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For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Justice has obtained a default judgment against Federal Loan Modification Center, LLP (“FLM”) for violations of Wisconsin law while marketing purported loan modification and foreclosure rescue services. The California-based company was ordered...

Contact: Amy Heart, Milwaukee Solar Coach MREA Milwaukee Director 414-431-0758 amy@the-mrea.org Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee will showcase renewable energy during Milwaukee Solar Week, September 28-October 2. The City of Milwaukee’s solar program, Milwaukee Shines, is teaming up with organizations and businesses to showcase renewable energy successes and opportunities. Milwaukee Solar Week, September 28-October 2, is a week filled with events for the professional in the...

Madison, Wisc. (September 2, 2010) – M3 Insurance Solutions for Business (M3) recently was named a Gold Well Workplace by the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA). The Gold Well Workplace Award acknowledges that M3’s wellness program is a strategic and integral part of its business, and produces results in the overall wellness of employees. M3’s Wellness Program officially launched in...

CONTACT: CHRIS SLINKER -414-745-8540 ELM GROVE, WI (September 2, 2010) — Keller Williams® Realty Inc. announced today that former Prudential agent Sonya Mays has officially joined the new Keller Williams-Elm Grove office. Sonya Mays relocated from the Downtown Prudential office. "We are very pleased to grow our company by adding a solid foreclosure division and...

Media Contact: Mary Fanning-Penny (608) 458-6250 $69,800 provided to communities and charitable groups in second grant cycle of 2010 MADISON, WI – The Alliant Energy Foundation contributed $69,800 to 34 organizations in the Madison area of its service territory in the second of three grant cycles in 2010. The grants ranged from $500 to $10,000 and were...

Plan to join us at the 20th annual Milwaukee Night in Washington D.C.! Please note that the correct date of the event is Wednesday, September 29. Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5-7 PM Rayburn House Office Building Foyer, Washington D.C.

Toughest time of year still shows promise of community progress June, July and August are generally the toughest months in any animal shelter, as litters of baby animals add to the usual flood of lost, abandoned and unwanted pets. Despite the added annual pressure and a lack-luster economy, Bay Area Humane Society in Green Bay shared positive statistics for the 3-month...

Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127 Madison Area Technical College will receive nearly $760,000 during the next two years to provide health information technology training that will help move Wisconsin toward a system of electronic medical records. The initiative is part of a nationwide effort to meet requirements of the HITECH Act, which mandates that every U.S. citizen have an electronic...

For further information, please contact: J. Scott Mathie, MBA Vice President of Government Affairs 262-522-3624 jsmathie@mbaonline.org Angela Cooper, MBA Events & Marketing Director 262-436-1127 acooper@mbaonline.org 15,000 Visitors To Date WAUKESHA, WI (September 2, 2010) – With 10 days to go and attendance on pace to meet the Metropolitan Builders Association’s (MBA) projection of 30,000 to 35,000 visitors this year, the 65th anniversary MBA Parade of Homes’ final...

CONTACT Indoor turf contact: Bill Glenn 608.698-7495 Glennlacross@gmail.com Retail lease information: Joe McFarland, Trowbridge Group, 608.849-9789, joe@trowbridgeonline.com Letters of Intent Signed Waunakee – Construction of the Wisconsin Regional Sports Complex, a premiere athletic facility that will house the first full-size indoor lacrosse, soccer and football field in the state, is expected to begin in Waunakee in the spring of 2011. Planned tenants...

Contact: Melissa Malott, Water Program Director, 608-251-7020 ext. 13, 608-220-0167 (cell) Innovative "phosphorus rules" and NR 151 herald a new future for cleaner waters in Wisconsin, are the first of their kind in the U.S. MADISON — As summer comes to a close, Wisconsin is headed for cleaner waters come Wednesday, Sept. 8., thanks to innovation and cooperation from unlikely groups....

Contact: Jen Pino-Gallagher Tel: 608-224-5125 Email: jen.pinogallagher@wi.gov Forms committee to focus on international compliance issues MADISON - The Madison International Trade Association (MITA) has announced its program schedule for the 2010-2011 calendar year. Programs cover a wide variety of international trade topics and are presented during regular MITA meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at the Madison Marriott West....

Contact: Erika Monroe-Kane, 608-266-9000 Henry Wilde Returning to Private Sector Today, Department of Children and Families Secretary Reggie Bicha announced that Ron Hunt has been appointed Deputy Secretary, effective September 6. Hunt will be assuming the responsibilities of Deputy Secretary upon the departure of current Deputy Secretary Henry Wilde. Among Hunt’s new...