DWD: August local unemployment rates announced
CONTACT: Chris Marschman, Communications Specialist, 608-261-6705
County Maps I Labor Force Summary by MSA I Labor Force Summary by County
On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/newsreleases/2009/unemployment/0809_local_lmi.pdf
MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today released August 2009 local unemployment rate estimates for Wisconsin cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
"August labor market statistics show all metro areas and all but three counties with...
Wired Wisconsin: Governor urged to sign electronic products recycling bill
Contact: Thad Nation
414.412.7814
Milwaukee — After the Electronic Products Recycling Bill (SB 107) passed through the Wisconsin State Legislature yesterday, Wired Wisconsin, a nonprofit technology issue advocacy coalition, strongly encouraged Governor Doyle to sign the bill into law so consumers have safer options when getting rid of old computers and other electronics containing harmful chemicals.
“We’re very pleased legislators have demonstrated...
AG Van Hollen: Marathon County company agrees to pay $10,000 to settle state environmental enforcement lawsuit
For More Information Contact:
Bill Cosh 608/266-1221
WAUSAU – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today announces that his office has settled a Marathon County action with Edward J. Drews and Drews Well Drilling, Inc. Drews, the owner and operator of his well drilling company, is engaged in the business of construction of potable wells in central Wisconsin. Upon the...
UW-Madison: Ag industry views on food, farming and Michael Pollan to be discussed
CONTACT: Michael Bell, 608-265-9930, michaelbell@wisc.edu
MADISON - Viewpoints from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Organic Valley Co-op and the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection board regarding food, farming and the work of author Michael Pollan will be presented in a panel discussion on Thursday, Oct. 1.
The discussion, to be held at 4 p.m. in Room 2103 at...
UW-Madison: Entrepreneurship programs ranked 11th
CONTACT: Melissa Anderson, 608-262-9213, mkanderson@bus.wisc.edu
MADISON - Entrepreneurship programs at the Wisconsin School of Business rank among the best in the nation, according to a recently published survey conducted by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine.
The Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at UW-Madison ranks 11th on a list of the top 25 entrepreneurial graduate programs in the U.S., up from...
UW-Madison: Improving the health of state potatoes
Improving environmental health, one field at a time
CONTACT: Deana Knuteson, 608-265-9798, dknuteson@wisc.edu
MADISON - They're needy, high maintenance - and delicious fried, baked or mashed.
Potatoes are big business in Wisconsin - more than a quarter billion-dollar industry last year - but it's a business that can come with a hefty environmental price tag. Large-scale cultivation may rely on chemical pesticides...
Wisconsin Power and Light Company: Starting hydro improvement projects
Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145
Reliability and safety investments being made at Wisconsin River dams
MADISON, WI – September 23, 2009 – Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, has begun a multi-year safety, reliability and economic development initiative that will include significant and multiple improvement projects at its Prairie du Sac and Kilbourn Hydroelectric Generating Stations on...
