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MILWAUKEE – Jerome M. Janzer, CEO and Chairman of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. announced today the addition of two new shareholders to the law firm: Brian G. Carroll and John M. Murphy. "Brian and John both come to Reinhart with valuable experience and a proven track record in their respective fields," said Jerome M. Janzer, Reinhart's CEO and...

CONTACT: Suzanne Peyer, smpeyer@wisc.edu, 608-262-9225; Carol Eunmi Lee, carollee@wisc.edu, 608-262-2675 MADISON - The zebra mussels that have wreaked ecological havoc on the Great Lakes are harder to find these days - not because they are dying off, but because they are being replaced by a cousin, the quagga mussel. But zebra mussels still dominate in fast-moving streams and rivers. Research...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com Large companies and government agencies may be doing a good job of recycling their electronic equipment and computers, but a bill pending in the Legislature would help small firms and individuals get with the program. That’s the assessment of Neil Peters-Michaud, head of Cascade Asset Management. The 10-year-old company refurbishes scrubs and dismantles electronics...

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By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com The three members of the state Public Service Commission unanimously agreed today to approve a new American Transmission Co. power line in Dane County. "Building for the future makes sense," said PSC Chair Eric Callisto in discussing the commission's decision to permit ATC to build the 345kv line. The approved route will run above ground along Madison's Beltline,...

By David A. Wise WisBusiness.com Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee Co. Exec. Scott Walker and two legislators on Wednesday panned a Joint Finance Committee-approved plan for regional transportation authorities. State Sen. Jeff Plale, D-South Milwaukee, said there is a “great amount of consternation about the way the JFC cobbled together the RTA provision.” “It's like they put Frankenstein together but used all the...

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James S. Haney, (608) 258-3400 Jim Pugh, (608) 219-0157 National Economy May Start to Improve in Next Year MADISON -- With unemployment topping 9 percent this year, Wisconsin's top business executives are predicting the state's economy will continue to decline, with modest growth predicted in the national economy, WMC announced Thursday. Additionally, 48 percent said Wisconsin's business climate...