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Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. Burger Boat Company is pleased to announce the launching of SEA OWL, a custom built, 142' (43.3m) Tri-Deck Motor Yacht. SEA OWL has been custom designed and built for an experienced American yachting family and is the result of an impressive collaboration between the Burger Design Team, Vripack Engineering and Andrew Winch Designs. Featuring...

Contacts: William Lamb 920/929-3760 Daniel Kaminsky 920/929-3048 CITY OF FOND DU LAC – Three of the suspects involved in a purchasing scheme by Management Information System employees to defraud the City of Fond du Lac have been...

Contact: Andreana "Addy" Drencheva Social Media Coordinator Jigsaw, LLC 206-353-152 adrencheva@jigsawllc.com July 15, 2010 – MILWAUKEE – Jigsaw, a Milwaukee-based communication firm, and Adobe’s Experience Design team combined efforts to give hope to cancer patients and their families with an interactive wall, a minisite and a traveling exhibit for St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center at St. Mary’s Hospital. The three-stage project started in January with...

Fueling Freedom Plan Will Redirect Government Support to Create Open Fuels Market WASHINGTON, DC – Growth Energy, a coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, today called for the redirection and eventual phasing out of government support for ethanol in return for a level playing field – infrastructure investments that will create competition in the fuels market and give consumers true freedom...

Contact:Liz Doornink Phone: 715.760.1221 E-Mail: lizdoornink@jondefarm.com Dairy Farmers across the nation have been making positive changes to their operations in order to protect our natural resources. Most often the general public does not hear about these "innovative projects" that are implemented in order to protect our air, water and quality of our environment. We don't always hear about them because...

Contact: Teresa Weidemann-Smith 608-266-9600 We’re for Water MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promote water conservation and efficiency. The agencies are announcing a national ‘We’re for Water’ campaign to educate consumers about water-saving behaviors and WaterSense labeled products. WaterSense is a partnership program that promotes products and practices...

Contacts: Lisa B. Nelson, for Walmart 800-331-0085 Susie Falk, for Walmart 414-232-2562 Monroe and Dodgeville ceremonies planned...

Contact: Mary Weller Sentry Insurance 1800 North Point Drive Stevens Point, WI 54481 (715) 346-6779 Dale Schuh, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company, announced today that Peter G. McPartland will join Sentry Insurance in August as Sentry’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. McPartland is a seasoned executive with over 30 years experience in the insurance...

Contact: Clint Braunel, 608-397-7622, clint@cleanairfleet.com La Crosse - Clean Air Fleet is pleased to announce that we will be featured on Fox News at 9pm, the segment is called “Thinking Green News Moment” with Chris Schneider of Honda Motorwerks, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Please view the video on youtube by clicking this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyXGFSOBbKk Clean Air Fleet,...

Contact: Zach Lowe & Katie Rowley – (202) 224-5323 New Agreement Captures Savings Similar to Provision in Feingold’s Control Spending Now Act Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold released the following statement after the USDA announced that all 16 crop insurance companies have agreed to its proposal to improve the federal government’s crop insurance program. The new proposal will...

CONTACT: John Dipko, Communications Director, 608-266-6753 Seasonally adjusted rate at lowest point since February '09; government job totals decline MADISON - Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman announced today that unemployment dropped to a seasonally adjusted 7.9 percent in June, a full percentage point lower than in June 2009, and its lowest point since February 2009. June was the...