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"The Wisconsin Economy in a Time of Uncertainty" --A WisBusiness.com-WisPolitics.com Forum presented by AARP Wisconsin-- MADISON - Scott Lockard, U.S. Bank, Madison market president, James R. Imhoff, Jr., chairman/CEO. First Weber Group, Inc., and Bill Duddleston, director of the Center for Economic Education at Edgewood College will highlight "The Wisconsin Economy in a Time of Uncertainty" forum on June...

Report Card Time for State, Too WISTAX Grades State on “Competitiveness” MADISON—School children across the state are receiving report cards, and the state of Wisconsin is getting one, too, thanks to a “competitiveness benchmarking” project at the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to public-policy research and citizen education. The goal of the project, done on behalf of Competitive Wisconsin, Inc....

MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s president issued the following statement regarding the Wisconsin’s Legislature’s passage of the Great Lakes Compact.   “The Wisconsin Farm Bureau greatly appreciates the work of those legislators who took the time to craft a strong and fair Great Lakes Compact,” said WFBF president Bill Bruins. “One of the key assets of our state’s...

Released Draft of Environmental Impact Statement Cites Environmental and Economic Concerns   Madison, Wis- Alliant’s proposed Cassville coal-fired power plant “is not the optimal generation choice” and “is not the least cost option under any scenario,” according to a draft environmental impact statement released by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin today.   “This document affirms that Alliant’s proposed Cassville coal plant threatens...

CHICAGO, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 announced today it has approved a request by the state of Wisconsin to redesignate Kewaunee County to attainment of the 1997 national health-based eight-hour outdoor air quality standard for ozone (smog). EPA said complete, quality-assured, outdoor air monitoring data for 2004, 2005 and 2006 show the county met the...

VIP Trip to the 'Capital of Cool' Includes Tours of Glaciers, Scenic Snowmobile Trails and the Party Scene MILWAUKEE, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Reykjavik, Iceland, is one of the world's hottest vacation destinations for those looking for amazing outdoor adventures or exciting nightlife. Thanks to Icehouse, a lucky consumer and three guests will win the trip of a lifetime...

STONE LAKE, Wis., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In his new book, "The Stock Market Handbook for Beginners: Volume 1" (published by AuthorHouse -- http://www.authorhouse.com/), Harold Robertson shares his expertise in the hopes that he will save new investors money, time and ... well, money. He writes: I have spent several thousand dollars at various seminars to get...

MADISON - The Public Service Commission (PSC), the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed coal-fire power plant in Wisconsin and are seeking public input.    Alliant Energy has filed an application with the PSC for authority to construct a new 300 megawatt...

MADISON - Governor Jim Doyle appointed Kevin Opgenorth to the University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents today.  Opgenorth will be replacing Thomas Shields as the non-traditional student representative.  His appointment is effective June 9, 2008 and will expire May 1, 2010.   “Kevin has represented our nation proudly as a member of the U.S. Army, and I am confident he...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com BRODHEAD - After 30 years in the IT business (the last six with IBM), Sharon Kaminecki decided to hang up her keyboard and pursue her passion – bicycling. “I knew there had to be something more,” said Kaminecki, 56. “And I really wanted to do something different,” added the Chicago native, who opened the...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Wisconsin scored an overall B-/C+ for its competitiveness with other states, according to a report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. The nonpartisan group graded 33 “subjects” in six categories — economic health, business climate, environmental quality, quality of life, workforce excellence, and public sector performance. Of the 33 measures, Wisconsin had four grades in the...

By Emily Ziegler WisBusiness.com Ven-T Boats has a unique edge in the small boating industry. This Allenton, Wis., company has created a boat that requires almost zero maintenance, no water pump, no overheating problems and no winterization requirements. In other words, you don’t need to be an experienced boater to climb aboard and shove off into a whole new hobby. “Our...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Shareholders arriving for Alliant Energy's annual meeting tomorrow will be greeted by a two-story, black, inflatable coal plant and sign-waving demonstrators protesting the company's plans to build a coal-burning facility in Cassville, representatives of Clean Wisconsin and the Sierra Club promise. “We’ll be there to tell them that coal is a flat-out bad investment...