UW-Stevens Point: UWSP fisheries expert to offer congressional testimony on Asian carp and the Great Lakes
University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news
A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professor will share his expertise before Congress on the problem of the invasive fish species Asian Carp that now threatens the Great Lakes fishery.
Professor of Fisheries Michael Hansen will testify before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment on Tuesday, February 9, in Washington...
Department of Children and Families: Secretary Reggie Bicha announces child care quality rating system
Contact: Erika Monroe-Kane, 608-266-9000
YoungStar to Improve Child Care, Help Parents, and Reduce Fraud
MADISON - Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Reggie Bicha today announced details on a new five-star quality rating and improvement system for child care in Wisconsin. The program, YoungStar, will link child care provider quality to payments from the Wisconsin Shares program and make it...
Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource: Receives “Gold” at 2010 NARI Wisconsin Remodeler of the Year Awards
CONTACT: Bartelt. The Remodeling Resource, Delafield, WI
Sandy Borkovetz
Marketing Director
...
Clean Wisconsin: New report turns up heat on mercury thermostat manufacturers
Contact: Amber Meyer Smith, Clean Wisconsin, 608.251.7020 ext. 16, 608.347.6026 (cell)
Michael Bender, Mercury Policy Project, 802.223.9000
Current Thermostat Recycling Program Fails to Protect Environment and Health
MADISON – Only 5 percent of the two million to three million mercury-containing thermostats that come out of service in the United States every year are properly...
Orion Energy Systems Inc.: Announces fiscal 2010 third quarter results
CONTACT: Linda Diedrich
Orion Energy Systems
(920) 482-1988
Scott Jensen
Chief Financial Officer
Orion Energy Systems
(920) 892-5454
Company exceeds revenue and EPS guidance
MANITOWOC, Wis. — Feb. 2, 2010 — Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX), a power technology enterprise that designs, manufactures and deploys energy management solutions for the commercial and industrial sectors, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter...
Midwest Food Processors Association: Agri-processing initiative positive news for Wisconsin food processors
Contact: Nick George, President
608-255-9946
Nick.George@mwfpa.org
Brian Elliott
Dir. of Communications
608-255-9946
Brian.Elliott@mwfpa.org
Governor Doyle’s proposal to provide a tax credit to food processors is positive news for Wisconsin’s food manufacturers, according to Nick George, President of the Midwest Food Processors Association (MWFPA). The MWFPA represents over 100 processing facilities in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota and approximately 250 industry suppliers.
Included as part of the Governor’s State...
UW-Madison: Report estimates bicycling’s economic and health potential in Wisconsin
CONTACT: Maggie Grabow, grabow@wisc.edu, (314) 249-0471; Melissa Whited, mwhited@wisc.edu, (617) 233-9643; Micah Hahn, mbhahn@wisc.edu, (865) 405-5929
MADISON -- Recreational bicycling is among Wisconsin’s top outdoor activities in terms of economic impact, and increasing bicycling has the potential to deliver impressive health benefits and savings, according to a new report.
Produced by graduate students in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at...
