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From WisBusiness.com ... -- Support for nuclear energy by Americans as grown significantly in the past three decades, a speaker at a UW-Madison conference on the controversial power source said Wednesday. Likewise, opposition to nuclear power has dropped, said Ann S. Bisconti, a Maryland-based pollster who discussed her research at a Wisconsin Public Utility Institute gathering. Bisconti, whose...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Support for nuclear energy by Americans as grown significantly in the past three decades, a speaker at a UW-Madison conference on the controversial power source said Wednesday. Likewise, opposition to nuclear power has dropped, said Ann S. Bisconti, a Maryland-based pollster who discussed her research at a Wisconsin Public Utility Institute gathering. Bisconti,...

MADISON, Wis., March 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tired of attack ads? Need substantive background information on Supreme Court candidates Justice Butler and Circuit Judge Gableman for next week's election? Visit Judgepedia.com, an online wiki-encyclopedia about all things related to America's judges and judicial system. Currently, the website is providing Wisconsin voters with detailed, easy-to-read information on the Supreme Court candidates and...

NEENAH, Wis., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:PLXS) , today announced it will release its fiscal 2008 second quarter results for the period ended March 29, 2008 on Wednesday, April 23rd after the stock market closes. Senior management will host a live webcast and conference call to review the results on Thursday, April 24th at 8:30 a.m. Eastern...

Adjustments necessary due to actual 2007 fuel costs and projected 2008 fuel costs MADISON, Wis., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT) , filed requests today with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to make a refund based on lower than expected fuel costs for 2007 and to...

Sportservice Teams to Deliver Memorable Take-home Experiences BUFFALO, N.Y., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- As baseball's Opening Day approaches, Delaware North Companies Sportservice is poised to hit retail out of the park with expanded operations at major league stadiums across the country presenting hand-picked, exclusive retail offerings and personalized game-day gear. Indeed, fans at ballparks where Sportservice is the team's retail...

Included with vacation purchase throughout 2008! MILWAUKEE, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- United Vacations has just announced a fantastic year long offer exclusive to its customers gearing up for a California vacation in 2008. Teaming up with Alamo and National car rental companies, United Vacations brings its customers the ability to see all that California has to offer -- for...

New Campaign/ report outlines Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Leaders and Polluters for 2008 Elections     Milwaukee, WI –On a conference call today the Wisconsin Sierra Club launched a new effort to educate the public about what is at stake in the 2008 elections. This Statewide Press Conference Call marks the launch of the Power 2 Change campaign. Part of a national...

MADISON – What can – and should – public officials, corporate leaders, farmers, small-business owners, community organizers, and the rest of us do about climate change in Wisconsin? Hundreds of people from across the state are expected to convene at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center here on Wednesday, April 16, to address that question. The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies'...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday committed the state to buying 92,000 megawatt hours of electrical energy from renewable sources over the next decade – enough power to light 15,600 homes annually. The renewable energy purchase – which Doyle said is the equivalent of eliminating the tailpipe pollutants of 23,110 cars a year – is...