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Free Life Planning Guide Helps to Document Health Care Needs MADISON, March 18, 2005 – In light of the recent decision to remove Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube, the State Bar of Wisconsin reminds Wisconsin families about the importance of documenting future health care needs. A free consumer guide, A Gift to Your Family: Planning Ahead for Future...

Urbana -- Agriculture in Wisconsin and the entire Great Lakes will be hurt by a changing climate, says a new report from the University of Illinois and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). Changing precipitation patterns, more extreme rainfall events, rising ozone concentrations, and an increase in pests and pathogens will disrupt current...

Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce “Legislative Breakfast” March 18, 2005 Hosted by the Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce. Held at Brookfield City Hall in the Common Council Room. Event is Free Register at 262-786-1886.

Highlighting the 2005 ADDY Award Winners work Where: Network 222, Main Floor Gallery located at 222 West Washington Ave. When: March 4 - March 24, 2005 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday This is a free showing and open to the Public. The intent of this show is to build awareness of the exceptional talent our local advertising industry offers the business community...

By Gary Fisher WisBusiness.com The state Public Service Commission approved the sale of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant today to Virginia-based Dominion Resources Inc. The commission originally rejected the company's offer to purchase the aging plant in November. The sale transfers ownership and operational control of the plant from Green Bay-based Wisconsin Public Service Corp. and Madison-based Wisconsin Power and Light Co. to...

The leader of the trade association serving the state’s life sciences industry, the Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association (WBMA), expressed excitement about a new development on the UW-Madison campus, the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, announced today by Governor Doyle. The Institute, to be located in a new interdisciplinary research facility, will bring together scientists and engineers in disciplines...

Contact: Rose Lynch (608) 266-6753 Adjusted Data Madison – Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced that Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.9 percent in February, up one-tenth of a percentage point from January and lower than last February’s rate by five-tenths of a point. The nation’s seasonally adjusted rate in February was...

Do your employees miss work, come in late or leave early to care for an aging parent or loved one? American workers cost employers an estimated $11.4 to $29 billion in lost productivity per year because of care giving obligations. Independent Living, Inc. is offering a series of eight seminars to help businesses and their employees handle the challenges...