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Contact: Bill Aicher Director of Marketing 608-662-3660 aicher@musicnotes.com MADISON, Wis., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Musicnotes announced today royalty payments to music publishers and the songwriters they represent recently passed the $5 million mark. In 2007 alone, royalty payments on Musicnotes' digital sheet music downloads should exceed $2 million. Musicnotes, the worldwide leader in sales of downloadable sheet music, sold its first digital download in late...

Contact: David A. Ullrich, Executive Director Chicago office Cell: 312-480-6501 david.ullrich@glslcities.org or Nicola Crawhall Deputy Director, Toronto office Cell: 416-432-2739 Nicola.crawhall@glslcities.org Both for GLSLCI; or John Harris, Conference Communications Director Cell: 708-227-5313 jharris@a5inc.com for GLSLCI; or Don Wanagas Director of Communications of Office of Mayor David Miller Cell: 416-206-4333 dwanagas@toronto.ca Mayors from U.S. and Canada also urge federal governments to 'modernize' binational agreements on Great Lakes, include the St. Lawrence River GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 12...

Contact: Rebecca Ehlers 414.225.9568 rehlers@hyc.com Focus on Energy offers higher incentive levels to help businesses implement efficiency projects MADISON, Wis. (July 13, 2007) – Since its inception in 2001, Focus on Energy’s Business Programs have helped Wisconsin businesses save more than $85 million in annual energy costs by providing expert advice, technical project support and financial assistance to businesses wanting to cut energy...

Contact: John Stier 608-262-1624 jstier@facstaff.wisc.edu MADISON - During the week of July 23, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will play host to upwards of 1,100 visitors who will spend much of their time looking down at the ground. It's not that they're shy; they'll just be minding their business. Members of three turfgrass industry groups will converge on Madison for a convention, symposium and trade...

Contact: Mayor Jack Chiovatero Phone: 262-797-2441 Fax: 262-780-4601 New Berlin Mayor Jack Chiovatero today issued the following statement regarding the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announcement approving the City’s application to move forward to develop an agreement to access the Lake Michigan water supply for residential use. “We are pleased that after conducting a thorough review of the science, engineering and hydrology...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – In a 2-0 vote, the state Public Service Commission today gave final approval to construction of a high-voltage, American Transmission Co. (ATC) power line near Waunakee. Construction will begin next year. Commissioner Lauren Azar, a lawyer who has represented ATC, abstained. Chairman Daniel Ebert and Commissioner Mark Meyer voted...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON – Wisconsin may be the leader in the human embryonic stem cell field now, but that could change if support for scientific research flags, two officials with close ties to UW-Madison said Thursday. Mark Bugher, head of the University Research Park, urged business leaders to lobby legislators to push for support for stem...