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CONTACT: Christine Henzig chenzig@theleague.coop (800) 242-0833, Ext. 6019 Credit unions charge less and “play fair,” unlike largest banks that control 90% of the nation’s plastic debt Pewaukee, Wis. - Until provisions of federal credit card reforms fully take effect next year, consumers may want to heed a new study that called credit unions’ credit cards a “benchmark” for fairness to consumers. A study by...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge William D. Johnston has issued a decision finding the Berlin partnership, Olsen Brothers Enterprises LLP and its principal partner, Paul E. Olsen, jointly and severally liable for numerous construction site storm water and erosion control violations that occurred during the construction of grain storage facilities in...

Henkels & McCoy, Inc. has been awarded a four-year alliance agreement by American Transmission Company (ATC) for transmission line and substation construction services and maintenance in southern Wisconsin through a competitive bid process. ATC provides electric transmission service to utility companies, cooperatives, and municipalities across Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. In anticipation of new commercial and industrial loads and...

CALL: Mark A. Kassel Partner 608.258.4272 Law Firm Tapped to Provide Intellectual Property Services for the Nation’s Leading Medical Research Agency Dedicated to Improving Health Milwaukee – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $208 million contract to the firm for Intellectual Property services for up to 10 years. Beginning this month, the firm will...

For more information, contact Kurt Bauer 608-441-1203 or bauer@wisbank.com MADISON – On Tuesday, October 27, the state Assembly passed three bills aimed at preventing the spread of foreclosures in Wisconsin. After this action, Kurt Bauer, Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) president/CEO released the following statement: “WBA thanks Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan (D-Janesville) for his leadership on this critical issue facing the residents...

CONTACT: Jennifer Bonk Stateline World Trade Association 608.365.8835 jenniferb@greaterbeloitchamber.com Beloit, WI - The Stateline World Trade Association (SLWTA) welcomes Michael Hetzel to its November 19, 2009 dinner meeting, held at The Beloit Inn, 500 Pleasant St. Michael will be speaking on the current reality of global manufacturing including data and context surrounding the U.S., China, India, and other nations. Michael’s presentation will include the recent...

Contact: John Reinemann. WI Counties Assn (cell: 445-3039) Tom Frazier, Coalition of WI Aging Groups (cell: 770-0605) Lisa B. Nelson. (1-479-381-6485) A coalition of seniors, labor groups, county governments and retailers today praised the Wisconsin Assembly’s health committee for approving legislation that would lower drug prices by exempting them from the state’s 70-year-old “minimum markup law.” Members of People for Affordable Prescription Drugs...

Contact: Liz Schrum or Tom Still at 608-442-7557 Or visit http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com to learn more MADISON – Experts who have worked with early stage companies to secure federal grants or to gain access to technology developed in federal labs will speak at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, to be held Nov. 10-11 at Madison’s Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. The line-up includes...

Contact: Jason A. Smith, communications director MADISON—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...