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By Kay Nolan For WisBusiness.com Milwaukee -- Former UW-Madison Business School dean Michael Knetter railed Tuesday against partisan politics, saying the rancor and uncertainty endangers the nation's economic recovery. Knetter said it's harder than in the past to predict how the economy will recover because of contentious politics and what he calls "policy uncertainty." Recent elections have changed political leadership...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 Lora Klenke, Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection, 608/224-5119 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that Wisconsin’s exports increased 18.28% to $19.78 billion in 2010. Wisconsin now ranks as the 18th-largest exporting state, up from its 21st-largest rank in 2006. “I salute Wisconsin companies for aggressively seeking new markets around the...

CONTACT: Peter Gray 312-795-3715 Press Statement by Howard A. Learner Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center “New Clean Air Act standards announced today by EPA will protect children’s health and our environment by reducing mercury and soot pollution from industrial boilers and incinerators. These clean air standards make economic sense and create a healthier...

Contacts: Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council, 608-442-7557 Rod Hise, The Luminis Group, 608-770-7850 MADISON, Wis. – A special WisBusiness.com Tech Leaders Survey has found that 58 percent of those technology industry executives who responded to the poll support Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals to end collective bargaining for most public employees on everything except wages up to inflation and to increase employee contributions...

Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations, 608-828-5711 MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds the Wisconsin State Senate for its passage of a bill that will help grow and modernize Wisconsin’s dairy and livestock industries. Senate Bill 9 authored by State Senator Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) was passed by the...

Media Contacts: Jennifer Neighbors (414) 476-5781 jennifer@neighborspr.com or Nancy Deptolla (262) 236-4175 nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net Changes Position ABC Supply to Maximize Benefits of Bradco Supply Corp. Acquisition BELOIT, Wis. – Two ABC Supply Co. Inc. vice presidents – Kevin Hendricks and Brent Fox – have assumed new roles with the company, positioning it to maximize the benefits of its 2010 acquisition of Bradco Supply Corp. ABC Supply is the largest wholesale...

CONTACT: Tracey Holloway, (608) 262-5356, taholloway@wisc.edu MADISON - The first late winter thaws bring puddles, mud, and a promise of spring in the air. But there may also be something less wholesome in the air - very high levels of air pollution. "The first few warm days, when all the snow is beginning to melt, are often the worst particulate matter...