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Contact: Beth Kaplan (608) 267-3810 HMOs Meet Nearly 90% of State Quality Goals MADISON -- The quality of health care services provided by Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) to Wisconsin Medicaid members in 2009 improved over both 2008 and 2007 levels, according to the results of a new Pay-For-Performance initiative started by the Department of Health Services (DHS) last year. The 13 HMOs,...

Tabby and Jack’s, Local Pet Supply and Groomer, is Hosting an Event to Help Benefit Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin! This Saturday, December 18th, Tabby and Jack’s is proud to present their Santa-Claws Bash. Patrons are asked to bring in a non-perishable food item to donate to the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, and in return they...

VISUAL On Saturday, December 18th, 2010 at the MSOE Kern Center in Milwaukee at 10:00 a.m., Miron Construction Co. Inc will sponsor and participate in the 8th Annual Broomball Classic tournament to benefit disadvantaged area children through the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Admirals hockey team will be practicing from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., and will...

CONTACT: John Dipko, Communications Director, 608-266-6753 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm Wisconsin’s unemployment rate drops to 7.6 percent, its lowest point since January 2009 MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for November dropped to 7.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, from 7.8 percent in October. Without seasonal adjustment, the unemployment rate was 7.1 percent, unchanged...

CONTACT: Steven Cramer, cramer@engr.wisc.edu, 608-265-2001 MADISON - Almost since the beginning of recorded history, people have used concrete substances in everything from infrastructure to artwork. In the second century B.C., for example, the Romans combined powdery volcanic ash, lime, stone aggregate and water to form hydraulic concrete, an extremely hard, strong material that revolutionized their architectural designs and literally became...

More Information: Charlie Higley (608) 251-3322 x. 14, Cell: (608) 843-6996 MADISON — Today the Public Service Commission reduced the rate hike for electricity sought by Wisconsin Public Service Corp. In its request filed on April 1, 2010, WPS sought to increase electricity rates by $64.2 million or 6.9 percent. Today’s decision by the PSC reduced the rate request...

Contact: Teresa Weidemann-Smith, (608) 266-9600 MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) seeks public comment on draft rules, issued today, that would revise how renewable resource credits (RRCs) are created and tracked. Electric utilities and electric cooperatives use RRCs to comply with Wisconsin’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. 2009 Wisconsin Act 406 (Act 406) established additional ways for Wisconsin...

Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 With Push of a Button, Innovative Facility North of Waunakee Begins Process of Converting Manure into Power - - Instead of Pollution Dane County’s first “Cow Power” facility officially started operating today, as County Executive Kathleen Falk, representatives of Clear Horizons (the private operator), and the...

CONTACT: Christel Henke FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE chenke@hansondodge.com Office: 414-332-2933 MILWAUKEE – (December 16, 2010) – Hanson Dodge Creative (HDC), America’s leading active lifestyle agency and Comet Branding + PR, a leading and fast-growing social media and public relations agency today jointly announce that the two firms will merge effective January 1, 2011. This merger will expand our collective ability to provide world-class services...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON – An animal rescuer has pleaded no contest to bringing a dog into Wisconsin without proof of veterinary examination and rabies vaccination, after the dog bit a child in the Madison family that adopted it. “Animal rescuers have good intentions, but they may be unaware of our animal import laws in Wisconsin,” said State Veterinarian...

For more information, contact: Ingrid Koch, WisDOT New Freedom Program Manager (608) 266-1379, ingrid.koch@dot.wi.gov Governor Jim Doyle has approved grants totaling $2,526,082 for projects that will enhance local transportation options for citizens with disabilities. The grants will support new public transportation services and alternatives beyond the ADA requirements for individuals with disabilities, and will promote coordination between specialized and public transportation statewide. “I...

Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations, 608-828-5711 November’s election, the animal welfare debate, a big win for farmers on water quality rules, a great growing season and a number of high-profile leadership changes were the top stories for agriculture in 2010. (This is the annual review of the WFBF president’s selection...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Project to create 125 jobs MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Curt Manufacturing has received $400,000 in tax credits from the Economic Development Tax Credit Program and an $11 million Recovery Zone...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON – This year, it’s time to abandon some holiday traditions. Like tiger meat, steak tartare, cannibal sandwiches – all raw beef dishes with ethnic appeal – and old-fashioned eggnog like Grandma used to make with raw eggs. These are holiday treats that can turn nasty. “Most people have gotten the message that raw meat can make...