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EVANSVILLE - Governor Jim Doyle today broke ground on a new biodiesel refining facility in Evansville and announced $125,000 from the Department of Transportation and $125,000 from the Department of Commerce.   "With new technology, and a commitment to renewable fuels, Wisconsin can lead the way - reducing global warming and helping this nation kick its addiction to foreign oil," Governor...

Timothy Hoeksema, chairman and chief executive officer of Midwest Air Group Inc., will be the featured guest at the next Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon. The event will take place Wednesday, March 28, beginning at noon at the Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells St., in downtown Milwaukee Hoeksema will discuss how the Oak Creek-based parent company of Midwest Airlines...

WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Healthcare became the world market share leader in the compact ultrasound industry in 2006, as cited in a recent industry report issued by Klein Biomedical Consultants, an internationally recognized source of ultrasound market and trends. GE was the market leader with a 43 percent share, according to the report. GE announced today the company’s global Compact...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is bringing its version of a favorite European recipe to craft beer lovers this summer. This April, the 140-year-old specialty brewer will add a new summer seasonal, Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, to its family of premium craft beers. A relatively untapped offering in the U.S., the “shandy” (which is short for “shandygaff”) as...

SUN PRAIRIE, WIS., March 26 –  Wisconsin Public Power Inc. expects to be six years ahead of schedule in meeting the state of Wisconsin requirement that at least 10 percent of electricity purchased by retail customers in the state be supplied from renewable sources by 2015. Based on its current renewable energy portfolio expansion plans, the Sun Prairie, Wis.-based...

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance (WBIA) congratulated North Prairie Productions, LLC, on the ground-breaking of a new biodiesel plant today in Evansville, Wisconsin.   “The construction of North Prairie’s biodiesel plant is a great step forward for the Bio Industry in Wisconsin,” said Joshua Morby, Executive Director of the WBIA.  “Biodiesel provides a clean, renewable alternative to standard diesel...

(Madison) Governor Doyle’s Council on Financial Literacy (GCFL) has selected 12 individuals and 13 organizations to receive its 2007 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards.  The awards recognize excellence in promoting financial literacy among Wisconsin citizens.    First Lady Jessica Doyle, honorary chair of the GCFL, will present the awards at a ceremony at the Executive Residence on Tuesday, March 27. The...