WisBusiness

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 WBIA Declares “Energy Independence Week” Milwaukee – As American consumers pinch their pennies to drive and celebrate the country’s Independence Day with family and friends this year, the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance (WBIA) is calling for the week of June 28 to July 4 to be celebrated as the third annual Energy Independence Week. The WBIA first...

Web site link: http://www.wfbf.com/archivej/htmArchive/showPage.aspx?page=15730.htm&id=15730 Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations, 608-828-5711 Farm Bureau’s Food Price Survey Shows Little Change Since 2009 MADISON – ‘Stable’ is the best way to describe food prices according to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s ‘Market Basket’ survey of 20 basic food items. Half way through 2010, overall food prices...

Feingold’s Jobs Tax Credit Proposal Will Help Businesses Expand Payroll During Economic Downturn Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold is calling on President Obama to support extending and expanding the tax break for businesses that was recently signed into law. In a letter to the president prior to his June 30th visit to Racine, Wisconsin, Feingold called the...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news A longtime faculty member, administrator and former coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been appointed dean of the university’s College of Professional Studies. Marty Loy, who as associate dean has headed UWSP’s School of Health Promotion and Human Development since 2002, will succeed Joan North, who will retire in August after...

For more information contact: DeAnne Boegli TDS Telecommunications Corp. deanne.boegli@tdstelecom.com 608-664-4428/ 608-225-2472 MADISON, Wis. (June 29, 2010)—TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) will be recognized by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard Thursday July 1, 2010. TDS will receive the Patriot Award for its support of employee SGT Christopher Rogacki, while serving in Iraq from May 2009 through Jan. 2010. Join...

MADISON – Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. attorney Lynn M. Stathas, has been named president-elect of the Bar Association for the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Western District Bar Association). She has served as the Western District Bar Association's Treasurer and as the longtime Chair of the Court Rules, Practice and Procedure Committee. The...

Leading medical and surgical supply distributor chooses solution for third-party logistics healthcare initiative MILWAUKEE, Wis. – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity solutions provider, announced today that OM HealthCare Logistics, a new business unit of Owens & Minor, has adopted RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution to direct operations over its flagship third-party logistics distribution center. OM HealthCare Logistics is leveraging the system...

(Green Bay, WI) – Little Rapids Corporation, a leading manufacturer and marketer of products for the healthcare, beauty and specialty paper markets, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Larsen Converting Industries, Inc. Larsen Converting is a paper converting and flexographic printing company. Both companies’ headquarters are based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. “This is a positive, strategic acquisition for...

Excitement was at its peak Saturday night at Dells Raceway Park. Starting off the evening's activities was a flyover by the Scream'n Rebel Airshow Team. This team has honored Veterans by attending events and airshows throughout the Midwest for over 10 years. The four vintage planes were used in training during WWII and are individually owned,...

Contact: Jane Larson (608) 224-5005 MADISON--Twelve areas in Wisconsin covering nearly 200,000 acres are recommended for official designation as agricultural enterprise areas. These contiguous blocks of mainly agricultural land are targeted for agricultural preservation and agricultural development by the local communities. “Agricultural Enterprise Areas are part of Wisconsin’s Working Lands Initiative,” explained Secretary Rod Nilsestuen, Wisconsin...

June 2010, Neenah, WI (Phone: 920-751-1555, Website: http://www.appletonmfg.com): Appleton Mfg. Division is now offering Performance Tuning & Maintenance (PTM) check-ups direct from the experts who design and build the equipment. During these regularly-scheduled performance maintenance and tuning sessions, one of Appleton’s core-cutter experts will visit the plant for a comprehensive, hands-on tune-up complete with recommendations, adjustments, repairs, and training....

For More Information Contact: Steve Hajewski Fire Facilities Inc. shajewski@firefacilities.com 800-929-3726 SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin, June 28, 2010 – Fire Facilities Inc. is pleased to announce new additions to its sales department. These new sales positions will assist Fire Facilities in its continued growth in the live fire training industry. David Tusio and Steven Harms have joined Fire Facilities as sales representatives servicing...

CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct) E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., June 29, 2010 – The Wisconsin Dental Association and WDA Foundation’s second Mission of Mercy exceeded its patient goal with 2,038 children and adults receiving more than $900,000 in free dental care last Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26, at Sheboygan North High School in Sheboygan,...

Wauwatosa, Wis. – A new four-week class from Pantheon BC will offer small business owners the opportunity to learn fundamental business skills and tactics, and apply them directly to their own operations. BC University will be held four Thursdays in August, starting Aug. 5, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Wauwatosa. The curriculum will use...

Contact: Peter Thomas (414) 615-4866 pathomas@metlife.com De Pere, WI, June 23 – Edward Degeneffe was among those who have been selected to attend MetLife’s Leaders level of recognition – an honor bestowed to a select set of MetLife producers, specifically who exemplify the highest standards of personal integrity, professionalism, and customer service across the company. Edward Degeneffe is a Life Underwriter Training...