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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (Oct. 7, 2010) – As craft beer lovers await the latest holiday offerings, Leinenkugel’s is brewing a batch of Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout. First brewed in 2007, the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company will release Big Eddy for a limited time beginning Nov. 1. Big Eddy Russian Imperial Stout is brewed with 11 different malts including Munich,...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Project to create 20 positions MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced a $2,094,800 Industrial Revenue Bond allocation for Innovative Machining, Inc., Neenah, Winnebago County. “It’s important we continue to move industries, companies and communities forward and ensure there are good, family-supporting jobs for our citizens,” Governor Doyle said. “I am pleased to help Innovative Machining, Inc....

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle today announced that US Pride Products, LLC, Hammond, St. Croix County, has received the Qualified New Business Venture certification from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) for the development of...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Byte Recycle, LLC, Madison, Dane County, has received the Qualified New Business Venture certification from the Department of Commerce (Commerce). Byte Recycle, LLC develops software, hardware,...

CONTACT: Philip Davis, 608-263-8425, pdavis2@uwhealth.org MADISON - Donna Shalala, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will deliver the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing's annual Littlefield Leadership Lecture on Friday, Oct. 15. Shalala, now president of the University of Miami and former chancellor at UW-Madison, will present highlights from the Institute of Medicine/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...

Contact: J.P. Fielder 202-463-5682 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Bill Miller, national political director for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, today issued the following statement in the Wisconsin Senate race: “As Russ Feingold desperately shies away from his record in Washington DC, the U.S. Chamber is going to hold him accountable for where he stood on policies that cost Wisconsin jobs. In...

Contact: Tom Bernd Marketing and Communications Manager DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. 608-252-9356 tsb@dewittross.com MADISON/MILWAUKEE (October 7, 2010) U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers has named DeWitt Ross & Stevens as one of the ‘Best Law Firms’ for 2010, marking the inaugural publication of this highly-anticipated annual analysis. The rankings, including 30,322 rankings of 8,782 law firms in 81 practice areas, are posted...

CONTACT: Paul Mitchell, 608-265-6514, pdmitchell@wisc.edu MADISON - Widespread planting of genetically modified Bt corn throughout the Upper Midwest has suppressed populations of the European corn borer, a major insect pest of corn, with the majority of the economic benefits going to growers who do not plant Bt corn, reports a multistate team of scientists in the Oct. 8 edition of...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 SUPERIOR – Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership has agreed to pay $1,000,000 to settle state claims under Wisconsin's air pollution laws. The judgment resolves charges that Enbridge Energy failed to comply with certain requirements under those laws at its crude oil pipeline breakout storage terminal in Superior,...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Oct. 7, 2010 – Over the past 12 years, 2,260 disabled, senior, poor and uninsured adults in this state have received more than $6.1 million in free, comprehensive oral health care through the Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation’s Donated Dental Services program. This charitable care milestone was achieved through...

Contact: Jane H. Larson (608) 224-5005 MADISON – Local governments and farmers interested in preserving the best farmland in their community can begin applying for the 2011 Agricultural Enterprise Area (AEA) designation, which allows tax credits for eligible farmers. Free workshops are available to explain how to complete the petitions, which are due in February, 2011. “The Agricultural Enterprise Areas...

TO: Interested Parties FROM: Americans United for Change An unsettling new report is raising serious questions today about whether the powerful U.S. Chamber of Commerce is actively soliciting and spending untold sums of money from foreign countries to influence U.S. elections – money from countries including China, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia that may be being used to pollute the airwaves in...

Media contact: Amy Fisher — afisher@psbpr.com — 612-455-1773 Top entrepreneurial companies from the Midwest win a “Startup in a Box” prize worth $30,000 and the chance to compete at the national awards in California Oct. 7, 2010: Minneapolis – The Cleantech Open North Central region (http://www.cleantechopen.com) business competition announced the three finalists who will represent the region at the national competition...

Contact: Joshua Morby Mobile: 920.968.4197 Email: media@thenewnorth.com GREEN BAY, October 7, 2010 – New North, Inc. announced today that the Wisconsin Wind Works Wind Energy Symposium will be held on Wednesday, October 13...

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced today that more than 60 Wisconsin small businesses have already received loans to expand, create jobs and help move our economy forward as a result of the recently enacted Small Business Jobs Act. A complete list of the Wisconsin businesses is below. Feingold supported the bill, which was signed into...