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Media Contact: Joan Collins or Deb Lea at Joan Collins Publicity, Inc. (608) 222-2899 (Eau Claire, Wi) Silver Spring Beer‘n Brat Horseradish Mustard was named the top horseradish mustard at the recent World-Wide Mustard Competition in Napa Valley, California. Ed Schaefer, president of Silver Spring Gardens, was presented a Gold Award for the mustard, which is also...

For further information, please contact: Katie Ostrander, (414) 270-3000 ext., 231 New Online Report Contains More Data from More Members MILWAUKEE (April 7, 2005) - The Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) released its 2005 Performance & Progress Report today. The Web-based report includes data on 45 measures from 19 hospitals, 14 multi-specialty physician groups and seven health plans from across...

Contact: Rose Lynch (608) 266-6753 DWD already taking steps to address LAB’s findings Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today commented on the Legislative Audit Bureau’s (LAB) new evaluation of the Wisconsin Works(W-2) program. “We take most seriously our responsibility for administering W-2 and the Audit Bureau’s findings will help us strengthen this important program,”...

For More Information Contact: Jennifer Mason Trachte Building Systems, Inc. 800-356-5824 jmason@trachte.com SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin, April 7, 2005 – In late 2004, Trachte Building Systems completed a 26,750 square foot manufacturing plant expansion. The addition to its 100,000 square foot facility has positioned Trachte and its subsidiaries for growth in the self-storage and roll-up door industries. The company plans for a total expansion...

By Gregg Hoffmann The farming practice of spreading manure on frozen land, especially liquid manure near waterways, is under attack after several incidents of fish kills in recent months. In early March, rapid manure runoff brought on by warm temperatures led to a significant fish kill at Jersey Valley Lake between Cashton and Westby, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources official...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com In the upper Midwest, modesty is considered a virtue. But in the competitive world of stem cell research, not tooting your own horn enough can be counterproductive. That, in a nutshell, is why the five-year-old WiCell Research Institute on the UW-Madison campus has hired an international public relations firm...