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Contact: Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Jessica Burda 608-443-1952 (office) 608-712-1481 (cell and Expo) MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: GMCC ANNUAL BUSINESS EXPO WHEN: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1:30 P.M to 7:00 P.M. WHERE: MADISON MARRIOTT WEST CONVENTION CENTER 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive, Middleton, Wis., 53562 WHO: Members of the GMCC, Regional Business Community and General Public DETAILS:...

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Gov. Jim Doyle will welcome nearly 300 Central Wisconsin eighth-graders this Friday, April 24, during UWSP's Wisconsin Covenant Day. The Wisconsin Covenant is a pledge that all of the state's eighth-grade students are urged to sign, committing to meet certain requirements in their high school years in exchange for a guaranteed spot at a...

CONTACT- Jeffrey Potter, Director of Communications, Natural Resources Foundation jeffrey.potter@wisconsin.gov and (608) 261-4392 Anne Spaltholz, manager, Corporate Communications, American Transmission Co. aspaltholz@atcllc.com and (262) 506-6933 (Madison, WI) How far will a million dollars go toward conservation in Wisconsin? Thanks to the support of American Transmission Co., one Madison-based non-profit can answer that question. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin announced this...

Energy management company helping customers reduce negative impact on environment and save on energy costs MANITOWOC, Wis. — April 21, 2009 — Neal Verfuerth, president and CEO of Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX), will ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq stock exchange on Wednesday, April 22, to celebrate Earth Day. Verfuerth, surrounded by key management of the growing energy...

For more information: Brenna Sadler (414) 276-6237 bsadler@zeppos.com Care package drive for military celebrates Cousins’ grand opening in Franklin FRANKLIN, Wis. (April 21, 2009) – Cousins Subs today announced that, to celebrate the opening of its new Franklin store, it will partner with the Franklin Public Library to collect entertainment, personal and food items for Wisconsin service members and other U.S. troops serving around...

Contact: Linda Abbott 608-826-6215; abbott@chorus.net Statewide Conference Highlights Strategies to Help Wisconsin Manufacturers Survive the Recession and Thrive When the Recovery Begins 20 Workshops Offer Best Practices to Fuel Innovation, Growth and Sustainability Panelist: “Lean and Green” Saved Milwaukee firm $1 million MILWAUKEE – Strategies to help manufacturers survive the global recession and thrive once the recovery begins are the focus of this...

Project to be LEED Certified, ground-breaking held during “Earth Week” to recognize the importance of sustainability On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at 1 p.m., Lake Mills School District, along with Miron Construction Co., Inc. and Bray Associates Architects, Inc., will hold a ceremony to break ground on an addition to, and remodeling of, the local middle school. The 62,000 SF...

CONTACT: David J. Tenenbaum, 608-265-8549, djtenenb@wisc.edu; Terry Devitt, 608-262-8282, trdevitt@wisc.edu MADISON - A pioneering University of Wisconsin-Madison project that was among the first to deliver accurate, understandable and appealing science to the infant World Wide Web has finally found a home between the covers of a book. On Tuesday, April 28, Penguin will release "The Why Files: The Science...

CONTACT: Stephen Ward, 608-263-2845, sjward2@wisc.edu MADISON - Leading journalists, scholars and media experts will gather at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday, May 1, to assess the future of ethical journalism in the public interest. The conference, sponsored by the Center for Journalism Ethics at the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will look at ethics and the future of...

Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Earn a discount on your electricity bill by using electricity wisely MADISON, WI – April 21, 2009 – It is as clear as night and day. The time of day when customers use electricity can make a huge difference in how much it costs. Alliant Energy offers Time-of-Day pricing to customers so they can reduce the...

Contact: Dr. Laura Strong, President and Chief Operating Officer, 608-441-2950 DENVER, COLORADO AND MADISON, WI – Dr. Laura Strong of Quintessence Biosciences, Inc. presented information about one of the company’s EVade™ Ribonuclease development programs at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Dr. Strong presented data from conjugates produced using the clinical candidate QBI-139 and polyethylene glycol...

Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 In light of tomorrow’s 39th annual Earth Day celebration, it is important to know the role that ethanol plays in improving the environment. Here are some facts: * Using E85, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, instead of gasoline can reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 20% to 30%. CO2...

For additional information, contact: Caroline Letiecq (602) 229-5377, (480) 316-5996 (mobile) (April 21, 2009) – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady today announced the launch of its Clean Energy, Climate Change & Sustainability industry group to help clients navigate the increasingly complex intersection of business and legal issues linked to the environment. This multidisciplinary group includes more than 50 attorneys...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com If the United States is going to change its energy use habits, research coming out of places like the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at UW-Madison will surely help. So says Molly Jahn, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the university. Scientists and engineers at the bioenergy center – funded by the...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- If the United States is going to change its energy habits, research coming out of places like a new facility at UW-Madison is sure to help. Scientists and engineers at the bioenergy center – funded by the Department of Energy with a $125 million, five-year grant – are conducting basic research on new technologies...