Milwaukee Shines: City adds solar to fire stations and trains workforce
Contact:
Amy Heart
MREA Milwaukee Director
414-431-0758
amy@the-mrea.org
Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee’s solar program is bringing solar hot water to two local fire stations, while training the local solar workforce. The City of Milwaukee’s Solar America City program, Milwaukee Shines, organized this one-of-a-kind opportunity through a partnership with Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Caleffi North America and Milwaukee Solar.
Milwaukee’s Fire Station #13, located...
DWD: August jobs, unemployment numbers announced
CONTACT: John Dipko, Communications Director, 608-266-6753 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm
Wisconsin continues to add private sector jobs; unemployment rate holds steady
MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that Wisconsin continued to add private sector jobs in August.
“Wisconsin has added jobs in the private sector as some areas of the economy have shown improvement,” Secretary Gassman...
U.S. Sen. Feingold: Testifies at ITC on behalf of Wisconsin paper companies and workers
Contact: Zach Lowe or Katie Rowley - (202) 224-5323
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on behalf of Wisconsin workers at NewPage Corporation and Appleton Coated as the ITC continues to look into how China and Indonesia’s unfair trade practices in the paper industry have significantly disadvantaged these Wisconsin businesses....
WisBusiness: Panel says information, education can help contain health care costs
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
MADISON - Wisconsin has long been considered a leader in providing quality health care for most of its residents.
But a panel of experts said Tuesday that the state has a ways to go when it comes to controlling medical costs. Over the past decade, health insurance rates in the Badger State have risen...
