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Contact: Beth Myers Landbo, Director of Marketing, (920) 929-3688 The 21st Annual Evening of the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) will take on a different feel this year. Services offered by FCEDC and the role everyone plays in economic development will be highlighted at the event. “Meet FCEDC” will feature former clients highlighting in their own words...

CONTACT: Thad Nation, (414) 412-7814 (MADISON, Wis.)—The coalition Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE) today recognizes the City of Milwaukee for making it easier for its residents to install solar power, following the ordinance passing through the Common Council on Tuesday. The measure now goes to Mayor Barrett for his signature. “Wisconsin benefits as...

MILWAUKEE – Jennifer R. D'Amato, Frederic G. Friedman and Nathan K. Johnson, attorneys in the Trusts and Estates Practice of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., have each been named a FIVE STAR Wealth ManagerSM for 2010. Crescendo Business Services, an independent market research company, asked more than 29,000 high net worth consumers in the Milwaukee area to evaluate their wealth...

Contact: Elena Bertozzi (262) 472-1725 bertozze@uww.edu WHITEWATER - Attention, gamers: Are you ready to come out and play? The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is seeking entries for its third annual Play Expo Saturday, April 3. Submissions are judged on interactive entertainment, 3D, 2D, aural, virtual, animated and creative work. The deadline for entries is midnight Monday, March 15. "The ideal entry is a very...

MADISON, Wisconsin – March 3, 2010 - Peak Ridge Capital announced today that one of its venture capital funds, the Peak Ridge AgTech Fund, has made an investment in Local Dirt. Local Dirt is a privately-held, agricultural logistics company that utilizes a unique software platform to grow and scale local food markets. The AgTech Fund’s investment will allow Local...

GLTEI to Nurture Alliances Among Wisconsin Enterprises to Advance Innovation, Safety and Job Creation in Road Transportation MILWAUKEE -- The inaugural workshop of the Great Lakes Transportation Enterprise Institute (GLTEI) will take place Thursday, March 4, 2010. The event aims to guide the creation of transportation research and development partnerships in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. Speakers and...

Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Looking to Identify Potential Partnerships on Billions of Dollars in Water Projects MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle and Commerce Secretary Richard J. Leinenkugel today welcomed officials from Anhui Province, China who are visiting Wisconsin to learn more about the state’s strengths in water technology. Anhui Province is investing billions of dollars in...

Contacts: Zach Lowe or Katie Rowley (Feingold) – (202) 224-8657 Ashley Glacel (Kohl) – (202) 224-5364 Washington, D.C. – Wisconsin’s U.S. Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl are calling...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 LAKE MILLS - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today announced that his office has resolved a civil case it has brought against Fiberdome, Incorporated, a Lake Mills, Wisconsin company which manufactures structural fiberglass components. Like all industries,...

Contact: Laura Smith, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Signs 10 More Bills into Law at State Capitol MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today signed into law Senate Bill 271, the BPA-Free Kids Act, at the State Capitol in Madison. The law will help protect children from exposure to the potentially-harmful effects of bisphenol-A (BPA). “Wisconsin must continue our proud, progressive tradition...

WED WisBusiness News Summary3 March 2010Exclusively for WisBusiness Subscribers Advertisements From WisBusiness.com ... -- A state environmental group says Wisconsin's use of coal is increasing even as coal usage...