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Contact: Susie Falk 414-232-2562 sfalk@thefalkgrouppr.com New Internet site harnesses collaborative opportunities unique to the web Milwaukee, Wis., March 10, 2009 – Vital Media Group, LLC, former publishers of VITAL Source Magazine, today announced the launch of ThirdCoast Digest, located on the web at http://www.thirdcoastdigest.com. The new website will continue VITAL Source’s commitment to local arts, culture and community, publishing new features, stories, reviews and...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- A group that likes the state's Depression-era minimum markup law vows to keep fighting in the courts. That's according to Matt Hauser of the Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, which represents a lot of mom-and-pop gas stations around the state. The group said Tuesday that it plans to continue its effort to...

By Tracy Will For WisBusiness.com MADISON -- The worst national employer survey since 1982 saw similar results in Wisconsin, a Manpower executive said today. “In the Madison area, 12 percent of the firms plan to increase staff, 12 percent plan to decrease, and the rest plan to remain the same,” Manpower U.S. Marketing Vice President Mark Metzendorf said. "They zero each...

--Survey Points to Weakest Employment Outlook Since the 1982 Recession MILWAUKEE, March 10, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- U.S. employers are projecting a considerably slower hiring pace for Quarter 2 2009, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc. "A significant number of employers surveyed anticipate 'no change' in...

For more information contact: Bill Cosh 608/266-1221 Madison-- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen released the following statement today announcing his decision not to appeal Flying J v. Van Hollen, a case in which the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin struck down as unconstitutional Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act with respect...

Media Contacts: Nancy Deptolla (262) 236-4175 nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net or Jennifer Neighbors (414) 476-5781 jennifer_neighbors@hotmail.com BELOIT, Wis. – For the third consecutive year, ABC Supply Co. Inc. has been honored with the Gallup Great Workplace Award. The company is one of only 23 companies in the world to receive the 2009 award. The Gallup Great Workplace Awards, which were announced in Washington D.C. Thursday, recognize the best-performing...

CONTACT: Peter Kleppin, 608-262-8292, kleppin@wisc.edu MADISON - "IMHO," or "In My Humble Opinion," a lively student talk show produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's University Communications, will make its national network debut on the Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 12. Guided by five student hosts, the show will explore issues including politics, entertainment, sports and student...

Contact: Casey Langan, Director of Public Relations 608-828-5711 MADISON — A crowd of over 500 farmers from across the state are expected to arrive in Madison tomorrow for Ag Day at the Capitol. Ag Day at the Capitol is the largest annual gathering where farmers meet with their legislators to inform them about the state’s $51 billion agriculture industry. “Ag Day kicks...

Media Contact: Steve Schultz (608) 458-3285 Convenient self service options are among the available choices for customers MADISON, WI – March 10, 2009 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, encourages customers who are not current on their utility bills to take advantage of any of our various payment options now, before the moratorium on shut offs...