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Contact: Andy Ciganek (262) 472-6946 ciganeka@uww.edu WHITEWATER ­ The ability to work with others from around the world has become an important skill for students to learn as the business world becomes increasingly global. A new information technology course at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is helping business students acquire the necessary skills to work internationally. Professor Andy Ciganek and his project management course...

CONTACT: Menzie Chinn, 608-262-7397, mchinn@lafollette.wisc.edu MADISON - As the financial markets melted down last fall, University of Wisconsin-Madison economist Menzie Chinn says he was surprised not only by the depth of the economic downturn that set in, but also by the certainty of Monday-morning quarterbacking from observers of the government's response to the crisis. "It's easy to criticize, but unless you've...

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CONTACT: Christine Henzig chenzig@theleague.coop (800) 242-0833, Ext. 6019 Credit unions charge less and “play fair,” unlike largest banks that control 90% of the nation’s plastic debt Pewaukee, Wis. - Until provisions of federal credit card reforms fully take effect next year, consumers may want to heed a new study that called credit unions’ credit cards a “benchmark” for fairness to consumers. A study by...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – Lafayette County Circuit Court Judge William D. Johnston has issued a decision finding the Berlin partnership, Olsen Brothers Enterprises LLP and its principal partner, Paul E. Olsen, jointly and severally liable for numerous construction site storm water and erosion control violations that occurred during the construction of grain storage facilities in...

Henkels & McCoy, Inc. has been awarded a four-year alliance agreement by American Transmission Company (ATC) for transmission line and substation construction services and maintenance in southern Wisconsin through a competitive bid process. ATC provides electric transmission service to utility companies, cooperatives, and municipalities across Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. In anticipation of new commercial and industrial loads and...