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Contact: Melissa Wittig (800) 242-0833, Ext 6045 mwittig@theleague.coop Pewaukee, Wis. - Scam artists are again taking advantage of the current economic uncertainty with a new scam attempt targeting small businesses. The scam serves as an important reminder to small businesses and consumers that they should be especially wary of communications, whether by phone, email or mail, that ask them to update, validate or...

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 settled a lawsuit against Donald Gerlach and Wondra Excavating, Inc. (Wondra) for violations of state environmental protection laws. According to the complaint filed...

For More Information: Charlie Higley, CUB Executive Director 608-251-3322 ext. 14 Jim Schott, WPS Vice President of Regulatory Affairs 920-433-1350 Madison and Green Bay, Wis. – The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPS) have finalized an agreement to develop a program that will help consumers save energy. The agreement was completed on February 17, 2009. “CUB and WPS...

For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Justice has settled a civil wastewater violations case with Mullins Cheese, Inc., of Marshfield, which operates cheese making facilities in Mosinee and Marshfield. The complaint, which was filed in Marathon County, alleges that in the summer and fall of 2005...

Media Contacts: Jennifer Neighbors (414) 476-5781 jennifer_neighbors@hotmailcom or Nancy Deptolla (262) 236-4175 nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net BELOIT, Wis. – ABC Supply Co. Inc. has acquired Chesapeake Siding and Roofing, a wholesale distributor of exterior building products, effective Feb. 23. The transaction includes two locations – one in Chesapeake, Va. and one in Jarvisburg, N.C. ABC Supply is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing in the United States and one of...

A biotech company in Madison, Wisconsin is so concerned about the declining quality of memory among federal government officials that they have volunteered to give away free bottles of brain-enhancing supplements to any member of Congress or the incoming administration who has forgotten to pay taxes within the last 10 years. “We realize that government employees in positions of...

Funding will support K-12 student economic education and financial literacy programs MADISON, WI – February 24, 2009 – The Alliant Energy Foundation is pleased to announce that it has provided a $10,000 grant to Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. Dane County District Office to help support its 2009 Workforce Readiness and Economic Education Outreach program. Nearly 900 students in...

Start-Up Creates Unique Retail Model for Local Green Businesses PosiPair, a local green business web start-up, announced today that the company's entry in the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest has won elevation to Phase 2 of the competition. "Our judges faced a number of tough choices," said Thomas Still, President of the Wisconsin Technology Council, "and the contestants who advanced represent...

MILWAUKEE—“Tomcat Today, GlassFish Tomorrow?” is the topic of a full-day workshop at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business Center for Technology Innovation on Friday, March 20, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. in room S151, Lubar Hall, 3202 N. Maryland Ave. GlassFish is an open-source community that delivers a production-quality and Java EE 5 compatible...