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Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 Many convenient payment options available for customers behind on bills MADISON, WI – April 13, 2011 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, encourages customers who are not current on their utility bills to take action now. The last day of the utility moratorium on disconnections is April 15th. As of March...

Latin party promises lively fund-raiser for safe babies Waukesha, Wis. – A Cinco de Mayo celebration with dancing, food, entertainment and auction items will highlight Pregnancy Support Connection’s 2011 Annual Gala Event, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Marriott West Hotel, Pewaukee. The event is the biggest fund-raiser of the year for Pregnancy Support Connection, Waukesha’s premier agency supporting healthy...

CONTACT: Judy Ettinger, 608-263-4367, jettinger@education.wisc.edu. MADISON - With recent uncertainty about the Wisconsin state budget and collective bargaining processes, some public employees are considering retirement earlier than planned. But to accelerate the retirement process, many individuals find themselves with little time to plan a direction for the future. Besides financial and health planning issues, potential retirees must ask, "What am...

Thousands of local students will descend on the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering campus this week for an up-close look at more than 60 interactive exhibits and competitions. Engineering Expo is a biennial event run entirely by UW-Madison undergraduate students and is open to the public and media. Mechanical engineering student and Expo coordinator David Engeldiner is available to...

Keynotes, Wisconsin Manufacturing Leaders Share Insights, Best Practices Break-Out Sessions Target Profitable Sustainability, Business Growth and Operations Excellence MADISON, Wis. – High-impact strategies to attract, retain and develop skilled and motivated workers are the focus of the May 17 Manufacturing Matters! Conference. “The Power of People: Unleashing Breakthrough Business Performance” is the theme of the conference hosted by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension...

Purely Social @ INdustri Cafe Thursday, April 14, 2011 | 6:00 pm -9:00 PM 524 South 2nd Street, Milwaukee REGISTER ( http://www.fuelmilwaukee.org/events/event_details.asp?id=149675 ) FUEL Milwaukee is so excited about April's Purely Social at INdustri Café -- this place is as "Milwaukee" as it gets! The vision for INdustri...

Contact: Douglas Robinson 202-220-2360 drobinson@nw.org Washington, D.C. – NeighborWorks® America, one of the nation’s largest community development corporations, today named Deborah Boatright and John Santner, Directors for the Northeast Region and Midwest Region, respectively. Each Regional Director will oversee two District offices – the Great Lakes and North Central Districts in the Midwest Region and the Northeast and New England districts...

JUMPS ON BOARD TO PROMOTE $10,000 TO WIN AT ELKO SPEEDWAY April 13, 2011 - The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality continually prides itself on the support of its sponsors and their continued commitment, and 2011 is no different. "GrandStay Hospitality is honored to be part of such a great...

Contact: Brian Knox (414) 276-6237 bknox@zeppos.com *** Winner to help open for Vassar July 2nd on new Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage at World’s Largest Music Festival, Summerfest in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Wis., - Briggs & Stratton, a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of air-cooled engines for outdoor power equipment, today announced Rodeowave Entertainment recording artist Phil Vassar has taped several videos encouraging fans to vote...

Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 Charlotte Vallaeys, 978-369-6409 Factory Farm Egg Production, without Mandated Outdoor Access, Challenged CORNUCOPIA, Wis. The Cornucopia Institute announced it has filed a formal legal complaint with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging that one of the nation's largest industrial egg producers, Michigan-based Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, is violating the federal organic standards by confining their laying hens...

Contact: Scott Pigeon Hoffman LLC | Director of Marketing Phone: 920-380-2175 | Email: spigeon@hoffman.net Director of Architectural Services will present to senior living providers at annual conference (Appleton, WI) Hoffman LLC Director of Architectural Services Miles Girouard will co-present on implementing culture change within assisted living facilities to administrators, managers and direct care staff during the...

CONTACT: Bill G. Smith, 608-255-6083 Jack Mozloom, 609-989-8777 Madison (April 13, 2011) – President Obama’s call today for a “balanced” approach to reducing the country’s enormous debt is code language, according to Wisconsin small businesses, for raising taxes on the people who create most of the jobs in America. Earlier this year the President abandoned his plan to raise income taxes on people...

MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Nowak Hoffman York 414.225.9520 rnowak@hyc.com New program addresses energy-efficiency and quality-control needs specific to Wisconsin homes MADISON, Wis. (April 13, 2011) — Focus on Energy, Wisconsin utilities' statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, recently debuted the Focus on Energy New Homes Program. The program pairs Wisconsin builders with leading energy experts in order to construct new homes that are...