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Contact: Teri Schacker Director of Marketing and Communications 608.210.6633, tschacker@the-alliance.org MADISON, Wis. (April 2, 2009) ─ At a time when business costs are on the incline, one employer group is taking the long view. The Alliance, an employer cooperative, is working to encourage lawmakers to address the root causes of the current health care crisis — poor quality, waste and inefficiency. ...

Suttle-Straus, Madison area communications provider, won a total of 53 awards for outstanding achievement in the ninth annual 2009 Graphics Excellence Awards, a statewide printing competition hosted by the Printing Industries of Wisconsin, the state’s trade association for printing and graphic arts. Competing against over 900 entries from printing firms across the state, Suttle-Straus garnered multiple awards for pieces submitted...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance (WBIA) is pleased to announce that it has released an expert database for use by the media and other interested parties. The database provides a listing of industry experts that can be contacted by the media, with a short biography of each individual and his or her areas of expertise....

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Biodiesel, a renewable fuel which is made right here in Wisconsin, is safer and better for the environment than conventional diesel. Here are some facts from the U.S. Department of Energy: * Biodiesel is ten times less toxic than table salt. * Biodiesel degrades four times faster than petroleum diesel. ...

Contact: Bruce Beckman 608-283-2074 bbeckman@retirement.org Founded in 1975, downtown Madison’s only retirement community became an affiliate of national leader PRS and was renamed “Capitol Lakes” on April 2, 2008. (Madison, Wisconsin) April 2, 2009 – One year ago today, Capitol Lakes™ retirement community (http://www.retirement.org/madison) became a proud affiliate of Pacific Retirement Services, Inc. (PRS; http://www.retirement.org), a national leader in the senior living...

CONTACT: Cris Carusi, 608-262-8018, cecarusi@wisc.edu MADISON - Whether you are cooking at home or enjoying a meal out on the town, the 2009 Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas can steer you to local, sustainably grown food. The 2009 edition will be available for free in Madison and across southern Wisconsin beginning April 18. The 2009 atlas lists 103 farms and...

Contact: Joseph Pagano (608) 698-8216 joe@autonomousmind.com Survey Results Reveal Expectations for Strong Growth, Interest in Formal Business Planning Training and Support Madison, Wis. — 82 percent of solar energy professionals in Wisconsin expect the solar energy market in the United States to grow by more than 30 percent annually during the next 3 to 5 years, according to a recent survey....

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Treichel Hoffman York (414) 225-9554 mtreichel@hyc.com - Focus on Energy awards Kerry Center $198,000 for energy efficiency measures - MADISON, Wis. (April 2, 2009) - With its new Technical Center of Excellence now complete, the Ireland-based Kerry Group boasts an impressive campus in Beloit, Wis. The Kerry Center is a state-of-the-art customer innovation center housing customer application suites, research and development...

The City of Milwaukee has released its draft rules for implementation of the City’s Sick Leave Mandate. To review these rules, click here http://mmac.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0yODQwNzcmcD0xJnU9MTAxMDIzMDI4NCZsaT0xMDE3MTEw/index.html A public comment period on these rules begins today and extends through April 24th. Two public hearings will be held on these draft rules. The first will be held April 8th, 6:00 p.m. at the...

Contact: Kyle Schwarm, 608-266-0050, kyle.schwarm@wtcsystem.edu Three student winners to earn cash prizes for their videos of the future MADISON – Some technical college students will have a little extra cash as a result of their creativity and innovative thinking. The students are finalists in a competition designed to recognize the creative spirit and the culture...

CONTACT: Stephanie Bianco, sbianco@wisc.edu; Larry Bank, 608-262-1604, bank@engr.wisc.edu MADISON - A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering and science students are working to drastically reduce the amount of water used on the grounds of one of the university's latest building projects, and they've received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to do it. A team of eight students has...

Growing retailer uses solution to help decrease waste, maintain quality MILWAUKEE, Wis. – RedPrairie Corporation, a consumer-driven optimization company, has announced Peet’s Coffee & Tea, which operates 190 specialty stores nationwide, has cut waste while still maintaining a high threshold of quality using RedPrairie’s Site Operations solution. Peet’s has used the full range of capabilities featured in the application...

Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 Alliant Energy reminds customers and contractors to have utility lines marked for safety MADISON, WI. – April 2, 2009 – Spring is officially here, and it won’t be long until the weather’s just right for outdoor projects. Whether you’re a homeowner planning to install a new fence or deck, a landscaper planting new trees, or...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 Developers burned a house with vinyl and asbestos siding near residences and a Menasha elementary school and violated construction site erosion control laws MADISON - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that the Winnebago Circuit Court has...