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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Natural gas prices spiked last week on the New York Mercantile Exchange at $15.52 per 1,000 cubic feet – more than twice the price of a year ago. They may rise even higher in the months to come, making this winter a financially painful season for Wisconsin consumers and businesses – especially if cold weather continues. The state Public Service Commission (PSC)...

For more information, contact: Cindy Lorentzen, Marketing Specialist 414-287-9622 clorentzen@gklaw.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE, WI (December 16, 2005). The law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. has announced the addition of William R. Hotz to its Financial Institutions Practice Group as special counsel in the firm’s Milwaukee office. Hotz brings to Godfrey & Kahn more than 35 years of legal experience through previous...

For More Information Contact: Rep. Sue Jeskewitz (608) 266-3796 (Madison)… Last night, after almost six years of hard work, legislation authored by Representative Sue Jeskewitz (R-Menomonee Falls) that will give consumers protection...

For More Information Contact: Rep. Suzanne Jeskewitz (608) 266-3796 (Madison)…Representative Sue Jeskewitz (R-Menomonee Falls) announced the unanimous passage Thursday of Assembly Bill 805 (AB 805), which allows the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) to charge needy and worthy victims of Hurricane Katrina resident tuition. Currently, the WTCS allows a number of qualified needy and worthy students from other...

CONTACT: Don Gudmundson, MBA Program Director, (920) 424-7401 GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh College of Business has announced plans to create a permanent location for its master of business administration (MBA) program at the downtown Regency Center in Green Bay. The center...

MAILED: Dec. 16, 2005 EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's regional economic impact totals more than $161 million annually, according to a recently completed analysis prepared by a university economist and a student researcher. "This analysis shows that UW-Eau Claire is a tremendous economic asset to western Wisconsin," Interim Chancellor Vicki Lord Larson said. "With more than 1,000 employees,...

Contact: Tom Still at 608-442-7557 MADISON – Business leader Tom Hefty has been elected president of the board of directors of the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, which held its organizational meeting this week in Madison. Hefty, of counsel to the law firm of Reinhart, Boerner and Van Deuren, is the former co-chairman of the Governor’s Economic Growth Council...