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Contact: Penny Gamache, 800-606-5394, ext. 7275 pgamache@anab.org MILWAUKEE – Randy A. Dougherty of the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) has been elected Chair of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the world association of national accreditation bodies for management systems, products, and personnel. Dougherty is ANAB Vice President and oversees all activities related to the accreditation programs of ANAB,...

Contacts: Kathy Schmidt 920-632-1780 De Pere, WI -- Groeschl Strategic Wealth Management Group, an office of MetLife, recently announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with GH Lenz & Associates, an independent firm specializing in individual and group health, life, dental, disability and Medicare benefits. “This alliance reflects our desire to collaborate with companies that share our vision...

Contact: Peter Thomas (414) 615-4866 pathomas@metlife.com Green Bay, WI – MetLife is pleased to announce that Justus Hedeen, CFA, has joined the firm as a Financial Services Representative. Hedeen is a graduate of the University of Chicago. He is a registered representative of MetLife, and will be seeing clients in the greater Green Bay area as well as Door County. Prior...

Media Contact: Carl Schultz (262) 923-5134 MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Milwaukee-area manufacturers looking for proactive tax planning strategies should plan to attend the November meeting of the National Tooling & Machining Association. SVA manufacturing expert Rene Schaefer, CPA, MST, will focus on tax strategies to minimize taxes and maximize cash...

CONTACT: Judi Murphy, Director of Strategic Alliances ActionCOACH of Elm Grove P: 262-790-1213 F: 262-790-1516 E: JudiMurphy@actioncoach.com W: http://www.actioncoach.com Elm Grove, WI – ActionCOACH of Elm Grove announces their monthly workshop for November, “Team Building for Business Growth.” The workshop will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 4:00-6:30 p.m. The workshop is targeted at business owners who are ready to have their team take...

NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 586-4940 WASHINGTON, DC— Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is awarding nearly $15 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for industrial energy efficiency projects in Wisconsin. These awards are part of $155 million in funding announced today for industrial combined heat and power systems, district energy systems...

Media Contact: Rob Crain (608) 458-4469 Investor Relations Contact: Susan Gille (608) 458-3956 Madison, Wis. – November 3, 2009 – Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) today announced the appointment of Kay Pashos as vice president of regulatory affairs and deputy general counsel. Pashos brings with her more than 25 years of legal and 20 years of regulatory experience within the utility industry,...

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By Greg Bump WisBusiness.com The drafting group working to turn the recommendations of the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming into legislation has wrapped up the policy work and a bill should be finalized by the end of the year. The bill, dubbed the Clean Energy Jobs Act, will be the subject of multiple public hearings but is on the fast track...

By Gregg Hoffmann For WisBusiness.com Cranberry producers are wrapping up their harvest season and all indications are that Wisconsin will top the country in cranberry production for the 15th straight year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service has estimated that Wisconsin will yield 4.0 million barrels of cranberries. That would be below last year’s record harvest, but...