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DOJ CONTACT: Kevin St. John, 608-266-1221 DWD CONTACT: Dick Jones, 608-261-6705 SHEBOYGAN – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced the recovery of $36,000 in compensation that 15 former employees of Reliant Glass & Door Systems, LLC, lost when the Sheboygan firm filed for bankruptcy. “It is clear in Wisconsin that laws protecting the...

Contact: Jane Larson Office: (608) 224-5005 Cell: (608) 212-3094 MADISON—Start the new year right and join the Landscape Pesticide Advance Notice Registry before the February 1 deadline, urge officials with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The pesticide advance notice registry is a way for homeowners and renters to receive...

For more information, contact: Michael Sproul, Bureau of Highway Operations (608) 266-8680, michael.sproul@dot.wi.gov Law affects log haulers and transporters of salt or abrasives for roads Wisconsin's frozen road law goes into effect in central and southwestern Wisconsin on Wednesday, January 6 at 12:01 a.m. in a region designated by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) as Zones 3 and 4 – roughly between...

CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, (608) 266-1683 Exposure Ranks First Among Non-Smokers Noting that January is National Radon Action Month, state health officials today cited federal estimates that identify exposure to radon gas as the nation’s second leading cause of lung cancer and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. “Radon causes more lung cancer among non-smokers than even second-hand tobacco...

Contacts: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON – The fourth annual recognition of National Entrepreneurship Week (NEW) occurs February 20 through February 27, 2010. Sponsored by the National Consortium for Education Excellence, National Entrepreneurship Week is a celebration of American entrepreneurs and the educational programs currently preparing youth to develop a passion toward entrepreneurship as a viable career...

MADISON - Immigrants with legal questions about their immigration status can receive help through a free clinic staffed by Madison-area attorneys and students from the University of Wisconsin Law School. The Community Immigration Law Center, created by Madison-area attorneys and advocates for immigrants, offers twice-monthly walk-in clinics where people who might not otherwise have access to affordable help can receive...

For more information: Neil Jaehnert, Midland Video 414.276.8300 neil@midlandvideo.com MILWAUKEE, WI (January 4, 2010) – Midland opened its doors in 1980 and, to celebrate their 30th year in business, they’ve gone through their archives to share a variety of clips, outtakes, stories and photos from the past three decades in Milwaukee video history. Here’s what they’ve found: Ronald McDonald, Mother Theresa, Christopher Reeve,...

Contact: Mark Redsten, Executive Director, 608.251.7020 ext. 12 Wisconsin’s Largest Environmental Organization Counts Down the Top Victories of the 2000s Madison, Wis. – As 2009 comes to a close, Clean Wisconsin celebrates the monumental progress made in the last 10 years by counting down the five greatest environmental victories of the decade. “In the last 10 years, our...

For more information, contact: Abbey Eisenlauer Marketing Supervisor (414) 287-9485 aeisenlauer@gklaw.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn is pleased to announce the addition of Jennifer L. Gregor to the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm’s Madison office. Before joining Godfrey & Kahn, Jennifer was an attorney...

For more information contact: Nicole Nelson, Executive Director Wisconsin FFA Foundation 608-828-5505 nnelson@wisconsinffafoundation.org The Wisconsin FFA Foundation asks all FFA supporters to consider contributing to the 2009-10 campaign to raise $285,000 for Wisconsin FFA. You can help ensure agriculture’s future by investing in FFA. An overarching challenge in agriculture’s future is feeding a rapidly growing world population using fewer resources than we do currently. World...

Rugged design delivers energy, cost savings in all weather conditions MANITOWOC, Wis. -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark office today approved two design patents for Orion Energy Systems’ (Nasdaq: OESX) exterior lighting technology, which includes its streetlight and parking lot fixtures. The patents are numbers 24 and 25 for Orion, a leading power technology enterprise that designs, manufactures and deploys energy...

“Urban Wind” to generate electricity without typical transmission losses MANITOWOC, Wis. -- The Manitowoc Common Council on Monday, Dec. 21, approved Orion Energy Systems’ request to build a wind turbine at the power technology enterprises’ Woodland Drive world headquarters. Orion’s wind turbine is expected to generate 20 kilowatts of electricity that will be used to help power the company’s technology center...

Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham St. Croix EDC 715-381-4383 Manufacturing Outreach Center Poised to Assist Local Manufacturers State grant funds are available to help Wisconsin manufacturers improve performance, stimulate growth, and respond to new challenges as the economy recovers from the recession. “Wisconsin manufacturers who adopt Next Generation Manufacturing principles can improve their competitiveness, win a greater share of global markets, and react quickly to...