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QPS Companies, Inc. releases results of 2nd quarter Employment Forecasting Survey   Brookfield, Wis. (March 20th, 2008) ­­­– Brookfield-based QPS Companies, Inc. (QPS) surveyed more than 200 companies including manufacturers, banks, printers, distributors and information technology firms throughout Wisconsin and Illinois.   Hiring Trends: 38 percent of employers are expecting to increase staff, down from first quarter’s prediction of 54 percent. The...

Gov. Jim Doyle is praising a proposed rule to cut mercury emissions from utilities by 90 percent because of the flexibility built into the proposed rule. Doyle announced the Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing April 7 on the proposal, which would require power plants to reduce mercury emissions by 90 percent by 2015. It would also...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Community Living Alliance has notified state and local officials that it will lay off 45 employees on April 30. The Alliance, which cares for people with disabilities, said none of the affected workers are represented by a union. In another layoff filing with the state Workforce Development Department, Ultra Tool and Manufacturing of Menomonee...

Madison – The installation of surveillance cameras at 32 critical Madison Water Utility sites will enhance the security of the community’s water supply, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and County Executive Kathleen Falk announced today.   “The safety of our drinking water is vitally important,” said Mayor Cieslewicz. “This new system will provide us with real-time surveillance of critical Water Utility facilities,...

Motor carriers can get audit services without paying professional consulting fee if they score all satisfactory ratings during audit   De Pere, Wisconsin – (March 19, 2008) – Optima Associates, Inc., an operations, risk and asset management consulting firm based in De Pere, Wis., has come up with a new way to assist motor carriers with DOT compliance. The company will...

Four additional businesses now open in Portage County Business Park   Stevens Point, WI – (March 19, 2008) – The Veranda, The Pink Boutique, Designers II and Stodola-Maas Construction are open for business in Oakwood Center in the Portage County Business Park.   The Veranda is a cafe and coffeehouse that offers sandwiches, soups, salads, a kids’ menu, local microbrew beers, Wisconsin wines,...

MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison students are invited to learn what it takes to stop counting pennies and start securing their futures at the annual Financial Independence Seminar, to be hosted Saturday, April 5, by the Wisconsin Student Alumni Board (WASB).The non-biased seminar will help students and soon-to-be graduates prepare for financial stability and independence after college. Co-hosted by...

Residents of Walworth, Jefferson and Rock Counties Can Expect Reliable Coverage, High-Speed Features MILWAUKEE, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today announced its plans to expand coverage in southern Wisconsin. This expansion, which will be completed in the next three months, will bring the nation's most reliable network to approximately 59,000 residents in Walworth, Jefferson and Rock counties. The new...