WisBusiness

Contact: Robert E. Hurst II Phone: (414) 771-4171 Penebaker Enterprises, LLC (PE) of Milwaukee is proud to announce winning the prestigious 2010 Minority Contractor of the Year from Wisconsin Builder Magazine. For almost a decade, PE has been an award winning, locally owned & operated full service commercial roofing & sheet metal provider for private sector & governmental agencies. Some of the...

Contact Scott Gurholt Riley Construction Company 262-658-4381 scottg@rileycon.com KENOSHA, Wis. -- Midwest Construction magazine has selected the Village of Pleasant Prairie’s LakeView RecPlex Aqua Arena addition project for one of its “Best of 2010” awards. The project was awarded an Award of Merit in the Best Sports/Recreation Project category, bested only by the...

Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today recognized the successes of national health insurance reform in Wisconsin on the six-month anniversary of President Obama signing the legislation. This historic law is already benefiting families and small businesses throughout the state. “Six months ago, President Obama signed into law a historic step forward for health...

Contact: Cynthia Everhart Phone: (608) 442-8855 Email: cynthia@LEDenergysolutions.com September, 2010, Madison, WI: Energy Tech Solutions, LLC has received certification as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) through the State of Wisconsin Department of Commerce. The designation is pursuant to the state administrative rule requirements of Comm 104 which provides validation that Energy Tech Solutions, LLC meets the requirements of being...

Contact: John E. Peck , Family Farm Defenders #608-260-0900 familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com Jennifer Nelson, Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network, #608-476-2301, jenelson7@centurytel.net Edie Ehlert, Crawford Stewardship Project, #608-734-3223, edieehlert@centurytel.net Present First Annual Wisconsin "Land of 10,000 Lagoons" Awards to the Worst Violators of the Public Trust and Ecological Stewardship in the State Tues. Sept. 28th 4:00 pm Main Entrance to Alliant Energy Center (off Rimrock...

CONTACT: John Dipko, Communications Director, 608-266-6753 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm At national workforce conference in Wisconsin, over 25 states cite On-the-Job Training, other programs that are growing skills, growing jobs and growing America MADISON, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today hosted workforce leaders from over 25 states to highlight their work in growing worker skills, growing...

CONTACT: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, mflytzan@tufts.edu, 617-627-3048; Manos Mavrikakis, manos@engr.wisc.edu, 608-262-9053 Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitable for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell-powered vehicles of the future. An alternative to copper, which under certain conditions can ignite spontaneously, the platinum-based...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 First phase of construction underway on project that will allow fish to pass through dam MADISON, WI – September 23, 2010 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, will install a fish passage at its Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Facility that will allow sturgeon, paddlefish and other fish species to migrate...

Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (September 23, 2010) — After working for 43 years in the financial services industry including nine years with Wipfli LLP, Wipfli partner Dick Dean has announced his retirement effective September 30, 2010. “Over his nine years with Wipfli LLP, Dick has been a strong member of our team as we have significantly grown the financial...

MILWAUKEE – U.S. Cellular has announced the appointment of Laurie Poellinger as director of sales for Wisconsin. Based in Waukesha, Poellinger plans and directs all retail sales, direct sales and agent relations activities in Wisconsin. She also develops strategies and implements programs that continually improve the customer experience. “We believe that success starts with great leadership, and Laurie is a...

Contact: Bill G. Smith, Director 608-255-6083 MADISON -- John Kavanaugh, III, owner of...

Wipfli partner recognized for expertise, technological savvy and dedication to the profession Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com http://www.wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (September 23, 2010) — Wipfli partner and consultant Robert Cedergren, CPA.CITP, CGEIT, CISSP, CISA, CISM, has been appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of The CPA Technology Advisor, an award-winning independent resource that reaches more than 40,000 practicing public accountants and tax professionals...