AG Van Hollen: Investigation of Calumet fire that left one dead and eight injured complete
For More Information Contact:
Bill Cosh 608/266-1221
KIEL — A December 29, 2009 fire in Calumet County has been thoroughly investigated by the Department of Justice Fire Marshal’s Office, Calumet County Sheriff’s Department and the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and found to be of undetermined cause. The dumpster fire at...
Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance: Governor Doyle signs Senate Bill 279
Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120
Bill Helps Grow Wisconsin’s Bio Industry
MADISON – Today, Governor Doyle signed into law Senate Bill 279, a bill aimed at promoting biofuels in Wisconsin.
“With this bill, Governor Doyle and the Wisconsin legislature took an important step in helping to grow Wisconsin’s bio industry,” said Joshua Morby, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance.
The bill will...
MGE Energy: Declares regular dividend
Madison, Wis., May 18, 2010—The board of directors of MGE Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGEE) today declared the regular quarterly dividend of $0.3684 per share on the outstanding shares of the company's common stock, payable June 15, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business June 1, 2010.
MGE Energy has increased dividends annually for the past 34 years...
UWM: Great Lakes Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Conference set for May 21
Time: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Union, 2nd floor Wisconsin Room, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd.
Details: This 16th annual conference addresses the role of pavement and geotechnical engineering in transportation infrastructure and will feature a presentation on the reconstruction of the I-94 North-South corridor in Southeast Wisconsin. Other conference highlights include two keynote speakers:
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MGE Energy: MGE’s Energy 2015 Plan decreases CO2 emissions
Madison, Wis. -- MGE Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGEE) announced today that its regulated subsidiary Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) expects a significant decrease in its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions due to the early progress of its comprehensive, 10-year Energy 2015 plan, said Gary Wolter, chairman, president and CEO, at the 2010 MGE Energy Annual Meeting.
MGE projects a 21% decrease...
UW-Madison: Web searches may sacrifice accuracy for popularity
CONTACT: Dominique Brossard, (608) 262-0482, dbrossard@wisc.edu
MADISON - By adding a subtle nudge to each of more than 1 billion search requests every day, Google may be steering the direction of public discussion.
Begin typing a word in the search box at google.com, and the Google Suggest feature starts kicking in ideas - "tiger" begets "tiger woods," "tea" draws "tea party...
Wisconsinmade.com: Wisconsin author Steve Busalacchi joins Wisconsinmade.com artisan group
MADISON, WISCONSIN (5/18/2010) – Wisconsin medical-writer, Stephen J. Busalacchi, now offers his latest book, White Coat Wisdom, on Wisconsinmade.com . Wisconsinmade.com is an e-commerce gift and gourmet-food store offering products made in Wisconsin. Linda Remeschatis, owner of Wisconsinmade.com, said, "Steve has done an outstanding job at showing the human side of health care. Readers of White Coat Wisdom...
Gov. Doyle: Signs payday lending bill into law
Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today signed Senate Bill 530, regulating payday lenders. Governor Doyle exercised his partial veto authority on the bill prior signing it into law. With the Governor’s partial veto, auto title loans will be banned in Wisconsin and the regulation of payday loans will be tightened.
“For years I...
