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CONTACT: Peter Gray 312-795-3715 Press Statement by Howard A. Learner Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center “New Clean Air Act standards announced today by EPA will protect children’s health and our environment by reducing mercury and soot pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators. These clean air standards make economic sense and create a healthier...

Contacts: Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council, 608-442-7557 Rod Hise, The Luminis Group, 608-770-7850 MADISON, Wis. – A special WisBusiness.com Tech Leaders Survey has found that 58 percent of those technology industry executives who responded to the poll support Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals to end collective bargaining for most public employees on everything except wages up to inflation and to increase employee contributions...

Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations, 608-828-5711 MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds the Wisconsin State Senate for its passage of a bill that will help grow and modernize Wisconsin’s dairy and livestock industries. Senate Bill 9 authored by State Senator Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) was passed by the...

Media Contacts: Jennifer Neighbors (414) 476-5781 jennifer@neighborspr.com or Nancy Deptolla (262) 236-4175 nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net Changes Position ABC Supply to Maximize Benefits of Bradco Supply Corp. Acquisition BELOIT, Wis. – Two ABC Supply Co. Inc. vice presidents – Kevin Hendricks and Brent Fox – have assumed new roles with the company, positioning it to maximize the benefits of its 2010 acquisition of Bradco Supply Corp. ABC Supply is the largest wholesale...

CONTACT: Tracey Holloway, (608) 262-5356, taholloway@wisc.edu MADISON - The first late winter thaws bring puddles, mud, and a promise of spring in the air. But there may also be something less wholesome in the air - very high levels of air pollution. "The first few warm days, when all the snow is beginning to melt, are often the worst particulate matter...

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MADISON - As the American Academy of Arts & Sciences introduces a national commission to encourage research in the humanities and social sciences, the University of Wisconsin-Madison boasts strong representation. Chancellor Biddy Martin will serve on the commission, joining alumnus John Rowe and sociology professor Robert Hauser. "Knowledge of history, an understanding of civic institutions, the ability to use evidence and...

CONTACT: Judi Murphy P: 262-786-7424 F: 262-786-7303 E: judi@marketingwithmurphy.com Brookfield, WI – February 24, 2011 – The Oilerie® Brookfield announces its two-year anniversary celebration to be held at The Oilerie® Brookfield store on Saturday, February 26, 2011, all day long - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Jackie Zach, president of Jacqueline M. Zach Enterprises, LLC, dba The Oilerie® Brookfield, invites area residents...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 LAKE NEBAGAMON – The Wisconsin Department of Justice has reached a settlement agreement with Andrew P. Dahl, d/b/a Dahl Well Drilling, LLC, of Glenwood City, for violations of state laws regulating well drilling, pump installing, and safe...

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 23, 2011) - Edgewood College student-athletes proved once again that excellence in athletics and academics go hand-in-hand. Eagle athletes from all 16 varsity sports turned in a combined grade point average of 3.37 for the 2010 fall semester. Every Eagle program recorded a team grade point average higher...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 MADISON—Governor Scott Walker today announced that Odyne Systems, LLC (Odyne), Waukesha, Waukesha County, has received the Qualified New Business Venture certification from the Department of Commerce (Commerce). The company’s certification by Commerce makes investors in Odyne eligible for a 25-percent tax credit on the amount they invest in the company. “Spurring more venture capital investment...

Contact: Claus Moberg (608) 807-7569 claus@snowshoefood.com MADISON - What if you could enter a grocery store, and with the tap of your finger, determine which products were made in your state? Thanks to three UW-Madison graduate students and their partnership with a local grocery store, you now can. SnowShoeFood LLC and Fresh Madison Market will launch the True Local iPhone application...

In 2000, Congress passed legislation encouraging investment in income qualified census tracts. This included the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program, which is operated through the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund, a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The program provides investors a credit against federal income tax liability for a qualified investment. The credit provided...

Many of the organizations coming to us for web advice complain that their site "...looks terrible, it really needs help." What I ask is, "What do you want it to do?" Surprisingly, they don't always know. While the look of a site is important to credibility, a website is a tool that must also perform productively for you...