Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association: Please Amend SB 243/AB 499–Cloning
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Members of the Wisconsin Senate
FROM: Wisconsin Biotechnology and Medical Device Association
Ron Kuehn, Vice President-Government Relations
SUBJECT: Please Amend SB 243/AB 499--Cloning
DATE: June 24, 2005
Our Association represents Wisconsin’s 250 biotechnology and medical device companies and their 20,000 Wisconsin employees. We urge you to consider an amendment to SB 243/AB 499 when you debate this bill. The amendment would prohibit human cloning...
Dane County Exec. Falk: Dane County Named One of Nation’s Top 20 Nature-Friendly Communities
Contacts: Lesley Sillaman, Office of the County Executive (608) 267-8823 or cell (608) 669-5606
Farm-City Cooperation Saves Natural Resources
Madison – Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today announced that Dane County was named one of the most nature-friendly areas in the United States, according to a book released Friday June 24 by Island Press. Entitled Nature-Friendly Communities, the book highlights...
Focus on Energy: Kalahari Resort Twists and Saves With New Energy Efficient Bulbs
Media Contacts: Julie Semancik/Tim WirtzHoffman York414-225-9568 / 414-225-9522jsemancik@hyc.comtwirtz@hyc.com
- Focus on Energy collaborates with True Value to implement energy efficient improvements –
MADISON, Wis. (June 24, 2005) – Kalahari Resort, an indoor/outdoor waterpark and conference center in Wisconsin Dells, will save more than $22,000 in energy costs each year for the next...
UW System: Board of Regents will tackle UW employment issues
Contact: Doug Bradley
(608) 262-5061
MADISON— Regent President David G. Walsh announced today that the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will address the issues of employment agreements, back-up appointments and administrative leaves across the UW System, along with other critical employment and competitiveness issues.
“It is important to clarify what benefits university employees receive, how employment...
Seminar: Compliance Survival: COBRA, USERRA, HIPPA and Privacy in Wisconsin
Who: Kelly S. Kuglitsch, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C.
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Jack Faris: Young Entrepreneurs Dream Big Dreams
“We can’t make you successful, but we can create an environment in which people can dream big dreams and in which people are willing to risk capital.” Those are the words of President George W. Bush in a National Small Business Week speech honoring entrepreneurs.
Dreaming big dreams and risking capital is something that Americans value. Ours is...
REGISTER NOW: MILWAUKEE NOTES LUNCHEON ON MONDAY
The WisPolitics MILWAUKEE NOTES Luncheon on Monday, June 27 will feature Milwaukee Police Chief Nannette Hegerty.Hegerty is the featured guest at a special WisPolitics.com luncheon in Milwaukee on June 27 at 11:45 a.m., at the University Club, 924 E Wells St.
Map: http://www.google.com/local?hl=en&lr=&rls=RNWE,RNWE:2004-52,RNWE:en&q=university+club&near=Milwaukee,+WI&sa=X&oi=locald&radius=0.0&latlng=43038889,-87906389,9859054921856964332Cost is $19. Contact Jim Greer at WisPolitics.com to RSVP: greer@wispolitics.com or 608-850-6884.
The event is sponsored by Sonic...
WisBusiness: Doyle Wants State to Lead on Biofuels
By Brian E. Clark
WisBusiness.com
MADISON – Gov. Jim Doyle told forest products and agricultural leaders on Thursday that he wants Wisconsin to be a national leader for bio-based industries that turn crops, tree waste and even manure into fuel.
The so-called Executive Leadership Summit on Bio-based Industry followed last week’s announcement by the governor of a new Consortium on Bio-Based Industry...
