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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...

MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Research Foundation (UWMRF) announced $500,000 in catalyst grant awards made possible by support from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. The Catalyst Grant Program is designed to provide seed funding for promising research projects at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) that have strong potential for commercialization and impact on the local economy. Projects are...

Wisconsin – U.S. – Japan “Economics of Green” Conference features academic, business and political speakers from Japan and the United States   MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (May 6, 2008) – Kikkoman Foods, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturing plant of naturally brewed soy sauce, will celebrate the 35th anniversary of manufacturing Kikkoman products in the United States next month.  The Kikkoman plant, established...

MADISON – In a verbal decision today, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) approved American Transmission Company’s (ATC) request to construct 35 miles of 345-kilovolt electric transmission line along an existing power line corridor in Rock and Dane Counties. The project is the first approved by the Commission to provide access to lower cost sources of electricity outside...

From WisBusiness.com ... -- Wisconsin women have made "significant strides" toward improving their economic status over the past five years, according to a new report from Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. Lawton said progress has been made in four areas key to women's workforce participation and economic success since 2003, when the Wisconsin Women = Prosperity initiative was launched....

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The Badger State will send around 120 people and spend at least $250,000 to show off Wisconsin's biotech prowess during this year’s BIO 2008 International Convention, which runs from June 17-20 in San Diego. More than 55 companies, plus UW-Madison and other entities will be represented at the 1,600-square-foot Wisconsin Pavilion. Gov. Jim Doyle...