WisBusiness

Contacts: Carla Vigue, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today announced that his capital budget will provide $240 million in total bonding over the next six years for the Milwaukee Initiative, an effort to move forward on building projects at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in the areas of engineering and science, freshwater science and...

MILWAUKEE—Iverson White, UWM associate professor of film, is casting for a new film that begins shooting this spring. The film is funded through White’s Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowship for Individual Artists. White received a $15,000 fellowship in the “Established Artist” category. “I’ll be shooting this new short film during the last week in May or the first week in...

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Treichel Hoffman York (414) 225-9554 mtreichel@hyc.com - School saves over $7,000 annually from energy saving measures - MADISON, Wis. (March 16, 2009) - Snow and ice didn't dampen school spirit at Grace Lutheran School in Oshkosh, Wis. The school recently enjoyed a 29 percent reduction on its heating bill after making a few energy efficient improvements. Focus on Energy, Wisconsin's energy efficiency...

Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, http://www.snc.edu, (920) 403-3089, mike.counter@snc.edu DE PERE, Wis.For the first time ever, the career services offices of the 10 institutions of the Midwest Athletic Conference, including St. Norbert College, will offer a virtual, i.e. online, job fair to current students and alumni. There are currently more than 15,000 students enrolled in the...

CONTACT: Pat Hastings, (414) 333-5651, hastings@wisc.edu; Steven Walters, swalters@wisc.edu MADISON - The nation's economic crisis, unfolding across Wisconsin in painful and historic ways, is being examined by student journalists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. About 25 students in Steven Walters' and Pat Hastings' Intermediate Reporting classes at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications will examine, analyze and report on aspects...

MEDIA CONTACT: Mark Treichel Hoffman York (414) 225-9554 mtreichel@hyc.com - U.S. Congressman Obey extends congratulations on certification - Madison, Wis. (March 16, 2009) - Focus on Energy, Wisconsin's energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative, presented Luck School District in Luck, Wis. with a plaque in recognition of earning the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification on Friday,...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Gov. Jim Doyle will announce a major investment in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee today at 2 p.m. at the Great Lakes WATER Institute in Milwaukee. And this morning, Doyle is unveiling the state's new logo, which builds on Wisconsin’s brand platform, “Originality Rules.” -- Hufcor in Janesville has filed notice with the state about a permanent...