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Contact: Jane Larson (608) 224-5005 office (608) 212-3094 cell MADISON—Four listening sessions are scheduled to gather comments on what farmers, rural landowners, government officials and others think about the state’s rule related to the expansion or establishment of larger livestock operations. “The Livestock Facility Siting rule, also known as ATCP 51, became effective in 2006. The primary purpose of the rule...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON - Today Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that he has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and the Attorneys General of Illinois and Michigan in suing to challenge the acquisition of two Wisconsin milk plants by Dean Foods. “Given the importance of...

CHICAGO, Jan 22, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Manpower Inc., a world leader in employment services, announced today that Manpower Inc. Chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres has been appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago board through 2011. "We are delighted to welcome Jeff Joerres to the...

For more information: Gary Dulmes 920-451-8200 gdulmes@dulmesdecor.com Patrick Drinan: Phone: 920-452-2350 drinapwd@co.sheboygan.wi.us Patrick Drinan has been named the first Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) Executive Director. From Hartford Wisconsin, Drinan leaves a nine-year post as Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Brookfield. Drinan will be joined by Jessica S. Potter, Elkhart Lake, who will serve as Community Development...

January 2010, Appleton, WI (Phone: 920-751-1555, Website: http://www.appletonmfg.com): Appleton Mfg Division’s S210 is an affordable and rugged fixed-knife core cutter designed to produce clean burnished cuts at precise lengths. This economical core cutter provides companies with quality cores cut in-house and on demand, without incurring the costs of wasted production time or unnecessary floor space devoted to inventorying...

Holding the line on taxes while enhancing state services among Walkers’ goals MANITOWOC, Wis. — Jan. 22, 2010 — Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker on Monday, Jan. 25, will visit Orion Energy Systems (Nasdaq: OESX) and tour its manufacturing and technology centers with CEO Neal Verfuerth. The media is invited for the tour, which will start at 1:30 p.m. and...

CONTACT: Craig Thompson, TDA Executive Director, (608) 256-7044 MADISON – ESPN has highlight reels. Now transportation policy has one too – courtesy of a just-released video from the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin. Click here -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbGdc03A8Xw -- to view highlights from remarks made by the CEOs of five of...

For more information, contact: Becky Soderholm, Transit Section (608) 266-1650, becky.soderholm@dot.wi.gov Ingrid Koch, New Freedom Program Manager (608) 266-1379, ingrid.koch@dot.wi.gov Governor Jim Doyle has approved seven grants totaling $1,711,056 for projects that will help non-urbanized areas develop or expand public transportation. The grants will provide incentives to expand existing rural public transit systems or start up new ones. “Wisconsin alone received these federal funds...

State legislation aimed at spurring Wisconsin’s tech-based economy will be the topic at the Jan. 26 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 the presentation at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $25 for WIN...

For more information, contact: Ingrid Koch, New Freedom Program Manager (608) 266-1379, ingrid.koch@dot.wi.gov Becky Soderholm, Transit Section (608) 266-1650, becky.soderholm@dot.wi.gov Governor Jim Doyle has approved grants totaling $965,185 for projects that will enhance local transportation options for citizens with disabilities. The grants will support new public transportation services and alternatives beyond the ADA requirements for individuals with disabilities, and will promote coordination between specialized...

Cheese goes to the Food Bank Serving Southwestern Wisconsin Feeding Our Communities initiative – a program dedicated to helping alleviate hunger locally, nationally and internationally. For more information on any of these programs, visit the Land O’Lakes Foundation Web page at http://www.landolakesinc.com. First of 12 Fresh Food Donations to be made in 2010 (ST. PAUL, Minn.) Jan. 21, 2010….Land O’Lakes,...

CONTACT: Gregory Nemet, nemet@wisc.edu, 608-265-3469; Tracey Holloway, taholloway@wisc.edu, 608-262-5356 MADISON - The benefits of improved air quality resulting from climate change mitigation policies are likely to outweigh the near-term costs of implementing those policies, according to a new study. Coming on the heels of the international climate talks in Copenhagen and a proposal earlier this month by the U.S. Environmental Protection...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – Today, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s Office and nine states announced that they had reached a settlement with a national glass manufacturer doing business in Burlington, Wisconsin, resolving allegations that the company illegally refurbished and extended the lives of its many glass furnaces without obtaining...

Contact: Jennifer Smith, Thrive Dir.-Communications, jsmith@thrivehere.org 608-443-1961 Online: http://www.thrivehere.org/pressrelease MADISON REGION - Governor Jim Doyle announced that Thrive, the economic development enterprise for the eight-county Madison Region, has received a $100,000 Regional Marketing grant from the Department of Commerce. The grant was announced along with the unveiling of Thrive’s new three-year strategic plan for the eight-county Madison Region. "We must draw...

For more information, contact: Don Miller, Project Development Manager (608) 266-3707, donald.miller@dot.wisconsin.gov Projects in Oconto, Outagamie, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Taylor, and Winnebago counties feted A grading project in Oconto County, an asphalt paving project in Shawano County, a concrete project in Winnebago County, a small bridge construction project in Taylor County, a large bridge project in Outagamie County, and an airport project in...