04 a month and the...

Chippewa Falls, Wis. Getaway and Merchandise Up For Grabs Through “Trip to the Chip” Experience CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (May 4, 2011) – Just in time for the summer outdoors adventure season, the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is introducing an authentic Leinie experience, “Trip to the Chip,” offering craft beer fans the chance to win a trip to Chippewa Falls, the...