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By WisBusiness staff MADISON -- The head of the new state office coordinating billions in federal stimulus dollars said Thursday that some of those needing the money may end up disappointed. “The needs far outweigh the money,” warned Gary Wolter, the MG&E executive who was tapped by Gov. Jim Doyle to lead the Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment. “There's a...

NEW COAL PLANTS WOULD CREATE NEARLY 18 MILLION TONS OF WASTE ANNUALLY New Analysis Ranks “Filthy 15” States by Coal Ash Produced by Proposed Plants Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2009) — Proposed coal plants across the United States would produce nearly 18 million tons of dangerous waste, including toxic metals, each year. Nearly 130 million tons of coal waste from...

Contact: Lisa Ninmer 414-319-5700 lisaninmer@zizzogroup.com MILWAUKEE -- (March 13, 2009) -- Zizzo Group Advertising and Public Relations (ZGA+PR); the region’s most fearless, results-driven, integrated marketing firm; has welcomed Jen Rumpel to its account services team as an account executive. In her new role, Rumpel will manage client relationships and programs on the firm’s national media, healthcare and financial clients....

Contact: Kristin Settle Zizzo Group Advertising + Public Relations 414-319-5700 kristinsettle@zizzogroup.com MILWAUKEE – March 13, 2009 – Sherwin Greenblatt, Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Venture Mentoring Service and former President of Bose Corporation, will give the keynote address today at an event launching BizStarts Milwaukee’s Venture Track. Venture Track is aimed at...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- The head of the new state office coordinating billions in federal stimulus dollars says some of those needing the money may end up disappointed. "The needs far outweigh the money," warned Gary Wolter, the MG&E executive who was tapped by Gov. Jim Doyle to lead the Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment. "There's a...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Young biotech companies stand to gain significantly from improvements in Act 255 that were contained in Gov. Jim Doyle’s recently passed stimulus package, according to representatives of BioForward. (Bioforward is the new name, adopted last month, for the Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association.) “The reason this happened is because BioForward and 10 other groups worked hard...