Midwest Food Processors Association: Canned, frozen, fresh — Recipe for healthy diet during National Nutrition Month
Contact: Nick George, President
608-255-9946
Nick.George@mwfpa.org
Brian Elliott
Dir. of Communications
608-255-9946
Brian.Elliott@mwfpa.org
March is National Nutrition Month® and time again to remember that fruits and vegetables are an important part of a well-balanced diet. However, some consumers and health advocates have operated under the perception that fresh fruits and vegetables are best, resulting in their underestimating...
DATCP, DNR: Officials warn against manure spreading; conditions increase risk of runoff
Contact: Jim VandenBrook (608) 224-4501, DATCP Water Quality Section
Gordon Stevenson, (608) 267-2759, DNR Runoff Management
MADISON- State agriculture and water quality officials urge Wisconsin livestock farmers to avoid spreading manure in coming days in those areas where forecasted rain and snowmelt are expected to increase the risk of runoff.
Public service announcements encouraging farmers to hold off on spreading...
JX Enterprises: American Red Cross benefits from local organization
Contact:
Chelsea Hoffman
Peterbilt Wisconsin & Illinois/JX Enterprises, Inc.
Phone: 262.513.6457
Fax: 262.574.9945
(Madison, Wis.) – The recent earthquake disasters shook the Earth and moved associates of locally owned JX Enterprises / Peterbilt Wisconsin & Illinois into action. Associates contributed each week to the Red Cross in exchange for the ability to wear jeans on Fridays. On...
Wisconsin Counties Association: Job creation and economic development bill passes Senate unanimously
Contact: Mark D. O’Connell
WCA Executive Director
866.404.2700
SB 399 Gives Business Access to Affordable Financing
A bill aimed at creating jobs and economic development opportunities in Wisconsin unanimously passed the Wisconsin Senate on Thursday, March 4, 2010 and will now move on to the Assembly for action.
The bill, Senate Bill 399, authored by Senator Pat Kreitlow and Representative Donna Seidel, passed the...
UW-Madison: Chancellor signs partnership linking UW-Madison with Kazakhstan
CONTACT: Cynthia Williams, (608) 262-3929, cwilliam@wisc.edu
MADISON - A newly created partnership will increase cooperation between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a new university in Kazakhstan.
Asalan Sarinzhipov, CEO of JSC New University of Astana, and additional members of a Kazakh delegation joined UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin in signing a contract for partnership today in Bascom Hall.
The contract pledges that UW-Madison,...
Morgan Dempsey: Announces new ownership
Milwaukee, WI - Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC., an SEC Registered Investment Advisor, announces change in ownership.
Morgan Dempsey has announced that Brian Rafn, (Portfolio Manager Small/Micro-Cap Value) and David Durham, (Director of Sales and Marketing) have joined Marc Dion, CFA as principals of Morgan Dempsey Capital Management, LLC.
To go along with the ownership change, the company has redesigned...
Gov. Doyle: Announces $339,000 grant to town of Ledgeview to support expansion of BelGioioso Cheese
Contacts: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661
Company Will Create 79 New Jobs Over the Next Three Years
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle announced today that the Town of Ledgeview in Brown County will receive a $339,000 grant from the...
WisDOT: Frozen road declaration ending on and north of US 8 Saturday, March 6
For more information, contact:
Michael Sproul, WisDOT
(608) 266-8680, michael.sproul@dot.wi.gov
Paul Bernander, WisDOT
(608) 267-4541, paul.bernander@dot.wi.gov
Spring thaw and Class II restrictions will also begin statewide on Monday
Forecasts for warming weather throughout the state have prompted the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to announce that the frozen road declaration will end on and north of US 8 at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 6. ...
Brookstone Homes: Local homebuilder bucks state, national trend
CONTACT: Casey Masterson, Marketing Director
Brookstone Homes
cmasterson@brookstonehomes.com
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (March 5, 2010) – While homebuilders in southern Wisconsin and throughout the United States saw a dramatic drop in sales in 2009, one local homebuilder turned that trend on its ear and has played a significant role in supporting Wisconsin’s economy.
Southern Wisconsin’s new home starts fell 22 percent in 2009 and home...
U.S. DOT: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announces $8.9 million in Federal Recovery Act funds for transit improvements in Wisconsin
Federal Transit Administration meets crucial March 5 milestone for awarding 100 percent of its Economic Recovery Act transit formula dollars
Contact: Ketrina Nelson
Tel.: (202) 366-4043
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $8.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds for transit in Wisconsin.
“The Recovery Act was put in place to quickly rescue the economy...
Wisconsin Builders Association: Bartelt wins “A Cut Above the Rest” Wisconsin remodeling award
Contact: Megan Taylor, WBA Remodeler’s Council staff, (608) 242-5155 ext. 24, mtaylor@wisbuild.org
(MADISON) On February 13, 2010 at the Wisconsin Builders Association® (WBA) annual convention, held at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, WI, Rick Bartelt of Bartelt the Remodeling Source won the Kitchen over $50,000 category in the “A Cut Above the Rest” 2009 WBA remodeling competition....
Great Wolf Resorts: Great Wolf Lodge at Kings Island unveils world’s first triple-funnel waterslide
Steve Shattuck Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.
Ph: 608-661-4700, email: sshattuck@greatwolf.com
Jackie Leonard-Tackett, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Ph: 314-982-0283, email: jackie.leonardtackett@fleishman.com
Guinness Book of World Records Attempt in Late March to Celebrate New Slides at Great Wolf Lodge Locations at Kings Island, Kansas City, and Pocono Mountains
MADISON, Wis.-- Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.® (NASDAQ: WOLF), North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts, unveiled its first of...
