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Media Contact: Joan Collins or Deb Lea (608) 222-2899 August 2009 Wendy Kado has joined Silver Spring Foods, Eau Claire, as assistant regional sales manager. She has worked for the past nine years in retail management, most recently as store manager of a Target store in Wood Dale, Ill. Kado is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout, with a degree...

Contact: Rep. Gordon Hintz 888-534-0054 AB 392 introduced with 58 legislator co-sponsors OSHKOSH–Rep. Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) introduced the Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act with strong bi-partisan legislative support. Assembly Bill 392 will protect against predatory lending by enacting a 36% interest rate cap for payday lending stores. The bill was introduced with 43 co-sponsors in the State Assembly and 15 in...

Modular design makes energy saving technology installation, maintenance simple MANITOWOC, Wis. — Aug. 27, 2009 — Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) on Aug. 18 was awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for the energy management company’s energy efficient modular lighting platform. The patent was awarded for the modular features of the system, which make initial...

MILWAUKEE—Approximately 60 regional and national employers and several graduate and professional schools will be on campus to meet with students and alumni at All Majors Career Day on Thursday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union, Wisconsin Room, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. Sponsored by the Career Development Center, All Majors Career Day provides an opportunity for...

MILWAUKEE — “Agile Product Management” is the topic of a full-day workshop at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Center for Technology Innovation on Friday, Sept. 25, from 8:30 a.m.– 4:15 p.m. in room N146, Lubar Hall, 3202 N. Maryland Ave. In turbulent environments, change and complexity reign, resources shrink, but opportunities emerge. “How...

MEDIA CONTACT Mark Treichel Hoffman York (414) 225-9554 mtreichel@hyc.com - Focus on Energy recognizes Ace Ethanol, Ball Corporation, Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Cascades Tissue, Luther Midelfort Mayo Health System, Professional Hospitality, LLC, Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC, T. Wall Properties and the Wisconsin Grocers Association for energy efficiency improvements - Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (August 26, 2009) - Ace Ethanol of Stanley; Ball Corporation, with locations...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today announced that Marawood Sand & Gravel 200, LLC (“Marawood”), has agreed to pay penalties and costs totaling $10,000 for its unlawful discharge of pollutants into the waters of the state without a permit, namely sand into a tributary of...

Contact: Scott Pigeon Hoffman LLC, Director of Marketing Phone: 920-380-2175 Email: spigeon@hoffman.net Construction begins in October on new convent APPLETON, Wis. – The Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque Iowa have selected Hoffman LLC, an Appleton-based planning, architectural, and construction management firm to assist the congregation in the development of their new convent. With site preparation slated to begin in early...

Contact: Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today issued the following statement regarding Mercury Marine: “There has been a significant amount of speculation regarding the state’s incentive package for Mercury Marine. While the Department of Commerce does not release details regarding on-going negotiations with companies, because doing so would likely put Wisconsin at a competitive...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com From the get-go, Kevin Conroy knew he wanted to relocate his new company, Exact Sciences, from Massachusetts back to Madison. He was so confident he could convince his board or directors that he never moved to the Boston area after being hired as president and CEO in the spring. (The former head of Third Wave...

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