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PRESS CONTACT: Kathleen Kvern, 715-588-1514 or 715-892-1444 cell Email: kathleenkvern@gmail.com Goodwill Industries of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan partner with Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Community to announce the grand opening of a GOODWLL STORE in Lac du Flambeau. Grand Opening Saturday, December 12, 2009.   Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Community, in partnership with Goodwill Industries of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, is pleased to...

University of Phoenix Milwaukee is offering daytime classes for the first time ever at its Brookfield campus. The initial daytime classes will include students from multiple program offerings (business, criminal justice, etc.). It is a general education introductory course that all University of Phoenix students take as a part of their degree program. Since the classes, which officially began on October...

Contact: Tom Still at 608-442-7557 To learn more online: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com MADISON – A package of economic growth ideas proposed by Senate Democrats is consistent with ideas advanced over time by the Wisconsin Technology Council and merits bipartisan consideration by the full Legislature, two leaders of the Tech Council said Thursday. Tech Council Board Chairman Mark Bugher and President Tom Still said the...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 (office) 608-333-5624 (cell phone) MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle has proclaimed Friday, Nov. 20, to be “Thank You Farmers and Ranchers Day” in Wisconsin. “The holiday season is a time to thank America’s farmers and ranchers, who produce the food that nourishes us and serves as the centerpiece for family gatherings and holiday celebrations,” said Rod Nilsestuen,...

Furniture manufacturer saves enough electricity to power 100 homes, displace 682 tons of carbon dioxide every year DUBLIN, Ga. — Nov. 19, 2009 — Flexsteel Industries (Nasdaq: FLXS) was recognized today for significantly reducing its impact on the environment at its Dublin, Ga., facility by reducing electricity consumption, reducing water consumption and reducing waste. Its efforts earned the furniture manufacturer an...

The top executive of AT&T in Wisconsin will talk about how innovation in the telecommunications industry can help spur economic growth in Wisconsin at the Nov. 24 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network in Madison. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on Madison’s John Nolen Drive. Registration and networking begin at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon and...

CONTACT: David C. Schwartz, 608-265-0546, 608-358-1283 (cell), dcschwartz@wisc.edu MADISON - This week, scientists are revealing the genetic instructions inside corn, one of the big three cereal crops. Corn, or maize, has one of the most complex sequences of DNA ever analyzed, says University of Wisconsin-Madison genomicist David Schwartz, who was one of more than 100 authors in the article in...

Contact: Steve Ingham 608-224-4700 Note: A complete copy of the proposed rules with Nilsestuen’s recommended changes to the language is available by emailing jane.larson@wi.gov. MADISON – Federal rules proposed to allow small meat processors to sell their products across state lines miss the mark in some important ways, and need changes before becoming law, Secretary Rod Nilsestuen said in comments submitted...

CONTACT: Tania Banak, 608-263-6914, banakt@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to identify virus mutations that would serve as early warnings of potential pandemic influenza viruses. Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virologist at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, is principal investigator on the project, which brings together an...

Media Contact: Ryan Stensland (319) 786-4171 Investor Relations Contact: Susan Trapp Gille (608) 458-3956 Retiring from Alliant Energy after 31-year tenure MADISON, WI -- Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) announced today that Eliot Protsch, will be retiring from the company effective January 2, 2010, after more than 31 years with the company. Protsch served in various financial roles, including Assistant Treasurer, at Wisconsin Power...

Contact: Steve Johnstone, for Walmart, 414-704-5314 H1 N1 Calls Significantly Increases Volume MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 19, 2009 – With H1 N1 flu inquiries to IMPACT on the rise, IMPACT and Walmart announced today that a...