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CONTACT: JULIE GRANGER 414-287-4131 County Threats against Businesses Ruled Violation of National Labor Relations Act MILWAUKEE -- The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) today won its five-year fight to overturn an ordinance that forced certain County service providers to enter into labor peace agreements at the request of any union seeking to organize their employees. The ordinance deprived...

For More Information Contact: Kelly Churchill Trac-Rite Door, Inc. 800-448-8979 www.tracrite.com tr@tracrite.com SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin, December 6, 2005 – Trac-Rite Door, Inc. is pleased to announce an addition to its sales department. Matt Shore has joined Trac-Rite as account executive. In this capacity, Shore is responsible for increasing sales through Trac-Rite’s distribution network, servicing customers with quality products and exceptional service, preparing quotations, managing territory...

Contact: Marlene Smith (608-442-7557) or visit: www.govsbizplancontest.com MADISON – With fresh data in hand about the progress of past finalists, the Wisconsin Technology Council has launched the application period for the 2006 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Entries via the Internet are being accepted now through Jan. 31, 2006. More than $100,000 in cash and in-kind prizes have...

CONTACT: Meredith Helgerson, Communications Officer, 608-261-2271 Initiative promises significant savings for state and local governments MADISON - The Department of Revenue (DOR) launches its next strategic e-filing initiative with the release of the Electronic Real Estate Transfer Returns (e-RETR) statewide. This initiative will replace a very paper intensive practice, promising significant savings for the state as well as local...

CONTACT: JULIE GRANGER414-287-4131 County Threats against Businesses Ruled Violation of National Labor Relations Act MILWAUKEE -- The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) today won its five-year fight to overturn an ordinance that forced certain County service providers to enter into labor peace agreements at the request of any union seeking to organize their employees. The ordinance deprived service...

For More Information Contact: Kelly Kennedy 608/266-7876 MADISON – Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager announced that her office has settled a case brought against the City of Middleton and its contractor, Northwestern Stone, LLC, for alleged violations of erosion control laws at a municipal real estate development project on the city's western edge. The lawsuit alleges that for approximately the...

By Gregg Hoffmann NEW GLARUS - Spotted Cow, the top selling beer from New Glarus Brewing Co., was born among fields of sheep. “We were traveling in Europe on business, and I was struck how many sheep there were,” said Deborah Carey, who along with her husband, Dan, run the rapidly expanding micro-brewery. “I wondered if people thought that about Wisconsin with...

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission(PSC) on Monday granted an interim electric rate increase to Alliant Energy to reflect the increased costs of natural gas. In addition, the PSC reopened the full rate case to explore the option of returning over-collections to consumers in an expedited manner. The PSC approved an interim electric rate increase of $55 million or about 6%, which means...

A compromise environmental protection plan for the Upper Mississippi River Refuge was released Sunday by the National Fish and Wildlife Service. The alternative plan is seen as a compromise between conserving the resources of the refuge and continuing access for more than 3.7 million visitors. It was drafted after hunters, fishers and others protested proposed plans earlier this year. See earlier...