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CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., April 18, 2011 – Dentists’ primary concern – and responsibility – is the health of their patients. Earth Day is this Friday, but dentists across Wisconsin work hard every day to ensure a healthy, safe environment inside and outside the dental office. “We encourage our member dentists to...

(CONTACT: Bill Looney, 414.577.1362, bill.looney@aecom.com OR Konstantin Sobolev, 414-229-3198, sobolev@uwm.edu.) MILWAUKEE – AECOM, Inc. and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to explore potential areas of research collaboration in the rapidly growing area of nanotechnology in building materials. AECOM’s is a global leader in creating, enhancing and sustaining the world’s built, natural and social environments. “In addition...

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A. – April 8, 2011 Burger Boat Company launches the R/V Coregonus, a 60’ Research Vessel for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. R/V Coregonus is replacing the R/V Barney Devine, a steel Fishing Tug built by Burger in 1937. SeaCraft Design in Sturgeon Bay, WI designed the R/V Coregonus for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to...

Mom’s the Word in Shorewood Contact: Christel Henke Shorewood BID Marketing 414-332-2933 christel@shorewoodwi.com Shorewood, Wis., April 18, 2011– For most of us, our first management experience starts at home—with Mom at the helm of a business called “the family.” Whether Mom is a “Tiger” or a “Panda,” we can all learn something from her wise advice. To...

Contact: Diane Farsetta, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, (608) 250-9240, diane@wnpj.org Pam Kleiss, Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin, (608) 232-9945, info@psrwisconsin.org John Peck, Family Farm Defenders, (608) 260-0900, familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com As Japan's Nuclear Disaster Continues, Groups Urge UW Not to Greenwash Nuclear Power MADISON - Local public health, farmers' and environmental groups are questioning the...

WI Sustainable Business Council Tom Eggert Executive Director sustain@bus.wisc.edu 608 267-2761 ABB Inc. Kathryn Schwab kathryn.a.schwab@us.abb.com 262-785-3307 New Berlin Facility among First in Wisconsin to Earn Honor ABB is one of the first Wisconsin firms to earn Green Professional status under the WI Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program. As a Green Professional, ABB has performed actions in each of nine “sustainability areas”, and has earned...

Contact: WI Sustainable Business Council Tom Eggert Executive Director sustain@bus.wisc.edu 608 267-2761 MSI General Corporation Donald J. Frost, Jr. AIA, VP Design email: don@msigeneral.com 262.563.5330 Green builders in Wisconsin are on the Path to Sustainability MSI General is one of the first Wisconsin firms to earn Green Professional status under the WI Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program. As a Green Professional, MSI has performed actions in each of...

Contact: WI Sustainable Business Council Tom Eggert Executive Director sustain@bus.wisc.edu 608 267-2761 ALSCO Dave Prink dprink@alsco.com (414) 578-4300 Alsco is one of the first Wisconsin firms to earn Green Professional status under the WI Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program. As a Green Professional, ALSCO has performed actions in each of nine “sustainability areas”, and has earned more than 100 points. “Alsco’s leadership in sustainability within the textiles industry...

Contact: WI Sustainable Business Council Tom Eggert Executive Director sustain@bus.wisc.edu 608 267-2761 Contact: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Linda Bochert lhbochert@michaelbest.com 608-283-2271 First Law Firm in Wisconsin to Earn Honor Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is the first Wisconsin law firm to be recognized by the WI Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program. As a Green Professional, Michael Best has performed actions in each of nine “sustainability...

Contact: Georgia Parham (USFWS) 812-334-4261 x 1203 Georgia_Parham@fws.gov Ellen Carey (AWEA), 202-249-7357 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and wind energy industry companies, along with the American Wind Energy Association, have signed a memorandum of understanding pledging to work together to develop a wind energy habitat conservation plan for the Service’s Midwest Region. Such a plan would outline measures to...

CONTACT: Bill Malkasian, WRA President, 608-345-9004, wem@wra.org or David Clark, Economist, C3 Statistical Solutions and Professor of Economics, Marquette University, 414-803-6537, dclark@c3stats.com MADISON, WI – Both existing home sales and median prices fell in March according to data just released by the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association (WRA). Sales of existing homes fell 18.5 percent in March compared to the same month last year....