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CONTACT: Jennifer Bonk 500 Public Ave., Beloit WI 53511 608.365.8835 jenniferb@greaterbeloitchamber.com Beloit WI - The Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce (GBCC), Forward Janesville, and the Young Professionals Group (YPG) have teamed up to attract, engage, and retain the best and the brightest next generation talent in our community. For over one year the YPG has hosted events in Janesville, but now with the help...

WPPI Energy and its member communities are ahead of the curve in working to ensure a clean, sustainable, and reliable energy supply over the long term. A major milestone was achieved as of mid-2009 — six years early — when we had the resources in place to meet Wisconsin and Michigan requirements that at least 10 percent of electricity purchased...

For more information: Jim Buchheim 608/232-6327 jim.buchheim@cunamutual.com Rick Uhlmann 608/231-8940 rick.uhlmann@cunamutual.com MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group announced today it is selling the majority ownership of its independently managed affiliate, The CUMIS Group Ltd., (CUMIS) to a longtime business partner of the Canadian company and a Canadian credit union central. CUMIS’s Board of Directors decided to enter into an agreement with Co-operators...

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By Kay Nolan For WisBusiness.com Century-old historical landmarks and ‘green’ buildings might seem worlds apart, but hidden within the ornate, steeplelike Milwaukee City Hall, constructed in 1895 and recently renovated to the tune of $70 million, is a 21st-century success story: The City Hall complex, which includes two attached office buildings, has earned silver LEED certification for energy efficiency....

Company works toward zero injuries Contact: Nancy Craig (319) 786-4788 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – September 16, 2009 – Alliant Energy recently received two awards from the National Safety Council (NSC). The first was the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award, which requires applicants to have a lost time incident rate equal to or less than 50 percent of the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

CONTACT: Jake Vander Zanden, 608-262-9464, cell 608-770-5891, mjvanderzand@wisc.edu MADISON - On Sept. 11, a standard cruise on Lake Mendota's University Bay began for students in University of Wisconsin-Madison's Zoology 315, a course that introduces them to the study of lakes. With the sampling craft Limnos anchored about one-quarter mile offshore on a clear sunny day, four students pulled up...