Department of Health Services: New report highlights Wisconsin’s obesity problem
Contact: Stephanie Marquis, 608-266-1683
Communities Are Encouraged to Help Reverse the Trend
At least half the adults in every county in Wisconsin are either overweight or obese, according to a new state report. The new Department of Health Services report, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity in Wisconsin, indicates that the obesity rate for adults in the state has more than doubled...
Summit Credit Union: Four employees celebrate 20th anniversary
For more information, contact:
Cheryl Van Tessier, Finesse Public Relations LLC
(608) 467-4408, ctessier@finessepr.net
Rebecca Gerothanas, Summit Credit Union
(608) 243-5000x4700, rebecca.gerothanas@summitcreditunion.com
MADISON, Wis. — Four Summit Credit Union employees are celebrating 20 years of service at the Madison-based financial this month.
Diane Czerwonka, Wayne Johnson, Mary Maerz and Debby Morfey each began working at the Credit Union in 1989. Each...
Wind For Wisconsin: If it is broke please fix it; Wisconsin needs uniform siting standards
Contact: Noah Seligman, 608-310-3338
Circuit Court decision affirms problems with wind energy regulatory framework
A Court of Appeals decision today (Ecker Brothers V. Calumet County) ruled that local units of government do not have the power to adopt siting standards of general applicability for wind energy systems. This decision eliminates several restrictive ordinances that purported to regulate wind energy, but...
AG Van Hollen: Crawford County businessman and his corporation agree to pay $65,500 for environmental violations
For More Information Contact:
Bill Cosh 608/266-1221
MADISON – Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Justice has reached settlements in environmental enforcement cases against Randall Cornford and his corporation for various violations in Crawford and Grant Counties.
According to the complaint filed at the request of the Department of...
AG Van Hollen: Announces multi-state settlement with Merck & Co. Inc, Schering-Plough Corporation and joint venture concerning slow disclosure of negative drug study results
For More Information Contact:
Bill Cosh 608/266-1221
MADISON – Today, Attorney General Van Hollen, together with 35 other State Attorneys General announced a settlement with Merck & Co. Inc, Shering-Plough Corporation, and a joint venture of the two companies, MSP Singapore Company, LLC. The parties signed an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, which resolved...
UW-Madison: Student named 2009 Jack Kent Cooke scholar
CONTACT: Dana O'Neil, 703-723-5052; Joel Charles, 920-366-4900, joelwcharles@gmail.com
MADISON - For Joel Charles of Green Bay, Wis., choosing a career path is more than calculating income or raking in benefits. Instead, he's looking to his future career in terms of his impact on society and the possibility to increase the quality of life for the people he works with.
The...
UW-Madison: Grant helps physician assistant program reach underserved areas
CONTACT: Virginia Snyder, 608-265-6770, vsnyder@wisc.edu
MADISON - Working as a physician assistant in her hometown of Darlington, Wis., gives Michelle Reisen-Garvey a wide range of authority that would be unusual in a city practice.
In any given day, she may see patients in clinic, follow them in the hospital, assist during surgery, cover a shift in the emergency room or even...
RedPrairie: Solutions to provide foundation for improved operational efficiency and customer success at Slumberland
Leading furniture retailer will look for further opportunities to leverage Warehouse Management solution
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity software provider, has announced that Slumberland Furniture will leverage the company’s Warehouse Management solution as a core solution in the company’s efforts to improve operational efficiency and customer service. One of America's top sellers of La-Z-Boy upholstery, as well...
