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Department of Health and Family Secretary Kevin R. Hayden today announced that the seven existing managed care organizations will receive a total of $494,000 as part of a statewide initiative to expand employment choices for people with disabilities.  “Everyone deserves the opportunity to work and live a fulfilling life,” said Secretary Hayden.  “We know people with disabilities want to...

MADISON, WI (May 30, 2007)— Daniel W. Hildebrand, a senior litigator with DeWitt Ross & Stevens in Madison, received the Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award. The Wisconsin Law Foundation presents this award, which recognizes lifetime achievement of legal professionals who have a record of service to the profession and to the public. "For 15 years, Dan has helped shape...

Continues to Build on State’s Commitment to Renewable Energy MADISON – Today, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) approved construction of Madison Gas and Electric’s (MG&E) Top of Iowa Wind Farm in northern Iowa. Approval of this wind project takes Wisconsin another step closer to meeting the state’s goal of producing 25% of our energy from renewable energy sources by the year...

MADISON – Today, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) approved construction of natural gas line projects for Wisconsin Gas, We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC). “These projects clearly demonstrate the success of regulatory reform,” said Chairperson Dan Ebert. “The PSC, Department of Natural Resources and parties to the case started working together on these applications early in the process. Their hard...

By WisBusiness.com staff Dozens of environmental regulators and corporate compliance officers will mingle with top experts from the United States, Europe and China at a Madison conference and Wisconsin tour in mid-June to discuss climate change and other pressing issues affecting international business. The international Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance is staging the June 18-20 conference focusing...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com During a lively webcast Tuesday afternoon with Midwest Airlines investors and analysts, hedge fund CEO Richard Hurowitz challenged Midwest chairman Tim Hoeksema to enter into negotiations with AirTran. New York-based Octavian Advisors, which Hurowitz runs, owns 6 percent of Midwest stock. "Why are you reluctant to negotiate?" Hurowitz asked, noting...

By Small Business Times Jim Haertel, the president of Brew City Redevelopment Group LLC, has refiled his lawsuit against his former partners in the failed PabstCity plan to redevelop the former Pabst brewery in downtown Milwaukee. Haertel sued Juneau Avenue Partners LLC and its individual members, including Wisconsin Energy Corp. real estate arm Wispark LLC, Wispark president Jerold...

NEW Oscar Mayer Stay-Fresh Reclosable Tray Delivers Bacon Industry's First Packaging Innovation in More Than 80 Years MADISON, Wis., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Gone are the days when bacon packaging is difficult to open, messy to handle and cumbersome to store. America's favorite bacon just got better with Oscar Mayer Center Cut Bacon in the new Stay-Fresh Reclosable Tray,...

Educational Briefing on Wednesday WASHINGTON, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Soil Science Society of America: WHO: Four experts in soil carbon research, farming, and economics will address the unique opportunity American land managers have to sequester soil carbon and mitigate climate change: -- Dr. Chuck Rice,...