(WisBusiness) THURS News Summary — 19 June 2008
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-- The GBC Commercial Products Group has informed state and local officials it plans to lay off 21 employees at its Pleasant Prairie plant starting Aug. 1 and running over the next nine months.
The Illinois-based company, which makes plastic-working machines, said affected employees will be paid all earned wages and agreed-upon benefits upon termination of...
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-- On a day when the governor of Maryland proposed a $1.1 billion biotechnology initiative and the governor of Massachusetts signed a similar $1 billion bill into law, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said there's plenty of room for major research states to work collaboratively on breakthroughs involving stem cells.
"This is not a case of one state is going to...
Wisconsin Diesel Truck Idling Reduction Grant Program Offers $2,000,000 to Truckers to Help Reduce Fuel Costs and Air Pollution
Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661
MADISON—Common, contract, and private motor carriers in Wisconsin interested in the installation of idling reduction equipment can receive grants from the Diesel Truck Idling Reduction Grant Program at the Department of Commerce (Commerce). Applications will be accepted July 1, 2008 and are available at www.commerce.wi.gov/dieselgrantprogram
“This grant program...
Wisconsin Alternatives to Government Health Care Takeover
National Experts Discuss Healthy Choices for Reform
MANITOWOC – Is government-run health care the answer for health care in Wisconsin? Or, are there free-market solutions that will empower patient choices and preserve quality?
On Thursday, a panel of experts including Steven Moore, senior economics writer from The Wall Street Journal, will tackle the topic in Manitowoc at the...
