Better Business Bureau: Alert – Wisconsin couple loses $19K in telephone scam
CONTACT: Susan Bach, Director of Communications
PHONE: 414- 847- 6085
FAX: 414-302- 0355
E-MAIL: sbach@wisconsin.bbb.org
Milwaukee, Wis. – The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is issuing...
St. Croix EDC: 10-county branding session set for February 22nd in Baldwin
Contact:
Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383
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Please join the staff and directors of Momentum West on Monday, February 22, 2010 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the St. Croix County Ag and Education Center in gathering input for a regional branding study.
Momentum West (M.W.) was organized in 2008 as a 10-county external marketing and collaborative economic development organization in...
UW-Madison: Office of Student Financial Aid prepares for direct lending
CONTACT: Susan Fischer, 608-262-2087, susan.fischer@finaid.wisc.edu
MADISON - Beginning with the 2010-11 academic year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is joining thousands of other U.S. higher education institutions in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program.
As a result, UW-Madison students with federal Stafford, Grad PLUS and Parent PLUS loans will borrow their funds from the federal government instead of from multiple private banks...
UW-Madison: Stem cells – science, economy edge religion at the polls
CONTACT: Amy Becker, 608-335-4533, abbecker2@wisc.edu; Kajsa Dalrymple, 608-852-5026, kdalrymple@wisc.edu; Dominique Brossard, 608-262-0482, dbrossard@wisc.edu
MADISON - When it comes to stem cell research as a political issue, Wisconsin voters are more likely to be motivated by ideas of economic benefit and scientific progress than by religious objections, according to a new report.
The study, conducted by researchers in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's...
Wisconsin Credit Union League: Direct deposit, free-filing options can save taxpayers time and money
Contact: Chad Helminak - chelminak@theleague.coop - (608) 514-0080
Pewaukee, Wis. – Wisconsin credit unions are encouraging the use of direct deposit and free-filing options this tax season in an effort to steer consumers away from costly “refund anticipation loans,” which drain millions from state refunds – particularly the refunds of people with low and moderate-incomes.
Short-term, high-interest loans called refund anticipation...
Wisconsin Leadership Seminar: Sampling for a good cause
Contact: Robert E. Hurst II
Phone: (414) 771-4171
Wisconsin Leadership Seminar (WILS) is proud to announce the WILS Wine & Microbrew Tasting - an evening of sampling delicious libations, socializing, raffles, appetizers & music on Friday, March 12th from 8 to 10pm at the Humphrey Scott Rite Masonic Center located at 790 North Van Buren Street in Milwaukee.
WILS is an all...
MMAC: Rail service gets a boost
Milwaukee rail service gets a boost MMAC has advocated on behalf of funding support for the Hiawatha line and efforts to upgrade its service. That’s why were pleased by the recent announcement that federal government will be giving Wisconsin $12 million to improve and enhance this Milwaukee to Chicago link.
The federal government has also awarded Wisconsin more than...
ALL Fuels & Energy: ALL Fuels agrees to Valero’s offer of $100 million to sell the Renew Energy ethanol plant in Jefferson, Wisconsin. Valero then says “ no deal”
DES MOINES, Iowa -- ALL Fuels & Energy announced that its subsidiary, ALL Fuels - Jefferson, LLC, has agreed to Valero’s offer price of $100 million for the purchase of Renew Energy from Valero Renewable Energy. The $100 million cash price ALL Fuels – Jefferson LLC agreed to pay Valero is $28 million more than the $72 million winning...
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren: Reinhart welcomes two experienced attorneys to the law firm
MILWAUKEE – Jerome M. Janzer, CEO and Chairman of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. announced that two experienced attorneys--Debra S. Bursinger and Caitlyn A. Beaudry--have joined the law firm.
"We continue to bring bright and experienced attorneys to Reinhart and welcome Debra Bursinger and Caitlyn Beaudry as they join two of our growing practice areas: Health Care and Trusts and...
