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By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Editor Power rates aren't the only thing that have gone up in the past seven years. The head of a business trade group is blasting as "outrageous" the sizable compensation package increases that top executives at four state public utilities received from 1997 to 2004. At the same time, Wisconsin's power rates rose more than 30 ...

Media Contacts: Julie Semancik/Tim WirtzHoffman York414-225-9568 / 414-225-9522jsemancik@hyc.comtwirtz@hyc.com - Focus on Energy’s Business Programs helps implement energy efficient improvements – EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (May 6, 2005) – Luther Midelfort – Mayo Health System will save more than $40,000 a year in energy costs by reducing its electricity consumption. The savings are a result of an upgrade to the central...

Contact: Jennifer R. Rupkey Director, Client Development Direct Dial: 414.225.8262 E-Mail: jrrupkey@michaelbest.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, WI (May 6, 2005) – Robert V. Petershack, a partner in the Madison office of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, recently obtained certification as a commercial arbitrator from the Institute of Conflict Management, LLC in San Diego, California. He arbitrates all types of business disputes and...

Contact: Jennifer R. Rupkey Director, Client Development Direct Dial: 414.225.8262 E-Mail: jrrupkey@michaelbest.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Milwaukee, WI (May 6, 2005) – Hal Karas, a partner with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, has been appointed chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin for a term ending in 2006. Mr. Karas concentrates his practice on negotiation and documentation...

MADISON, Wis. (May 6, 2005)-- Lindsay, Stone & Briggs was among an elite group of creative stars honored in the coveted O’Toole Awards announced today by the American Association of Advertising Agencies. LSB was one of three agencies in the smaller agency category. “The O’Toole is one...

Attached is the recent data on the Executive Compensation for CEOs and their Senior Executives among Wisconsins four Investor-owned Utility Monopolies (WEPCO, WPS, WPL, MGE). The data is from the Security Exchange Commission Proxy Statements DEF14A. Most ratepayers and taxpayers will be shocked when they discover how Utility CEOs and Senior Executive compensation substantially increased during the period...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com Mike Erwin always thought his company was well organized. But Erwin, president of Tailored Label Products in Menomonee Falls, sensed that there was waste to be trimmed at his 36-employee plant. Still, he never thought that the "lean manufacturing" program he adopted 18 months ago would be able to cut more than 30 percent out of...