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New Web Site Provides Tips and Information for Keeping Food Fresher Longer MADISON, Wis., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Sub-Zero, Inc., the industry leader in premium refrigeration, has introduced a new Built-In Refrigeration Series that will help significantly reduce food waste and keep food fresher longer. The revamped line, available this fall, underscores Sub-Zero's expertise and commitment to food preservation. A...

- Packers Star to Help Airline Touch Down With Low Fares - ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI) , has signed another star for its sports advertising campaign in Milwaukee with the announcement that Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver has joined AirTran Airways' roster of promotional endorsers. Driver...

MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle announced today the appointment of Thomas McAdams as Tax Appeals Commissioner. The three-member Tax Appeals Commission is an independent agency that hears and decides disputes between persons or entities and the Department of Revenue involving all major, state-imposed taxes. McAdams will begin serving on September 2, 2008 and will serve a term ending March...

MADISON - Science can be a difficult topic for anyone to master. Imagine, then, trying to conquer chemistry, physics and astronomy without the benefit of vision. That, in fact, is an everyday problem for thousands of visually impaired individuals, and the traditional means and methods of teaching science are not always amenable to a good learning experience for students. In...

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today presented four Workforce Advancement Training Grants totaling $389,985 to Madison Area Technical College (MATC) to train highly skilled manufacturers in Madison. “I believe that the states that will be doing well 5, 10 and 20 years down the road are those that have the most flexible workforce – trained and ready for the...

MILWAUKEE - We Energies, Madison Gas & Electric and Wisconsin Public Power today announced a significant new commitment to environmental initiatives. They include reductions in greenhouse gases, investments in additional renewable energy resources, funding to protect Lake Michigan’s ecosystem and the retirement of older, less-efficient generation. “Coupled with other initiatives we have under way, our three utilities are taking a...

Settlement will fund Lake Michigan Protection Projects for 25 Years and Address Global Warming Oak Creek, Wis – The three year legal battle over the water intake structure at the Elm Road Generating Station (ERGS) in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, ended late last week with a settlement agreement that will provide $100 million for Lake Michigan protection projects over a...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Self-funded companies that are members of the Business Health Care Group in southeastern Wisconsin saw a two-year aggregate decrease of 4.5 percent per health plan member when compared with 2005 base year costs. In 2007, the self-funded member companies experienced a 6.1-percent increase in medical costs (prior to benefit application), which was approximately 4 percent...

MADISON, WI (August 5, 2008)—“ Is Your Company’s Non-Compete Agreement Worth The Paper It Is Written On?” is the topic of a free seminar Thursday, September 11, 2008, at the Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club, 1 West Dayton St., Madison. Two attorneys from DeWitt Ross & Stevens will present information from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast...