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Contact: Jane H. Larson (608) 224-5005 MADISON--A recently completed study by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Department of Natural Resources has increased the understanding of air emissions and odors on larger-sized livestock farms, and lays the groundwork for future studies in this important area, officials say. The multi-year project to study odor and air emissions...

Contact: Frank Borg, 715.829.0080 MADISON – State grant funds are available to help Wisconsin manufacturers improve performance, stimulate growth, and respond to new challenges as the economy recovers from the recession. “Wisconsin manufacturers who adopt Next Generation Manufacturing principles can improve their competitiveness, win a greater share of global markets, and react quickly to market opportunities,” said Department of Commerce...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Evan N. Zeppos (414) 276-6237 or (414) 491-6610 * * * Sale includes Grede’s Milwaukee, Wis., headquarters and six operating foundries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, Indiana and Michigan MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Grede Foundries announced today that its agreement to sell its principal operating plants to an affiliate of Wayzata Investment Partners LLC of Minnesota has been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy...

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By Gregg Hoffmann For WisBusiness.com VIROQUA - Circuit Court Judge Michael Rosborough ruled Monday that the founder of Belle’s Lunchbox, which offers raw milk products, must give a deposition to an attorney for the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Max Kane Farley, who goes by Max Kane, said after the ruling that he will appeal the decision. Kane represented...

By Emily Jones For WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE -- When a job interview goes poorly, no one comes out happy. Job seekers, understandably, are disappointed that their preparation and anticipation were for nothing. Meanwhile, mediocre interviews are a waste of recruiters' time – not to mention a waste of money. That's why Kelly Fitzsimmons, CEO and cofounder of HarQen, believes her company has created...

Contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing Assistant First Business Financial Services, Inc. Phone 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, December 21, 2009 – First Business Capital Corp. announced today that Jim Marlin has accepted the position of Field Examiner. First Business Capital Corp. is a part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIZ). Jim will be responsible for conducting field examinations of existing and prospective clients. He is a...

Web site link: http://www.wfbf.com/archivej/htmArchive/showPage.aspx?page=15679.htm&id=15679 Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations, 608-828-5711 The agriculture economy’s downturn, protection of the use value assessment law, the Working Lands Initiative, attacks on agriculture in the media and a string of weather woes were the top issues for agriculture in 2009 (This is the 16th annual review of the WFBF...

Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606 New Plant Could Turn Food Now Thrown Away Into $4-million of Renewable Energy Per Year Waste food that now goes into the garbage or down kitchen disposals could one day generate up to $4-million in locally-produced green energy under a project spearheaded by Dane County, County...