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Due to the extreme weather and travel conditions we rescheduled the WIN-Milwaukee event “How to win the Governor’s Business Plan Contest” for next week Thursday, Dec. 17. The event will be at the same location – Brookfield Suites, 1200 S. Moorland Rd., and the same time – registration at 11:30 a.m.; lunch at noon and the panel discussion...

Contact: Jane H. Larson (608) 224-5005 MADISON--Wisconsin is the newest member of a multistate compact formed to assist in the battle against plant pests such as diseases, insects or weeds. The Interstate Pest Control Compact (IPCC) is an organization supported by nearly 40 states. The compact provides financial support when states may not have the necessary resources to combat outbreaks...

MILWAUKEE – Bennett E. Choice, a shareholder in the Employee Benefits Practice of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart), announces the firm's release of the HIPAA Privacy for Health Plans After HITECH manual. Choice led the firm's development of the manual which helps health plan sponsors understand their privacy obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...

CONTACT: Fred Elder, 608-263-9328, elder@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - Engineering mechanics students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Engineering Physics will cap a semester of hard work when they compete for more than $4,000 in prizes in a design competition Monday, Dec. 14. The six student teams face the challenge of convincing judges their product is unique and marketable. The students will...

MADISON - The gift-giving season is right around the corner, so wrap up your holiday shopping with these fantastic University of Wisconsin-Madison gift ideas for friends, family and merry Bucky friends in your life. - Card-carrying critters: The next time Fido gets a cold, take him to the School of Veterinary Medicine knowing you've contributed to the sustained excellence of...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 MILWAUKEE – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that three Milwaukee area companies have been granted $3.1 million in federal funding to help them invest in manufacturing equipment and create 276...

Alliant Energy Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Focus on Energy Contact: Lynn Belken (608) 249-9322, ext. 110 Libraries receiving energy efficiency materials and display to house them MADISON, WI – December 10, 2009 – Alliant Energy and Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s statewide resource for energy efficiency and renewable energy, are continuing their partnership to provide libraries throughout Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin utility service...

Design increases efficiencies, enhances ballast longevity MANITOWOC, Wis. — Dec. 10, 2009 — Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) on December 8 was awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for the cooling properties incorporated in the power technology enterprise’s Compact Modular™ high intensity fluorescent (HIF) lighting platform. The conductive, radiant and convective heat transfer properties of Orion’s...

Media Contact: Joan Collins Publicity, Inc. (608-222-2899) Lauri Droster, senior vice president of RBC Wealth Management, Madison, has been elected to a two-year term as national president of the RBC Women’s Association of Financial Consultants. The Association includes women financial consultants in more than 200 RBC offices in 40 states. Droster has been a board member for five years.

Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 Heavy snow and ice can affect gas and electric meters and cause safety concerns MADISON, WI – As area residents work to dig out their driveways and sidewalks from the current winter storm, Alliant Energy reminds them not to forget about clearing snow and ice from their gas and electric meters as well as their...

MEDIA CONTACT: Robyn Nowak Hoffman York (414) 225-9520 rnowak@hyc.com - Solar hot-water system is estimated to save nearly $150,000 over its lifetime - MADISON, Wis. (Dec. 9, 2009) - Central Waters Brewing Company of Amherst, Wis., received a $25,000 financial incentive from Focus on Energy, Wisconsin's statewide resource for energy efficiency and renewable energy, for the installation of its solar hot-water system. The renewable energy...

Additional proposals now being accepted for net zero homes Homeowners John and Rebecca Scheller recently completed a net zero energy home that combines state of the art, energy efficient construction and appliances with renewable energy systems through WPPI Energy’s GreenMax Home initiative. Through the GreenMax Home initiative, the Schellers built their home in the WPPI Energy member service territory of Stoughton...

Contact: Angela Hemauer Food Insight Public Relations Email: ahemauer@foodinsight.net Phone: 715-212-2910 Who: Sarah “The Cheese Lady,” a nationally recognized cheese sculpture. What: Will create holiday magic as she sculpts a 1,920-pound life-sized Santa Claus out of three 640-pound Wisconsin Mild Cheddar mammoth cheeses at a local Pick N’ Save this week. Santa’s beard will be made with Wisconsin Monterey Jack cheese and his sack will be...

Contact: Kathy Epping, 608-333-4406 For interviews with First Business executives, contact Jodie Johnson at 608-358-6289. Business owners are optimistic about 2010 (MADISON, WI) - December 10, 2009 - Dane County businesses felt the economic downturn that began in 2007 almost indiscriminately in 2009. However, despite the disappointing year, business owners have positive expectations for 2010, according to a report released...