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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Wisconsin Dells Hydro began operation in August 1909; helped create Wisconsin...

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By Gregg Hoffmann For WisBusiness.com From Buffalo County to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin companies continue to profit from organic farming despite the recession and the threats of climate change. Some of the reasons for optimism are projections of a growth market in organics, studies showing how organic farming helps keep soil nutrient rich, and the support of the Obama administration. Organic farming advocates...

Contact: Linda Abbott 608-826-6215; abbott@chorus.net Training Within Industry (TWI) Engages Workers to Champion Lean and Innovation MADISON, Wis. – Manufacturers looking for ways to empower employees to be agents of change within their organizations may be interested in a new offering from the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP). Training Within Industry (TWI) is a nationally recognized and highly effective program...

Contacts: Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Dick Jones, Department of Workforce Development, 608-267-4780 Expanded Employment and Training Services Will Benefit More Than 4,900 Workers MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced nearly $4 million in assistance for dislocated workers, providing expanded employment and...

Contact: Jim Schram Tel: 414-433-4953 E-mail: jschram@innotechinc.com InnoTech donates time to help UPC fix long time computer problem Wauwatosa, WI (July 28, 2009) – United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin has been worried for years about an older computer that ran their billing software. Each time they tried transferring it to a newer computer it didn’t work, and they were concerned they...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 NEW HOLSTEIN - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that Denver Kalkofen (age 54) of New Holstein, Wisconsin has been sentenced to prison for securities fraud and the theft of investors’ money. On July 28, 2009, Kalkofen appeared before the Hon. Donald A. Poppy, Calumet...

Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, it takes only three gallons of water to produce one gallon of ethanol. Think that’s a lot of water? Here are some water statistics from the U.S. Geological Survey: * 14 gallons – amount needed to grow ONE orange * 65 gallons...