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WAUKESHA, Wis., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin, has awarded the American Lung Association of Wisconsin (ALA) a $30,000 grant for its Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) initiative. The American Lung Association of Wisconsin will use the grant to support its...

More Than 200,000 Brats Expected to Be Sold During Memorial Day Weekend Event Record-Breaking Attempt to Raise Funds for Host of Groups and Charities MADISON, Wis., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2007 Johnsonville World's Largest Brat Fest is fired up for this year's Memorial Day weekend, in an attempt to shatter the current world record of 189,432 brats sold...

CHICAGO, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, third-graders from Northside Elementary School, Sun Prairie, Wis., got a special lesson in sun safety from State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster and representatives from Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Wisconsin's Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This event kicked off a statewide effort to make Wisconsin a "SunWise State." EPA,...

CHICAGO, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Too many companies today overlook one of the simplest routes to environmental stewardship-ensuring that all printing paper they use is responsibly sourced and produced. With increasing environmental transparency in the paper and printing industries, it is now easier than ever for businesses to go green. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061016/NYM035LOGO ) That view comes from Derek Smith, a former...

Madison—First Lady Jessica Doyle will kick off Money Smart Week Wisconsin 2007 at a rally at the Executive Residence on Wednesday, May 16 at 1:00 p.m.   The event will take place following a meeting of the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy (GCFL) which originated the idea for the event.   Mrs. Doyle is Honorary Chair of the GCFL.  Money Smart...

MILWAUKEE - We Energies has been named a corporate leader in health and safety by the Wisconsin Council of Safety (WCS). The Corporate Safety Award is presented to organizations that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to safety, successful implementation of results-based safety programs and an exemplary corporate safety record. Company officials accepted the honor last night at the WCS...

By Lauren Baxter WisBusiness.com MADISON - Worried about opening that strange package that just arrived on your doorstep? You can relax - at least, soon. A device that makes many types of mail much safer is almost ready for delivery. Plasma Devices, a Madison-based company co-founded by a UW-Madison research scientist, has developed a patented technology called Safe-Mail...

Milwaukee-based Logistics Management, Inc. has teamed with ICAT Logistics, Inc., a leading provider of worldwide transportation logistics and expedited freight services, and will represent ICAT’s operations in Wisconsin.   Logistics Management officially joined ICAT Logistics on May 1, 2007 and will provide transportation logistics, asset management and freight services under the ICAT corporate name.   “ICAT Logistics is a well-respected, dynamic and growing...

Milwaukee – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that former Wisconsin Public Service Commissioner and Iraq War veteran Robert “Bert” Garvin joined the firm as of counsel in the Litigation Department and Energy Regulation Practice.  “We are delighted to have Bert join us.  His demonstrated leadership and extensive knowledge of national and regional energy policy issues, such as regional...

New North Brand Wallpaper, Ring Tones Now Available   NEW NORTH, March 15, 2007 – People may love New York, and what happens in Las Vegas may stay there, but the latest effort to brand the region of Northeast Wisconsin has phones ringing off the hook.   Officials from New North, Inc. and Coalesce Marketing & Design on Monday announced a new...