Wis. Bureau of Consumer Protection: To launch media campaign featuring timely advice for smart & safe holiday gift giving
Contact: Brock Bergey, 608-224-5007
MADISON – The Wisconsin Bureau of Consumer Protection is announcing a five day media campaign to help consumers make informed decisions while shopping for holiday gifts.
“We are taking an in depth approach to better educate and protect consumers during this hectic time of year,” said Janet Jenkins, Administrator of the Division of Trade and Consumer Protection....
Dane County: Announces second “cow-power” project
Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606
Town of Springfield Farms Working to Share New Manure Digester, Generate $2-Million in Electricity Each Year
Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced today the county is working with several farmers northwest of Middleton on construction of a second “Cow Power” facility that will convert manure into...
PSC: To hold public hearings on We Energies proposed biomass facility
Contact: Teresa Weidemann-Smith, (608) 266-9600
MADISON -- The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (Commission) will hold public hearings in Rothschild on Wisconsin Electric Power Company’s (WEPCO, doing business as We Energies) application to construct a Biomass-Fired, Cogeneration Facility in the village of Rothschild, Marathon County, Wisconsin. The public hearings will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at 1 p.m....
Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association: Holiday feasting and your pets – visions of dancing sugar plums?
Hurray for the upcoming holidays - a chance to visit with friends and family and share lots of wonderful tasty food delights! Of course, most of us consider our pets part of the family, so shouldn't they be included in this gastronomical celebration?
"Well, the easiest answer is 'no'," says Dr. Elizabeth Stokes, a Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association member and...
UWM: To hold sessions for public input into chancellor search
MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Search and Screen Committee will hold eight listening sessions to give the general public an opportunity to voice their opinions about the next UWM Chancellor to members of the committee.
“The committee is making an effort to reach out to a number of different community groups to allow members of the public an...
Madison’s Central Business Improvement District: Downtown Madison Holiday Open House, Saturday, Nov. 27
Activities for Kids & Families – Special Offers & Complimentary Refreshments at Select Merchants - Trolley Rides & Gift Bags - Holiday Lights
Holiday Trolley plus Carolers continues Saturdays, Dec. 4, 11 and 18
MADISON, Wis. (November 22, 2010) – Downtown Madison welcomes one and all to the 3rd annual Downtown Holiday Open House, Saturday, November 27, 2010, from 10...
Anti-smoking groups: Four months later — compliance with statewide smoke‐free law high
Contacts:
Emily Rohloff, SmokeFree Wisconsin, Office 608.443.4365
Gail Sumi, American Cancer Society, Office 608.662.7570
Dona Wininsky, American Lung Association, Office 262.703.4840
Melissa Horn, American Heart Association, Office 608.221.8866 x7
Less than 1 percent of businesses receive noncompliance complaints
Madison, Wis.—November 17, 2010—Data on the first four months of Wisconsin’s statewide smoke‐free law shows compliance with the law is extremely high.
According to data collected by the...
Pugliese: Duluth Trading Co. expanding despite recession
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
The construction industry may be in the tank, but officials with Duluth Trading Co. -- which sells rugged clothing designed for and tested by tradesmen and women -- is continuing to thrive.
Stephanie Pugliese, a vice president with Belleville-based Duluth, says the catalog and online-sales company has increased its sales seven fold in the past eight...
