WisBusiness: Personal connections key to lobbying, biotech group told
By David A. Wise
WisBusiness.com
Earmarks and lobbying may sound like dirty words, but they can be useful tools to companies seeking to get a slice of the trillions of dollars the U.S. government spends annually. much of it through contracts and grants.
That was the message Stephen Moffitt, a lobbyist with Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek Government Affairs, shared with attendees at a...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Set sail with the M.V. Baird
CONTACT: Ashley Spratt
612-713-5314
The M.V. Spencer F. Baird began stocking late trout in the Great Lakes this spring. Best known as the workhorse for Great Lakes fisheries conservation by the Service and partners, the Baird assists in native fish restoration, habitat restoration, and sea lamprey and invasive species control Lake Michigan, Huron and Superior.
During a given stocking season, the M.V....
Orion Energy Systems: Briggs and Stratton Corp. to receive environmental stewardship award
Engine and outdoor power equipment manufacturer reduces energy consumption by 9.4 million kilowatt-hours, 7,448 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually
MANITOWOC, Wis. — May 7, 2009 — The Briggs & Stratton Corp. (NYSE: BGG) on May 13 will receive an Environmental Stewardship Award from Orion Energy Systems Inc. for the engine and outdoor power equipment manufacturer’s 100-plus-year legacy of corporate...
Hamilton Wood Type: Celebrates 10th anniversary with poster show, documentary screening, open house, workshops
Two Rivers, Wis. -- Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum celebrates a decade as the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. With 1.5 million pieces of wood type and more than 1,000 styles and sizes of patterns, Hamilton’s collection is one of the premier wood type collections in the world.
Hamilton began producing...
Dept. of Commerce: Thomas Industries fact sheet
Editors and News Directors:
On April 13, Thomas Industries decided to relocate manufacturing operation from Sheboygan to Monroe, LA. Unfortunately, this announcement has led to both political posturing and considerable distortion of the facts regarding state government’s efforts to retain the manufacturing facility. The Department of Commerce has compiled the enclosed fact sheet and timeline of...
Widen Enterprises: Releases spring 2009 software update
Includes Modifications to Digital Asset Management SaaS Application and Widen Appliance Managed Service
May 7, 2009 - Madison, Wisc. - Widen Enterprises, a Madison, Wisconsin-based premedia and software services provider, today announced the release of its spring update (Version 5.3) of the company's Digital Asset Management (DAM) application.
Widen’s spring release incorporates important modifications designed to generate efficiencies in the company’s...
Northwestern Mutual Foundation: Announces $500,000 disaster relief donation for the American Red Cross
Support Helps Communities Respond to Risks
MILWAUKEE, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual's Foundation is helping to strengthen communities through a $500,000 donation to the American Red Cross to enhance its recovery and relief efforts in areas affected by natural disasters. Demonstrating its commitment, Northwestern Mutual is also making it easy for its more than 7,000 financial representatives, 5,000 employees...
