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By Patrick Fitzgerald WisBusiness.com A Department of Defense employee on Tuesday lauded the "general cultural acceptance of sustainability" across governmental agencies, telling a luncheon crowd at an environmental conference that the current situation was an improvement over past attitudes. Alex A. Beehler, assistant deputy undersecretary of defense, spoke of a once-stagnant atmosphere inside of the Department of Defense that had historically viewed...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Gasoline prices may be high, but that should not affect visits to Wisconsin, the state’s new Department of Tourism secretary said Monday at a luncheon sponsored by WisBusiness.com, Madison Magazine and the Madison Club. Kelli Trumble, who has been at her post just four months, said surveys indicate travelers pay little attention gas...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com MADISON - Individual states should continue to pass restrictions on carbon monoxide not only to put a dent in global warming, but also to prod the federal government into taking action, a California Environmental Protection Agency official said today at a Monona Terrace conference. Eileen Wenger Tutt, an EPA deputy secretary, said...

By Gregg Hoffmann WisBusiness.com SPARTA - Century Foods International, one of the largest employers in Sparta, could move out of the city if an ethanol plant is built next to its location. The Sparta City Planning Commission recommended earlier this week that the city annex the site of a proposed ethanol plant next to Century Foods’ largest Sparta plant. It also recommended a...

For information: Jeff Smoller, MSWG President: (o) 608.266.2747 (c) 608.575.0846 The senior director of China affairs for the Office of US Trade Representative will speak in Madison Wednesday, June 20 on exports to China of environmental goods and services, a $5.6 billion industry in Wisconsin employing at least 97,000 in more than 500 firms. Tim Wineland speaks at...

MADISON, Wis., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Plain Black Corporation(R) is pleased to bring this year's annual WebGUI Users Conference back to their hometown, Madison, WI from Oct. 17-19, 2007. The WebGUI Users Conference is an annual event that brings together Plain Black staff and field experts from around the globe to present on all things WebGUI. In addition, attendees...

NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York-based private equity investment firm, announced today that it has completed the sale of RathGibson Inc., a leading manufacturer of highly engineered premium stainless steel and specialty alloy welded tubing products, to DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (DLJ), for $440 million. Castle Harlan had purchased RathGibson, based in Janesville, Wisconsin,...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Journal Community Publishing Group, Inc. (JCPG), a Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) company, announced today that it has signed definitive agreements to sell its publishing and printing assets in Connecticut, Vermont and Ohio. Under the New England agreement, Hersam Acorn Community Publishing, LLC will acquire the assets of JCPG’s Connecticut and Vermont clusters – consisting of 11 community papers, two...

Election Coincides with Close of Series A Round MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TrafficCast International, Inc., a leading developer of digital traffic data and software for next-generation traffic information services, today announced that Paul Schneider has been elected to its Board of Directors. The election of Mr. Schneider coincides with the close of the company’s approximately $2 million Series A Round of funding. Mr....