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Contact: Linda Abbott Phone: 608-826-6215 MADISON, Wis. – For the first time ever, efforts by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) to improve the competitiveness of the state’s manufacturers have topped the $200 million mark. “Wisconsin manufacturers are making great strides to meet the challenge of global competition,” said Michael Klonsinski, executive director of WMEP, a non-profit organization that helps small...

For more information: Mike Pruyn 312-230-4894 (office) mpruyn@att.com AT&T technology helps BCBSA member companies limit health care insurance cost CHICAGO – AT&T announced today a two-year, multimillion dollar national agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), continuing AT&T’s long-standing relationship with BCBSA and its member companies as their primary networking services provider. Under the expanded contract, participating Blue Cross and Blue...

CONTACT: Thomas Keefe, (920) 424-0255 OSHKOSH – Longtime Kimberly-Clark Corp. executive Linda Bartelt has been named director of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Center for Community Partnerships (CCP). The appointment, effective Aug. 29, is a significant development for the nonprofit organization serving the university and...

Contact: Jerry Scheiber, Karma, Inc., 920- 262-8688; Steve Heins, Orion Energy Systems, 920-892-5800 Energy Efficient Lighting Project Saves 1.39 Million Kilowatt Hours Watertown, WI. Karma, Inc., an award-winning designer and manufacturer of food and beverage equipment, announced that it had received Orion Energy System’s Environmental Stewardship Award. After extensive testing, Karma chose...

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