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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                 Jim Pugh, WMC, (608) 258-3400     Heidi Garvin, WMC, (608) 258-3400                             MILWAUKEE—Nine Wisconsin companies Thursday received 2005 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards for manufacturing excellence.    “These companies have made a commitment to keep manufacturing jobs right here in Wisconsin, establishing themselves as community and global leaders,” said Tim Christen, CEO of Virchow Krause. “The...

For more information contact: Karl Robe (414) 274-3008 MILWAUKEE – Legacy Redevelopment Corporation announced today that Andre Wright has been appointed chairman of the board of directors. Wright is an associate attorney in the Milwaukee office of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. “I’m honored to serve as chairman of the board, and look forward to being a part of Legacy Redevelopment...

Media Contact: Tim Wirtz Hoffman York 414-225-9522 twirtz@hyc.com For Immediate Release - Assembly Energy and Utilities Committee Supports Passage of SB 459 in a 10-to-0 vote - MADISON, Wis. (March 3, 2006) - Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC) commends the Assembly Energy and Utilities Committee’s 10-to-0 vote to recommend State Assembly passage of bill SB 459. The bill, which passed last week in a...

For more information, contact: Steve Pine Director of Development, Kalahari Resorts (608) 254-5830, Spine@KalahariResort.com WISCONSIN DELLS, WI (March 3, 2006) – Wisconsin-based Kalahari Resorts has added a championship golf course to its already extraordinary list of amenities, offering more than one million vacationers and convention goers a first-class Wisconsin...

CONTACT: Susie Sandrin, (920) 424-7404 OSHKOSH – In his State of the Union message, President Bush said American students need a firm grounding in math and science to stay competitive in the world economic market. If she was watching that address, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Science Outreach...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON - We still won't know why the chicken crossed the road, but when it does,...

Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 MADISON - Laboratory results from white-tailed deer killed on a Portage County farm earlier this year show that 60 of the 76 animals tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The deer - a mix of does and yearlings - were destroyed Jan. 17 by U.S. Department of Agriculture shooters...