WisBusiness

It was a great idea, at least at the time. The latest stats for online video showed video increases email click-through rates by 97%*, while press releases including video have a 500% increase in views!** Which is why Acme Widget decided to produce its own video to promote a new line of Acme Left-Handed Widgets. How hard could...

Program Offers Resources, Expertise to Drive Profitable Export Growth MADISON, Wis. – ExporTech, an innovative program to help Wisconsin manufacturers fast-track international sales, kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Waukesha, the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) announced today. Offered by WMEP and the Wisconsin Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Development, ExporTech provides resources and expertise to rapidly develop or...

CONTACT: John Dipko, Communications Director, 608-266-6753 Wisconsin's unemployment rate drops to 7.5 percent from 7.6 percent in November MADISON - Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Manny Perez announced today preliminary state unemployment and jobs data for the month of December 2010. "While November to December is typically a time of job loss in Wisconsin, the numbers underscore the need for aggressive...

Proposals are due March 31, 2011 Contact: Linda Merriman Hitchman, 608-224-5132 Ashley Huibregtse, 608-224-5002 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade...

CONTACT: Beth Kaplan (608) 267-3810 New law requires carbon monoxide detectors in dwellings MADISON – With the return of below zero temperatures and an upcoming state law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in residences, health officials today reminded everyone to be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO). Earlier this week, a...

For additional information, contact: Kate Clough Baird Public Relations 414-298-2431 kclough@rwbaird.com Eighth Consecutive Year Recognized MILWAUKEE, Jan. 20, 2011 – Baird, an employee-owned, international financial services firm, ranks No. 14 on FORTUNE magazine’s 2011 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For®. This is Baird’s eighth consecutive year on the list, a prestigious annual ranking of top U.S. companies based on input from...

CHICAGO -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it expects Wisconsin (AA/A-1+/Stable) to maintain its trend of financial discipline and act purposefully and quickly to address any budget imbalances. "Our stable outlook reflects our expectation that the state will maintain minimal-but-adequate reserves, bolstered by access to alternate liquidity," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst John Kenward in a...

Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Without Affordable Care Act protections, in 2014, 1 in 2 non-elderly Americans could be denied coverage or charged more due to a pre-existing condition Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new analysis showing that, without the Affordable Care Act, up to 2.5 million non-elderly Wisconsin residents who have some type of...

CONTACT: Jeff Haen Jeff@HawksLandingGolfClub.com (Madison, WI) The restaurant Sunset Grille at Hawks Landing Golf Club has provided Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeastern Wisconsin with an approximate donation of 200 pounds of food. Hawks Landing Golf Club President, Jeff Haen, indicates “With our restaurant Sunset Grille at Hawks Landing Golf Club closing for the winter season,...

Contact: Anne Sayers, Program Director, (608) 661-0845, anne@conservationvoters.org Illinois stands to benefit from walker’s excessive wind regulations Madison - Just days after appearing on TV and radio in Chicago to remind Illinois that Wisconsin is open for business, Governor Walker introduced a bill that would essentially ban wind development in Wisconsin. The move would leave Wisconsin dependent on other states,...

Contact: Mark Mortensen Phone: (608) 835-9118 Ext. 104 Email: mmortensen@allcolorpowdercoating.com Web Site: http://www.AllColorPowderCoating.com January 2011, Oregon, WI: All-Color Powder Coating has become part of an elite group of custom powder coater applicators who have obtained the PCI 3000 Certification through the Powder Coating Institute (PCI). PCI’s certification program evaluates the company’s business practices, process elements, equipment capabilities, employee competencies...

The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and grandstay.net proudly announces that Kwik Trip, Inc. will return for the fifth consecutive year as the series title sponsor. "We are heading into our 5th year anniversary and we have made some fantastic adjustments to our marketing program and road show. Kwik Trip will be...

Contact: Pat Seitz Regal Ware, Inc. e-Mail: pseitz@regalware.com Phone: 262-626-8611 West Bend, WI (January 20, 2011) – The West Bend Sunrise Rotary Club is accepting applications for recipients of their spring 2011 $15,000 Give-Away...

For more information, contact: Don Greuel, WisDOT Bureau of Project Development (608) 267-7774, donald.greuel@dot.wi.gov Projects honored in Dane, Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Marathon, Buffalo and Columbia counties A grading project in Winnebago County, an asphalt paving project in Marathon County, a concrete project in Dane County, a small bridge construction project in Fond du Lac County and a large bridge project...

Firm’s First International Office to Serve Needs of Both U.S. and Chinese Companies CHICAGO, ILL. — Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that it has opened a Shanghai representative office in Shanghai, China representing the Firm’s first office outside the United States. Building upon the launch of the Firm’s China Law Group in 2007, this is next step in the...