DFI: Releases “Unlucky 13” List of Investor Traps for 2006
Contact: Gail Gawenda
608:267-1711
(Madison) The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today outlined a forecast of the 13 most common ways investors are likely to be trapped in 2006.
“This list is anything but lucky,” Securities Division Administrator Patricia Struck said. “Investment scams can be devastating for the investor who falls victim, both financially and emotionally. Scams come...
UW-Eau Claire: Offers New Information Systems Programs to Better Meet Student and Industry Needs
RELEASED: Feb. 21, 2006
EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's management information systems department has changed its name and revamped its academic programs to serve more students and better meet the needs of the growing number of businesses that want to hire its graduates.
In the fall, the newly named information systems department will begin offering new major, minor...
Marian College: Celebrate Diversity Week Feb. 27-March 3
Fond du Lac, Wis. — Marian College’s seventh annual Celebrate Diversity Week will be held Feb. 27–March 3.
Celebrate Diversity Week ends with the annual International Night in Marian’s Sadoff Gymnasium Friday, March 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. International Night features a gallery of diverse cultures, informational exhibits, music and dance, games and hands-on interactive activities for kids, and...
Wisconsin Ethanol Coalition: Workers, Experts, Labor Leaders Agree: Ethanol Means Good Jobs for Wisconsin
Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120
MADISON – Workers, labor leaders, experts, and biotech executives from around the state agree that expanding ethanol use will create new jobs and economic growth in Wisconsin.
"Ethanol means a lot to the working people in the Friesland area. The average wage at the United Wisconsin Grain Producers ethanol plant is approximately...
UW Oshkosh: Putting idle computers to ‘sleep’ saves campus $9,000 a year
CONTACT: Laura Knaapen, (920) 424-2368
OSHKOSH – The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will save about $9,000 a year by putting many of its campus computers into a low-power “sleep” mode when they’re not in use.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which feels the creative approach implemented...
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 434, Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association executive board member: Wisconsin’s Future Burns Bright with Ethanol
For more information, contact: Annie Early, 414.105.1050
Statement by Terry Hayden, Business Manager, Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 434, and Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association executive board member at the Ethanol Means Good Jobs Briefing
Today’s briefing and the future of ethanol in Wisconsin is about one simple word: JOBS. For the nearly 8,000 members of the Wisconsin Pipe Trades...
Governor Doyle: Governor Doyle Announces $4 Million in New Markets Tax Credits for Logistics Health
Contacts: Anne Lupardus, Office of the Governor, 608-261-2162
John Brevik, Business Operations of Logistics Health, Inc., 608-782-0404
Project Will Create 200 New Jobs, Retain 330 Jobs in La Crosse
LA CROSSE - Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Logistics Health, Incorporated will...
WBA: CONSUMER ALERT SCAM: Wave of Reports from Banks that Customers Are Getting Calls Asking for Account Information
For more information, contact Cheryl McCollum, 608/441-1216
MADISON – In the last week, a wave of calls have plagued Wisconsin consumers from con artists who are seeking bank account information. More than 10 Wisconsin banks have reported a jump in the number of calls their customers have received from these scam artists who are asking for bank account numbers. The...
Plum Creek: Contributes $5,000 to Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council, Inc.’s Fresh Start Program
For more information contact:
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CUB: Senate Passes Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation
More information: Charlie Higley, Executive Director, Citizens Utility Board (608) 251-3322 ext. 14
MADISON – The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) applauds today’s action by the Wisconsin State Senate, which passed legislation that would strengthen efforts to save energy and utilize renewable energy resources. The vote in...
RENEW Wisconsin: Senate Vote A Powerful Boost for Energy Efficiency and Renewables
More information: Michael Vickerman, Executive Director, RENEW Wisconsin (608) 255-4044
By a 32-1 vote the Senate today passed SB459, a bill that would protect energy conservation dollars from budget raids and expand the presence of home-grown...
