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Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 $500,000 donation to Hometown Care Energy Fund provides heating assistance to WPL customers MADISON, Wis. – March 23, 2009 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy Company, once again donates $500,000 to its Hometown Care Energy Fund. The Fund benefits WPL customers in need of heating assistance. “Our Hometown Care Energy Fund allows...

For more information contact: Laura Kleinow (414) 978-5358 lkleinow@whdlaw.com Milwaukee, Wis. – Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. is pleased to announce that the Public Policy Forum Board of Trustees elected Philip Koutnik as a new Trustee. The Public Policy Forum is an organization dedicated to nonpartisan research on public policy...

CONTACT: Judi Murphy, Director of Strategic Alliances ActionCOACH of Elm Grove P: 262-790-1213 F: 262-790-1516 E: JudiMurphy@actioncoach.com W: http://www.actioncoach.com Elm Grove, WI, March 23, 2009 – Tom Palzewicz of ActionCOACH of Elm Grove, received the “Action Man” award for the ActionCOACH North American Region at the regional conference earlier this month in Las Vegas, NV. The Action Man award is given by the CEO and...

CONTACT: Annette McDaniel, 608-890-1649, amcdaniel@dcs.wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison, with its national reputation as a leading educational institution and its picturesque location, is the most desired destination for thousands of academically talented college applicants in the state. "Even though UW-Madison is fortunate to have many, many top-tier high school seniors applying, we do not have enough seats for all...

Media Contacts: Jennifer Neighbors (414) 476-5781 jennifer_neighbors@hotmail.com or Nancy Deptolla (262) 236-4175 nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net Keith Rozolis Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer BELOIT, Wis. – As part of its continued commitment to growth and development, and to position itself for continued success, ABC Supply Co. Inc. has announced the following changes to its management team. Keith Rozolis has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,...

Contact: Jennifer Smith, Communications, Thrive jsmith@thrivehere.org 608-443-1961 Madison Region, WI—Thrive is releasing the first of its annual Sector Snapshots, a review of the strengths of each of Thrive’s target sectors (agriculture, biotechnology and healthcare) in the Madison Region. These sector snapshots draw a picture of the strengths and opportunities of each sector in the region, with specific target sector...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com As a self-described “baseline techie geek from way back when,” Thad Nation jumped at the chance to head up the newly formed Wired Wisconsin -- a group that wants to boost technological growth in Wisconsin and bring broadband to all regions of the state. “I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a personal computer...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Preliminary figures from the state Revenue Department show total taxes collected through the end of February were down 2.8 percent compared to the same time span in 2008. Corporate franchise and income taxes were down 31.3 percent for the year, while cigarette taxes were up 48.2 percent. See the DOR release for more: http://wisbusiness.com/1008/090323dor.pdf -- LDS Test...