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For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 Current law changes effective January 1, 2010, Attorney General Van Hollen reasons in formal opinion Intergovernmental Agreements Between Municipalities for the Purchase of Services are Exempt from Competitive Bidding Laws, Van Hollen’s Opinion Also Holds MADISON--Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today issued a formal opinion responding to two questions...

Explore the links between global warming, the environment, and public health at the next Academy Evenings presentation, Heat Waves and High Water: Climate Change, Public Health, and the Wisconsin Landscape. University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Jonathan Patz, director of Global Environmental Health, will discuss research that indicates a relationship between the rise in global temperatures and the degradation of our...

Contact: Joshua Morby Mobile: 920.968.4197 Email: media@thenewnorth.com Phase One shows available feedstocks, Phase Two shows supplier support NIAGARA, November 12, 2009 – New North, Inc. today released Phase Two of a study on the feasibility of a cellulosic ethanol plant in Niagara. On July 29, officials released Phase One of the study conducted by Resource Analytics, which found that sufficient biomass resources exist in...

For more information, contact: Abbey Eisenlauer Marketing Department (414) 287-9485 aeisenlauer@gklaw.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (November 12, 2009). Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is pleased to announce that James A. Friedman is the first Wisconsin attorney to be designated as an Accredited Insurance Receiver (AIR) by the International Association of Insurance Receivers (IAIR). The designation was awarded in recognition of Friedman’s high level of expertise in...

CONTACT: Melissa Anderson, 608-262-9213, mkanderson@bus.wisc.edu MADISON - The Wisconsin School of Business will attract some of the brightest real estate students from the top business schools in Asia, Europe and Latin America with a highly innovative Global Real Estate Master (GREM) program. The program builds on the Wisconsin School of Business's expertise and tradition in real estate education, strong alumni...

Contact: Debbie Crave Phone: 920-478-4887 Waterloo, Wis. – Debbie Crave, vice president at Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, has received the highest award conferred by the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The award was presented at a banquet and ceremony at UW-Madison by College Dean and Director Molly Jahn. Jahn said the Honorary...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Xcel Energy Corp. will move forward converting their Ashland power plant from coal to biomass after the Public Service Commission unanimously voted in favor of the project last week. Here are a few facts about the project: * Expected to be complete in 2012, the plant will be the largest in the...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today announced that Thomas A. Callaghan has agreed to pay fines and costs totaling $5,000 for his unlawful discharge of pollutants into the waters of the state without a permit – namely, metal shavings from Tremplo Manufacturing, Inc., into a...

CONTACT: Thad Nation, (414) 412-7814 (MADISON, Wis.)—State businesses continue to show support for Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE) and its role in developing and advocating for environmental policies as the coalition announced today that Kranz, Inc. has joined. Kranz, a cleaning supplies, paper products and packaging distributor, is looking forward to helping...