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Contact: Joshua Morby Mobile: 920.968.4197 Email: media@thenewnorth.com Thirteen in Northeast Wisconsin Named to Inc. 5000 List NEW NORTH, September 9, 2009 – Thirteen companies based in the New North have been named to the Inc. 5,000 list of the nation’s fastest growing companies. Among those named to the list are: JGear – Fond du Lac Bayside Machine – De Pere Cherry Optical – Green Bay Huberty...

For more information, contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON— Winners of the Marketplace 2009 special business awards will be invited to a special reception at 6:00 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center, Pewaukee. The event is sponsored by the Department of Commerce (Commerce). Reporters are welcome to attend. “Commerce is...

Contact: Jane H. Larson (608) 224-5005 MADISON—Homeowners, farmers, rural property owners, and businesses in 43 counties, two cities and five tribal nations will have access to disposal services for hundreds of chemicals this fall. Unwanted and hazardous chemicals and pesticides like chlordane, rootworm insecticides, DDT, acids, lead paint, mercury, and solvents now can all be taken to Wisconsin Clean Sweep...

CONTACT: David C. Schwartz, 608-265-0546, 
dcschwartz@wisc.edu MADISON - Late blight caused the 19th century famine that sparked a wave of emigration from Ireland to the United States, but the disease has also infected tomatoes and potatoes this year. Potatoes, the world's fourth-largest food crop, were raised on 65,500 acres in Wisconsin in 2007. If a potato field is not treated...

Contacts: Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Maria Redmond, Office of Energy Independence, 608-266-1521 State of Wisconsin Receives Single Largest Grant in Nation MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that $15 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds awarded to the State...

For more information, contact Jason Busch 608-441-1237 or jbusch@wisbank.com On Wednesday, September 9, Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan (D-Janesville) shared the findings of the Speaker’s Taskforce On Preventing (S.T.O.P.) Home Foreclosures, formed to address Wisconsin’s mortgage foreclosure crisis and minimize its effect on Wisconsin families and communities. The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) thanks Speaker Sheridan, Majority Leader Tom Nelson (D-Kaukauna) and Rep. Leon...

Contact: Dan Kohler, 608 628-2804, dankohler@wisconsinenvironment.org Senators Urged to Help Repower America WHAT: Johnson Controls, Wisconsin Environment and the Office of Energy Independence will participate in a conference call with reporters on Thursday to release a new study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient...

CONTACT: Sharon Dunwoody, 608-263-3389, dunwoody@wisc.edu; Dominique Brossard, 608-262-0482, dbrossard@wisc.edu MADISON - The prevailing wisdom among many scientists and scientific organizations is that, as a rule, scientists are press shy, and those who aren't are mavericks. However, a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers, published in the current issue (summer 2009) of Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, suggests otherwise. The study,...

Orion to deliver significant energy savings with no upfront costs to the lawn and garden tool manufacturer MANITOWOC, Wis. — Sept. 9, 2009 — Four Ames True Temper locations have entered into energy supply agreements with Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) that will create significant energy savings with no upfront costs or capital investment for the non-powered lawn and...

CONTACT: Alan Fish, 608-262-3488, afish@fpm.wisc.edu MADISON - A public informational meeting about the proposed rebuilding of the Charter Street Heating Plant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will include representatives of UW-Madison and an external design team. The "scoping meeting" it will cover a proposal to expand and rebuild the plant, with information presented by UW-Madison's Facilities, Planning and Management and...

For more information, contact: Cheryl Van Tessier, Finesse Public Relations LLC (608) 467-4408, ctessier@finessepr.net Amy Crowe, Summit Credit Union (608) 243-5000X2834, amy.crowe@summitcreditunion.com MADISON, Wis. — As a means of providing free financial information and advice to its members and the public, Summit Credit Union is offering free financial seminars in September and October. With topics ranging from Teaching Your Little Ones About Money to Breaking...

For additional information, contact: Julie Cole jcole@quarles.com (414) 277-5212 MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The national law firm of Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that Cristina Hernandez-Malaby has been named Latina Attorney of the Year by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA). The award was presented September 5, 2009, at the HNBA's 34th Annual Convention and First Judicial Summit. Hernandez-Malaby is a member...

Contact: Steve Fleming Communications Director Steve.Fleming@mercmarine.com 920-929-5340 Office 920-979-7626 Cell FOND DU LAC, Wis. (Sept. 9, 2009) – Following events last week that helped Mercury Marine finalize its decision to remain headquartered in Fond du Lac and to shift work there over time from Stillwater, Okla., the company announced today it will return tax relief...

Contact: Jennifer Smith, Thrive Communications Director, jsmith@thrivehere.org 608-443-1961 Find this release and a CBED grant fact sheet online: http://www.thrivehere.org/media Thrive and regional partners secure $110,000 to incubate new companies and products What/Who: Thrive, UW-Extension and regional partners secure $110,000 to support development of four new food business incubators across the eight-county Madison Region. Where: Monroe, Mazomanie, Beloit, Madison ...