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Contact: Mike Ruzicka 414.778.4929 Sales in the 4-county metropolitan Milwaukee area rose an eye-popping 75% in November over the same month in 2008, according to housing statistics released by Metro MLS, Inc. today. This was the second consecutive month of very big gains in the metropolitan market, coming on the heels of a 34% increase in October, as buyers attempted to...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 MILWAUKEE – Governor Doyle announced today that Didion Milling, a founding member of the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance (WBIA), would receive approximately $5.6 million to help finance the company’s energy efficiency projects. The funds were provided from the US Department of Energy (DOE) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Didion Milling has also joined the Save Energy...

Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Amanda Wollin, Focus on Energy, 608-249-9322 ext. 336 Recovery Funding Will Help 9 Wisconsin Companies Complete Energy Efficiency Projects, Create and Retain More than 400 Jobs KOHLER – Governor Jim Doyle announced today more than $14.5 million...

CONTACT: Thad Nation, (414) 412-7814 (MADISON, Wis.)—Governor Doyle announced today that nine industrial companies in Wisconsin would receive over $14.5 million in energy grants to help the firms improve their energy efficiency. Briggs and Stratton, Didion Milling, Domtar Paper, Kohler, NewPage, Quad/Graphics, Thilmany Paper, and Wausau Paper Specialty Products of Mosinee and Rhinelander will each receive between approximately $500,000 and $5.5...

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...