Dept. of Health Services: Pris Boroniec named to lead DHS Division of Long Term Care
Contact: Seth Boffeli
608-266-1683
MADISON – Department of Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith announced today that Pris Boroniec has been appointed to the position of Division Administrator for the Division of Long Term Care. Boroniec comes to DHS from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based health care consulting firm Sellers Dorsey where she served as Director of Health Care Reform. She...
Odyne Systems: Joe Dalum elected vice president of the Green Truck Association
Contact: Louise Hermsen
Marketing Manager
P: (262) 544-8405 x8212
E: louise.hermsen@Odyne.com
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President of Hybrid Truck Systems Manufacturer, Odyne Systems, LLC, Steps Up to Leadership in Key Industry Organization
Waukesha, WI —Joe Dalum, president and chief executive officer of Odyne Systems, LLC, has been named vice president of the Green Truck Association (GTA). The GTA was established as an affiliate division...
Gov. Walker: Moves forward on long-term solution for the Hoan Bridge and I-794 in Milwaukee County
Contact: Cullen Werwie, (608) 267-7303
Governor Scott Walker is announcing plans to move forward on a project to make major improvements to the Daniel Hoan Bridge and the I-794 Freeway in downtown Milwaukee.
“The I-794 Freeway and the Hoan Bridge are key links in southeast Wisconsin’s transportation network,” said Governor Scott Walker. “I’ve challenged the Wisconsin DOT to begin design...
Madison Public Library: New Central Library design unveiled April 7
Contact: Barbara Dimick, Library Director
608-266-6363
libraryadministration@cityofmadison.com
City of Madison contacts: Jeanne Hoffman, Facilities and Sustainability Manager, 608-266-4091
Rachel Strauch-Nelson, 608-266-4611
April 1, 2011 – Madison, WI – Architects from Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle and Potter Lawson will unveil the final working design for a new Central Library on Thursday, April 7 from 7-9 pm at the Madison Senior Center, 330 W....
St. Croix EDC: St. Croix County’s unemployment rate up from January to February
Contact:
Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham
St. Croix EDC
715-381-4383
71 of 72 Counties Also Report Higher Rates
On March 30th, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Manny Perez announced the preliminary February unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties. St. Croix’s rate was estimated at 7.6% which is higher than the January rate of 7.0%. A year ago, the county’s unemployment rate was estimated at...
DATCP: Comments requested for special potato pesticide registration
Contact: Jane H. Larson, (608) 224-5005
MADISON – Comments are needed on a proposed special pesticide registration for control of powdery scab, a potato disease.
The special registration proposed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will allow growers to use Omega® 500F on potatoes for control of powdery scab. Omega® 500F contains the active ingredient fluazinam and...
AG Van Hollen: Schwarz Pharma pays Wisconsin Medicaid $164,000 to settle claims based on FDA violations
For More Information Contact:
Bill Cosh
608/266-1221
MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin has received payment of $164,187.16 as its share of a settlement joined by other states and the federal government with pharmaceutical manufacturer Schwarz Pharma, Inc., and Schwarz Pharma Manufacturing, Inc., to settle allegations that the companies violated FDA regulations concerning the regulatory status...
Falk: Packing facility for local produce could dovetail with ‘buy local’ movement
By Brian Clark
For WisBusiness.com
Building on the popular Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Capitol Square, as well as a successful program to link area farmers with large institutional buyers, officials are now looking into opening a 30,000-square-foot packing facility to wash, label, distribute and market local growers’ produce and other products.
In a recent interview, outgoing Dane County Executive Kathleen...
