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For more information, contact: Katelin Botsford (414) 287-9269 kbotsford@gklaw.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (August 21, 2009). Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is pleased to announce that Timothy F. Nixon, a shareholder and team leader of the firm’s Business Finance and Restructuring Practice Group, has co-authored Understanding Fraudulent Transfers published by Aspatore Books of Boston. Aspatore Books is the largest and most exclusive publisher of C-Level executives...

Madison, Wis., Aug. 21, 2009—The board of directors of MGE Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGEE) today increased the regular quarterly dividend to $0.3684 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable Sept. 15, 2009, to shareholders of record Sept. 1, 2009. With this increase, the new dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of $1.4736 per share. "MGE...

CONTACT University Relations and Communications, 715-346-3046, Fax 715-346-2042, http://www.uwsp.edu/news Newsmakers from UW-Stevens Point and an even broader portion of Central Wisconsin now have a high-quality connection to the airwaves of Wisconsin Public Radio, thanks to a new studio on the UWSP campus. The facility, located in the Communication Arts Center on Reserve Street, links to WPR's Wausau Regional Studios, whose programming, along...

For more information, contact Eric Skrum 608-441-1216 or eskrum@wisbank.com Survey shows bankers’ efforts result in no increase in foreclosures for agriculture customers (MADISON) The majority of Wisconsin agricultural bankers have seen no increase in the number of foreclosures filed on their ag customers in 2009 according to the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA). More than 83 percent of the 95 banks responding to...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON-- Governor Jim Doyle today announced that Exchequer LLC will receive a $100,000 Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment (BEBR) grant from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to help redevelop an unoccupied and underutilized property in the Village of Shorewood, Milwaukee County. “Brownfield grants help renew damaged or vacant land and provide communities with...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON-- Governor Jim Doyle today announced that the River Vision Partnership, LLC will receive a $565,000 Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment (BEBR) grant from the Department of Commerce (Commerce).The funds will be used to help redevelop an unoccupied and underutilized property in the City of Green Bay, Brown County. “Brownfield grants help renew...

CONTACT- Jeffrey Potter, Director of Communications jeffrey.potter@wisconsin.gov and (608) 261-4392 (Madison, WI) Some people are dog people, some people are cat people, but Dave Redell is a bat person. As a bat ecologist with the Department of Natural Resources, he routinely monitors cave populations of nearly 150,000 bats. Now, as bats face old stereotypes and new threats, Redell, and...

AUG. 20, 2009—Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce Richard J. Leinenkugel was in western Wisconsin Aug. 7 visiting the St. Croix Economic Development Corporation’s business of the year award winners, including K-Sun Corporation in Somerset. “We appreciate Secretary Leinenkugel’s attention to businesses in our region and across the state,” says Michael Kasun, of Stillwater, Minn., and president of K-Sun Corporation based...

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A. – SYCARA IV, a classically-styled custom 151’ (46m) Fantail Motor Yacht, underwent an extensive sea trial on Lake Michigan where all systems were thoroughly tested. Her owners, being particularly concerned about the environment, wanted this yacht to have low fuel consumption and a small wake that would not cause damage to the shoreline. The...

Contact: Scott Pigeon, Hoffman Director of Marketing (920) 380-2175, spigeon@hoffman.net Rhinelander Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Scheduled for August 28 Appleton, Wis. — Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) will unveil their new service center in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10am on Friday, August 28, 2009. The new service center, located at 2027 Navajo Street, will also be open for public...

Contact Scott Pigeon, Director of Marketing (920) 380-2175 spigeon@hoffman.net Hoffman LLC Project First in Wisconsin to Receive Honor Using USGBC’s LEED for Schools Rating System Appleton, Wis. — River Crest Elementary School in Hudson, Wisconsin, was recently awarded the designation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold. This esteemed designation was delivered from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the...

CONTACT: Amy Loudenbeck Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce 608.365.8835 amyl@greaterbeloitchamber.com Beloit, WI – The Partners of Vision Beloit – Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce, Visit Beloit, Downtown Beloit Association and Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation – are hosting a series of seven seminars for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The seminars are held on the second Thursday of each month at...