WisBusiness

Contact: Joshua Morby, (414) 791-9120 Ethanol Supporters Asked to Contact Legislators MADISON – The Wisconsin Farm Bureau is reaching out to members of its organization this week in the form of a mailing that asks members to contact their legislators and encourage them to support the ethanol bill. Assembly Bill 15 will spur new jobs, lower emissions, and lower...

For more information, contact: Dan Chin, Director of Public Affairs (608) 276-4660 or dan.chin@hospicecareinc.com Madison, WI (January 12, 2006) – Dan Chin has joined HospiceCare, Inc. as its director of public affairs. Chin’s impact in the Madison community through his knowledge of marketing and...

Contacts: Robin Engel, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 608-224-5002 Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Calls on Wisconsin Congressional Delegation to Move Forward on Oil Hearing Report's Recommendations Governor Jim Doyle today announced a series of recommendations designed to reduce home heating...

Contact: Tony Hozeny, Department of Commerce, 608/267-9661 MADISON - Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Mary P. Burke today announced that Commerce has delegated the Village of Turtle Lake, Barron County, the authority to provide limited plan review services as well as conduct inspections of all commercial buildings located within its municipality. "The Village of Turtle Lake joins...

For Immediate Release MILWAUKEE, WI (JANUARY 13, 2005). The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. has announced that the Beijing Ministry of Justice has approved the firm’s license for a representative office in Shanghai, China. Godfrey & Kahn is the first Wisconsin law firm to have a physical presence and office in China. “This on-ground presence will...

Contacts: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Governor Jim Doyle announced today that nominations are being sought for the 2006 Pulp and Paper Energy Efficiency Award, an award recognizing the Wisconsin pulp and/or paper mill that best shows outstanding achievement in implementing an energy efficiency project. This award, sponsored jointly by Focus on Energy and the Center...

For Immediate Release Main Street Industries is pleased to announce that Architectural Arts is doubling their leased space. Architectural Arts builds to-scale architectural models for architects and developers. In 1988 Bruce Severson was working as an architect, when he was asked to build a series of models for an upcoming Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition at the Elvehjem Museum (now the...

CONTACT: Katherine Fredrickson, (920) 424-3270 APPLETON – Two Fox Valley business leaders will be honored as outstanding University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh College of Business alumni on Feb. 18. Darin Kath, president and chief operating officer (COO) of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. of Neenah, and Terri Todhunter, chief...

Contact: Rose Lynch, DWD Director of Communications, 608-266-6753 Dr. Richard Florida keynoted the event and affirmed that human creativity is the engine of economic growth Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced the success of the Strongest Links “Economic Development and Early Childhood” conference held in Madison. DWD was the lead sponsor for the conference...

Contact: Alan Crossley 608-275-3242 (DNR) 608-575-2291 (cell) Donna Gilson 608-224-5130 (DATCP) (will check voice-mail over the holiday weekend) MADISON - The perimeter fence was intentionally cut at Buckhorn Flats, an Almond hunting preserve infected with...