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For more information, contact: Kathryn Zawacke: (908) 234-7510 zawacke@att.com Company Ranks “Best in Class” in Seven Categories; Awarded More Gold Than Any Other Carrier BEDMINSTER, N.J., Dec. 22, 2005 –- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) services “seem to be hitting new heights," according to the most recent Telemark Services customer satisfaction survey. AT&T Inc. has received more Telemark...

Contact: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162 Also Signs SB 180 Relating to Cash Discounts for Purchases Governor Jim Doyle today signed Senate Bill 331, repealing the annual indexing of the state's motor vehicle fuel tax rate. "Gas prices have taken a significant toll on every family budget in Wisconsin,"...

For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Sandy, Marketing Director, (608) 268-5582 asandy@murphydesmond.com Madison, WI – Murphy Desmond S.C. employees participated in the Salvation Army’s project to “adopt” a family in need for the holidays. Employees at the law firm contributed hundreds of dollars to purchase a specific list of gifts for a single mother and her four children, including basic necessities...

Proposed natural gas company acquisition could push prices even higher Contact: Secretary Rod Nilsestuen (608) 224-5013 MADISON--Natural gas prices could go even higher than the current projected increase of 60 percent if a proposed acquisition of Burlington Resource by ConocoPhillips takes place, says Rod Nilsestuen, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). The...

Media Contact: Joan Collins at Joan Collins Publicity (608) 222-2899 Jennifer Ridley-Hanson has joined the Madison offices of M& I Wealth Management as assistant vice president of trust services. Ridley-Hanson is responsible for administering trusts and providing comprehensive financial planning for high net worth individuals and families. She has more than 13 years of trust, investment and...

Media Contacts: Robyn Grossman / Tim Wirtz Hoffman York 414-225-9520 / 414-225-9522 rgrossman@hyc.com twirtz@hyc.com - Wood pellet heating system helps a local garden center improve its bottom line and protect the environment - NEW BERLIN, Wis. (December 22, 2005) - Sunny Slope Gardens, Inc. has installed wood pellet furnaces at its garden center business to cut its natural gas...

As expected, struggling power generator Calpine Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, which has billions of dollars of debt, made the move late Tuesday. The filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York will allow Calpine to continue normal operations at its power plants and facilities in the United States - including Wisconsin - Mexico...