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Contact:Steve or Nancy Sandstrom Phone:800-499-7651 or 715-779-3676 Email: innkeeper@pinehurstinn.com Pinehurst Inn has been approved for Green America's Green Business Network, the oldest, largest, and most diverse network of socially and environmentally responsible businesses in America. Formally established in 1992, the Green Business Network™ was launched with the explicit mission of helping the green business sector - businesses with deep social and environmental...

KOHLER, Wis. – Thomas G. Cromwell has been appointed President-Kohler Engine business for Kohler Co. Cromwell will lead and manage the Kohler Engines business, including its operations in Kohler, Wis., Hattiesburg, Miss., Mexico and China. He will be responsible for driving business improvement initiatives that optimize capacity, cost, quality and customer service.  Cromwell reports to Dick Fotsch, President-Kohler Global Power...

Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 We’re here to help you – automated service options available MADISON, Wis. – April 10, 2009 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, would like to remind customers that this is a very busy time of the year. It’s prime season for questions about payment arrangements, construction, starting and stopping...

For more information, contact: Katelin Botsford Marketing Department (414) 287-9269 kbotsford@gklaw.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Milwaukee, Wisconsin (April 9, 2009). The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is pleased to announce that Timothy F. Nixon, a shareholder of the firm, has been selected as the recipient of the 2009 Judge W. Reynolds...

Twitter is a hot, hot topic now But is it a fad or a segment of social media that can help your business grow? The Wausau Chapters of BNI, an international networking organization specializing in business referrals among members, is proud to welcome Sue Henry of Sue Henry Talks to Wausau to conduct a workshop on social networking. Wednesday,...

Contact: Lisa Maroney (608) 206-5829 lmaroney@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – A majority of Wisconsin voters support raising Wisconsin’s low beer tax and using the proceeds to nab drunken drivers and prevent and treat alcohol abuse, a recent survey shows. The survey found that 58 percent support an increase in the beer tax. Support was especially strong among women (72 percent), people over 60 (72...

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 Despite some media reports, CBO debunks food vs. fuel myth MILWAUKEE – A new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) regarding the effects of increased ethanol production on the cost of food corroborates past research on the issue, showing that ethanol is not a major factor in rising food prices. The report estimates that increased corn usage...

By WisBusiness Staff Carl E. Gulbrandsen, WARF managing director, told a recent WisBusiness.com luncheon that the new federal stimulus package is good news for UW-Madison research. “The university is in the sweet spot of the stimulus package,” Gulbrandsen said, singling out projects like the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery being built on campus, and the medical research, bio-energy and green energy sectors....

-- GE Healthcare filed notice with the state about permanent layoffs affecting 179 employees at its GE Healthcare Monitoring Solutions plant in Milwaukee. The layoffs will begin on or about June 9 and continue through Dec. 31. See the state filing: http://www.wisbusiness.com/1008/090409GEhealthcare.pdf -- State employment will fall by 3.7 percent in 2009 and 0.1 percent in 2010 as the...

A message from John Torinus, Doug Armstrong and Paul Kritzer: Several months ago you asked to be kept apprised of our campaign to be elected to the board of directors of Journal Communications.  Since John, Doug and I announced our campaign last December, we were amazed at the strong support we heard from so many Journal retirees and employees.  We...