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MADISON - When University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering students Dan Zignego, Jake Varnes, Bill Schmitz and Nick Bobinski began a design project meant to be the crowning glory of their educational careers, they never thought it would turn into such a disaster.Fortunately, a disaster is exactly what their client-state of Wisconsin REACT Center Director Michael Kunesh-wanted.Operated via...

Steiner Development to Manage Fully Occupied Property   Madison, WI—White Cap Real Estate, a Wisconsin-based real estate investment firm specializing in 1031 Tenant-In-Common solutions, recently purchased a 20,161 square foot, Class A professional office building in Waconia, Minn., a community outside of the Twin Cities.       White Cap Real Estate purchased the 121 Main Street Exchange Building at 121 W. Main St....

Plans include conversion to biomass fuel in 2009 ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy Services, Inc. (DTEES) has executed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of the E.J. Stoneman Power Plant from Integrys Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:TEG) . DTEES plans to convert the 50-megawatt coal- fired plant in Cassville,...

MILWAUKEE, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Who: Allen Leverett - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC) What: 2008 Citi Power, Gas and Utilities Conference ...

According to Survey: Americans Work Too Hard! Travelers Often Putting Work Above Vacation Time; Nearly One Third of Those Surveyed Do Not Use All Yearly Vacation Days STEVENS POINT, Wis., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With Americans trailing the rest of the world in annual number of vacation days, a recent survey conducted on behalf of AIG Travel Guard, one...

2008 Commencements via Mediasite Feature Speakers Bill Nye 'The Science Guy,' George H.W. Bush and British Pop Star Rhydian MADISON, Wis., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pomp and circumstance is going virtual for the next generation of graduating students as universities worldwide webcast spring commencement ceremonies via Mediasite by Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , the recognized market leader for rich...

With 94 Percent of Families Participating in Outdoor Activities, OFF!(R) Finds Ways to Keep Your Family Protected, Your Beauty Routine Uninterrupted, and Your Outdoor Entertainment Flawless RACINE, Wis., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans sure do know how to make the most out of their summers. According to the OFF!(R) PowerPad(R) survey(1), adults say they and/or their families plan to...

Ultimate Light Beer Offering Free Miller Lite To Members of Championship Teams MILWAUKEE, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- With the heroes of the hardwood fighting to play in pro basketball's ultimate series and hockey's top teams vying for a shot at one of the oldest trophies in all of sports, Miller Lite today announced it will award members of pro...

Scope of devastation and employee response result in $1.4 million in support MILWAUKEE, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- As the scope of the devastation in China has become known, Johnson Controls has increased its original donation to the Red Cross Society of China from $500,000 to $1 million for disaster relief efforts. In addition, Johnson Controls' employees located in China...

Second Phase of Pennsylvania wind farm will deliver over 100 MW of wind energy MADISON, Wis., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- WindConnect(R) has been awarded the balance of plant construction work for the second phase of the Locust Ridge Wind Farm, located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. When complete, Locust Ridge II is expected to produce 102 MW of clean energy...