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For More Information Contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 “Consumers have a right to expect that when a company offers a deal, they see it through,” said Van Hollen. “We will continue to work with our state agency partners to ensure that Wisconsin’s laws protecting consumers from false and deceptive trade practices are enforced.” MADISON —Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen...

Contact: Tammy Frievalt (920) 469-3110 x18 This public adoption event will be held at the Suamico Location only. 2320 Lineville Road Saturday May 9th from Noon – 5:00pm There will be a variety of adoptable animals from Bay Area Humane Society looking for homes. Members of the public who bring a bag of dog or cat food to the adoption event will...

CONTACT: James Baughman, 608-263-4080, baughman@wisc.edu MADISON - Patricia Wright, the recently retired vice president of external affairs for BP America and a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, will deliver the 2009 Robert Taylor Lecture in Public Relations on Monday, April 20. Wright, who worked for more than three decades for Amoco Corp., then BP America, will speak on "Public Relations 2009: A...

CONTACT Kira Sabin The Dating Makeover Coach Email: Info@kirasabin.com Website: http://www.kirasabin.com Phone: (608) 604.4333 Madison’s Dating Makeover Coach adds singles wine tastings to her coaching services Singles around Madison are taking advantage of new, exclusive events to connect April 2009- Kira Sabin has been Madison's dating coach for over a year and understands some of the biggest challenges for singles in the area. “Once...

Contact: Mike Schuch 262.246.1960 mikejr@tapmedia.tv Appliance World creates new “Hot Stove League” with professional baseball promotion MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 14, 2008 - Opening day, Miller Park, and the excitement is palpable, as is the optimism of the fans – “The Crew are going all the way!” says Ed Aumann, Owner of Appliance World, an avid baseball fan. Why not? They have...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Ten customers receive recognition for Shared Savings energy conservation efforts MADISON, WI – April 14, 2009 – Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, is pleased to recognize the outstanding energy efficiency and conservation efforts of ten customers, with presentation of the Shared Savings Award. The award winners partnered with WPL to...

Contact: Joan Rudnitzki, Director of Development, 262.334.9638 Courtney Spousta, Curator of Education, 262.334.9638 WEST BEND,WI April 2, 2009---- For Immediate Release---- The Museum of Wisconsin Art is pleased...

Timothy J. Conroy now manages the Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Capitol Lakes in Madison, Wisconsin Contact: Debbie Rayburn PRS Vice President, Health Services 541-857-7486 (Madison, Wisconsin) April 13, 2009 – Capitol Lakes™, an accredited, not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community in downtown Madison, Wisconsin (http://www.retirement.org/madison), announced today that Timothy J. Conroy has been appointed the new Health Care Services Manager of...

Contact: Mark Rose, President/Chief Executive Officer, 715-477-1500 Writer/Producers and Graphics Designer bring depth, experience to production projects Discover Mediaworks, an industry leader in comprehensive video production and strategic media services, is pleased to announce that three award-winning creative experts – Paul Kaplan, Patricia Rand-Allen, and Steve Vollmer – have joined the company. Kaplan and Rand-Allen are writer/producers who bring decades...

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Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, it takes only three gallons of water to produce one gallon of ethanol. Think that’s a lot of water? Here are some water statistics from the U.S. Geological Survey: * 1,000 gallons – amount needed to grow the wheat to make ONE loaf of bread * 50 gallons –...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com With job losses pegged in the thousands, it’s been a brutal year for Wisconsin manufacturers. No one knows that better than Todd Stuart, executive director of the Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, which represents many of those battered companies. “In this turbulent economy, (our members) have been really taking it on the chin,” says Stuart, noting...