WisBusiness

Contact: Linda Abbott, 608-826-6215, abbott@chorus.net Award Winning Wisconsin Manufacturers Share Blueprints for Success MADISON, Wis. – Leading edge strategies to compete and win in an intensely competitive and volatile global economy are the focus of the 2010 Manufacturing Matters! Conference. The 13th annual conference, hosted by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP), will be held April 20 at the Midwest Airlines Center,...

Contact: Jane Larson (608) 224-5005 MADISON--Beginning April 1, Wisconsin residents can no longer apply turf fertilizer that contains phosphorus to their lawns except in limited circumstances. The restriction also applies to professional lawn and landscape businesses, golf courses and municipalities. The intent of the law is to protect Wisconsin’s lakes, streams and rivers from phosphorus runoff. Fertilizer products carry three...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 Project to Create 10 Jobs MADISON—Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Heartland Label Printers, Inc., Little Chute, Outagamie County, will receive $30,000 in tax credits from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. The company is purchasing equipment for its facility in Little Chute and expects to create 10 new jobs at the facility. “One of my...

Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 $500,000 donation to Hometown Care Energy Fund provides heating assistance to WPL customers MADISON, Wis. – March 25, 2010 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy Company, has once again donated $500,000 to its Hometown Care Energy Fund. The Fund benefits WPL customers in need of heating assistance. “Our Hometown Care Energy Fund...

“Wisconsin must act to protect its sovereign interests and the interests of the citizens of this state…” MADISON - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today requested authorization necessary to bring an action to contest certain provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and protect Wisconsin’s sovereign interests and that of its citizens. The request was made to...

CONTACT: Jeremy Funk, 202-470-5878 Lauren Weiner, 202-470-5870 Washington DC – On the heels of the signing into law of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, progressive issue-advocacy group Americans United for Change praised U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen (WI-8)’s vote that helped usher in a new era of accountability for the insurance...

Event will raise money to support healthy babies, mothers Waukesha, Wis. – The aura will be glamorous and the atmosphere festive, but the focus will be on nurturing healthy babies and young mothers May 5 at a 25th Anniversary Gala to benefit Pregnancy Support Connection Inc. The red-carpet event will celebrate and support Pregnancy Support Connection’s longstanding outreach to young women...

March 2010, Neenah, WI (Phone: 920-751-1555, Website: http://www.appletonmfg.com): Appleton Mfg. Division’s A400P precision cutter is designed specifically for cutting plastic cores. With its unique hydraulic-powered cut-off system, the core cutter makes clean and accurate cuts with precision control and is able to effectively handle a wide range of tough , plastic materials. Options are available for the A400P to...

CONTACT: Thad Nation, (414) 412-7814 United States’ investments are only half of China’s (MADISON, Wis.)—A study released Wednesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts showed China invested $34.6 billion in clean-energy investments and finance in 2009 to lead all G-20 members, the coalition for Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE) announced. The United States ranked second...