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MILWAUKEE – Scott W. Hansen, chair of the Litigation Practice at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c, has been named as one of the Wisconsin Law Journal's 2010 Leaders in the Law honorees. The Leaders in the Law program recognizes leading practitioners and judges throughout Wisconsin based on a wide variety of achievement criteria, including outstanding leadership, vision, and legal...

The firm’s membership in the association of accounting firms to start immediately Milwaukee, Wisconsin (February 2, 2010) — Wipfli LLP, a CPA and consulting firm with offices in Wisconsin and Minnesota, announced today that it has become a member firm of PKF North America (PKF NA), an association of 87members in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The firm is...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN – The Wisconsin Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit against Crawford County residents Curtis and Renee Christensen for violations of state regulations related to the keeping and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing of farm-raised deer, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today. The Department...

Innovative Green Business Network eligible for investor tax credits under Wisconsin’s Angel Investor and Venture Fund Tax Credit Program. February 2, 2010 MADISON, WI PosiPair, a Wisconsin-based company devoted to developing applications and technology for green products and services, has been awarded the highly sought after Qualified New Business Venture certification from the state of Wisconsin. Certification by the Wisconsin Department of...

For immediate release Contact: Anne Katz, Arts Wisconsin 608 255 8316 | akatz@artswisconsin.org Wednesday, March 3, 2010, Monona Terrace and State Capitol, Madison Pre-Arts Day workshops on Tuesday, March 2 Information and registration at http://www.artswisconsin.org Wisconsin’s arts supporters from the worlds of the arts, business, education, civic issues, politics, and government will rally at Arts Day 2010, on Wednesday, March 3, 2010,...

University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professor will share his expertise before Congress on the problem of the invasive fish species Asian Carp that now threatens the Great Lakes fishery. Professor of Fisheries Michael Hansen will testify before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment on Tuesday, February 9, in Washington...

Contact: Erika Monroe-Kane, 608-266-9000 YoungStar to Improve Child Care, Help Parents, and Reduce Fraud MADISON - Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Reggie Bicha today announced details on a new five-star quality rating and improvement system for child care in Wisconsin. The program, YoungStar, will link child care provider quality to payments from the Wisconsin Shares program and make it...

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Contact: Amber Meyer Smith, Clean Wisconsin, 608.251.7020 ext. 16, 608.347.6026 (cell) Michael Bender, Mercury Policy Project, 802.223.9000 Current Thermostat Recycling Program Fails to Protect Environment and Health MADISON – Only 5 percent of the two million to three million mercury-containing thermostats that come out of service in the United States every year are properly...

CONTACT: Linda Diedrich Orion Energy Systems (920) 482-1988 Scott Jensen Chief Financial Officer Orion Energy Systems (920) 892-5454 Company exceeds revenue and EPS guidance MANITOWOC, Wis. — Feb. 2, 2010 — Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX), a power technology enterprise that designs, manufactures and deploys energy management solutions for the commercial and industrial sectors, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 third quarter...

Contact: Nick George, President 608-255-9946 Nick.George@mwfpa.org Brian Elliott Dir. of Communications 608-255-9946 Brian.Elliott@mwfpa.org Governor Doyle’s proposal to provide a tax credit to food processors is positive news for Wisconsin’s food manufacturers, according to Nick George, President of the Midwest Food Processors Association (MWFPA). The MWFPA represents over 100 processing facilities in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota and approximately 250 industry suppliers. Included as part of the Governor’s State...

CONTACT: Maggie Grabow, grabow@wisc.edu, (314) 249-0471; Melissa Whited, mwhited@wisc.edu, (617) 233-9643; Micah Hahn, mbhahn@wisc.edu, (865) 405-5929 MADISON -- Recreational bicycling is among Wisconsin’s top outdoor activities in terms of economic impact, and increasing bicycling has the potential to deliver impressive health benefits and savings, according to a new report. Produced by graduate students in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at...