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Online awareness campaign launched to educate about WMC's record on women and family policies Milwaukee - Whether Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) is promoting policies that are bad for women, families and businesses is at the heart of an education effort the Institute for One Wisconsin launched this week. Recently, a WMC staffer referred to the EPIC Systems...

WAUKESHA, Wis., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel American Insurance Company announced today the introduction of its new Renter's Protection insurance program. The program provides tenant homeowner's coverage on a broader form than the standard HO-4 renter's policy and provides many options to increase coverage as well as the limits within the policy. It is designed to meet the needs of...

MILWAUKEE, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, June 30, 2008, Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.), the official riding club of Harley-Davidson, is encouraging its members around the world to band together and log a cumulative one million riding miles by the day's end. Whether it's riding to work, around the block, solo, part of a group or part of a longer...

Several flight demonstrations planned throughout week OSHKOSH, Wis., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EAA AVIATION CENTER -- The Rocket Racing League is moving ahead with its plans to have a major presence at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration," with the unveiling of its competition aircraft, flight demonstrations and special presentations during the weeklong event. The 56th edition of...

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, NewPage Corporation announced that its Stevens Point, Wisconsin mill received chain-of-custody standards certification from the Forest Stewardship Council(C) (FSC). FSC is an international, nonprofit organization that develops standards for responsible forest management, and accredits independent third-party organizations to certify forest managers and forest product producers to these standards. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080514/NEWPAGELOGO ) This FSC certification...

NEENAH, Wis., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:PLXS) , today announced it will release its fiscal 2008 third quarter results for the period ended June 28, 2008 on Thursday, July 24th after the stock market closes. Senior management will host a live webcast and conference call to review the results on Friday, July 25th at 8:30 a.m. Eastern...

MADISON – Governor Doyle announced today that 14 Wisconsin counties are eligible for federal disaster assistance for debris removal, emergency response services related to the flooding, and repairing or replacing damaged public facilities, such as roads and buildings. “I want to thank FEMA for their swift response to assist Wisconsin communities and families ravaged by flooding,” Governor Doyle said....

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Worried that tourists may avoid Wisconsin this summer because of recent flooding, Gov. Jim Doyle has announced that he is providing $250,000 in grants to assist organizations in attracting visitors. “The best thing visitors can do right now is support the tourism businesses they’ve come to know and love over the years by keeping...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com Chairman and CEO Don Weber announced Wednesday LHI will start construction early next year on a third Riverside Center building in downtown La Crosse. The building will provide additional office space for LHI, and house additional businesses. Work will be completed by early 2010 on the Riverside Center III building, which will be east of and across...

WisBusiness.com The Governor’s Global Warming Task Force today finalized recommendations aimed at cutting Wisconsin's greenhouse gas emissions and developing a clean energy economy, according to multiple sources. The proposals include a three- to four-fold increase in Wisconsin’s investment in energy efficiency; a renewable portfolio standard requiring utilities to produce 10 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2013 and...