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More information Michael Vickerman Executive Director 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Madison – RENEW Wisconsin announced today its support for an increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline, as proposed in a bill pending in the state Assembly. Michael Vickerman, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin, a statewide non-profit...

CONTACT: Gary Brown, (608) 263-3023, gbrown@fpm.wisc.edu MADISON - A master plan that will guide development of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for the next 20 years will be detailed by university officials in a public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 2. More than a year in the making, the plan lays out ways to make the campus more livable, workable and sustainable by examining...

Madison, WI - Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin and Senator Herbert Kohl have successfully led the effort to secure $1.2 million in the Agriculture Appropriations Bill to support an initiative by the Sand County Foundation of Madison, Wisconsin to improve water quality in the Midwest and elsewhere. “This funding will provide essential support to deploy and test precision conservation incentives....

CONTACT: Jack Rutledge (608) 263-6993, rutledge@calshp.cals.wisc.edu MADISON - A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher is building on one of Wisconsin's great strengths to address a major nutrition issue in the developing world: the scarcity of milk. "Most developing countries, especially in the tropics, recognize the need for milk during infant and childhood development. Milk consumption in the early years is...

JOY GLOBAL INC. News Release At the Company: At FRB | Weber Shandwick: Donald C. Roof Georganne Palffy Executive Vice President and Analyst Contact Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 312-640-6768 414-319-8517 Milwaukee, WI – October 25, 2005 – Joy Global Inc. (Nasdaq: JOYG) announced today that management will participate in the Goldman Sachs Global Capital Goods Conference being held at the Grand Hyatt...

Food Fight, Inc. is proud to announce the birth of a shiny, healthy, 5,000 square-foot diner in Sun Prairie. Named Market Street after its location (110 Market Street), it is the 8th addition to the locally owned Food Fight family. All residents are invited to come down this Thursday, November 3rd, starting at 7 a.m. as...

MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 28, 2005--Two U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) executives have been honored by Finance and Commerce. Jennie Carlson, executive vice president and director of human resources, and Diane Thormodsgard, president of Corporate Trust, Institutional Trust & Custody Services, were named two of the 15 "Top Women in Finance." Carlson, Thormodsgard and the 13 other honorees were recognized during an awards luncheon at...

Contact: Scott Larrivee, Department of Administration, 608-266-7362 Julie Wade/Tim Wirtz, Focus on Energy, 414-225-9568/414-225-9522 Amid concerns over high energy costs this winter, Wisconsin residents and businesses are increasingly looking to Focus on Energy for help. Since July 2001, more than half a million residents and businesses have been working with Focus on Energy to make cost effective investments in energy efficiency,...

Contact: Joshua Morby (608) 343-4100 Efforts will help Waupaca Foundry maintain one facility and grow another Marinette - The Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Economic Development Partnership today applauded the announcement from Governor Doyle that the State of Wisconsin will provide nearly $2 million for Waupaca Foundry to upgrade its facilities in Marinette and Waupaca. ...

Blogs, blogs, everywhere. People reading them. People writing them. People trying to influence them. What are ins and outs of blogging and can your business or group take advantage of the trend? This was part of the discussion at a mid-October forum staged at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee by the Public Relations Society of America, SE Wis....