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Wisconsin’s community owned electric utilities are urging legislators in both the Senate and the State Assembly to pass wind siting reform legislation (SB 185 and AB 256). The most cost effective renewable option for Wisconsin today is wind energy. For more information, visit http://www.wppienergy.org.

Contact: Alex Pierschalla, Communications Manager, 608.255.9877 x12, alex@resilientcities.org , http://www.resilientcities.org Contact: Joshua Wescott, Office of the Dane County Executive, 608.267.8823 Wescott@co.dane.wi.us , http://www.co.dane.wi.us MEDIA ADVISORY MADISON, WISCONSIN - September 16, 2009 - A press conference will be held on Thursday, September 17th to announce the sale of property owned by Dane County as part...

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new analysis of last week’s U.S. Census numbers regarding the uninsured. The results are sobering and confirm that health insurance reform cannot wait another year. Nationwide, the number of uninsured increased from 39.8 million in 2001 to 46.3 million in 2008. “These numbers only serve to further confirm a...

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) has named Kathy Buenger as its interim executive director of development, Interim Chancellor Mark Nook announced today. Buenger replaces Stan Gruszynski, who left UWSP recently to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Office for Wisconsin. The UWSP Development Office is focused on private-donor relations to meet the university's increasing need for support,...

CONTACT: Kenneth Shapiro, 608-262-8966, kshapiro@cals.wisc.edu; Randy Fortenbery (Thursday program), 608-262-4908, trforten@wisc.edu; Ian Coxhead (Friday program), 608-262-6390, coxhead@wisc.edu MADISON - Joe Glauber is the USDA's top "good news, bad news" guy, and since he took the job last year he's delivered plenty of both. As the USDA's chief economist, Glauber is responsible for commodity situation and outlook reports that are scrutinized by...

Branch at MPS school focuses on growing money-savvy kids FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Knox | 262.797.3323 MILWAUKEE – North Shore Bank today announced it has opened an in-school branch, “North Shore Grant Bank,” at Grant Elementary School, an MPS school on Milwaukee’s South Side. The branch, to be staffed by 7th- and 8th-graders from the school with guidance from...

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: Dave Amoroso • Ron Sonntag Public Relations (414) 354-0200, ext. 108 MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Holiday Folk Fair International will be held Fri., Nov. 20 – Sun., Nov. 22, 2009 at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis. Produced by the International Institute of Wisconsin, Holiday Folk Fair International celebrates the cultural heritage of the...

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Buchen, (608) 258-3400 R.J. Pirlot, (608) 658-0817 Urges Assembly to Approve Bill Today MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Wednesday lauded the state Senate for approving bi-partisan legislation to allow uniform rules for the development of small wind farms. The Assembly is urged to pass the bill today. “If Wisconsin has scientifically based, uniform rules for small wind...

Now, more than ever, communities need to support their local businesses. The Exclusive Black Bag promotes the local economy by creating a win-win scenario for everyone involved. Homeowners receive gifts and offers they will not find anywhere else, and businesses have a cost effective way to exclusively invite a select group to their business. As Dorothy said in The...

MILWAUKEE —Frank Casey, president of Fortune-USA, will provide an “Insider’s View of the Madoff Scandal” at the Business Ethics Speaker Series, sponsored by the M&I Marshall & Ilsley Center for Business Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business. The event takes place on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Pfister Hotel, 424 East...

Madison, Wis., Sept. 16, 2009—Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) received the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Utility Green Power Program of the Year Award. The award was announced at the Green Power Leadership Awards banquet in Atlanta, Georgia. DOE's awards recognize the country's top individuals, companies and organizations that are significantly advancing the development and use of green energy. "The...

Contacts: Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608-267-9661 HARBIN, CHINA – Governor Doyle today witnessed the signing of a long-term agreement between Wisconsin-based Cooperative Resources International (CRI), a leader in the field of dairy and beef genetics, and Flying Crane Dairy, one of China’s leading producers and distributors of premium...

CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, (608) 266-1683 State health officials are encouraging individuals to get immunized against seasonal influenza now, before the coming winter season. There is plenty of seasonal influenza vaccine on hand, and health care providers and local health departments should be able to immunize all who wish to be vaccinated. “While many people are closely watching the H1N1 influenza...