The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) back issues from January 2008:
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Mulhern DONOVAN ON MOVE 1. The mobility of UW senior QB Tyler Donovan is a big concern for the Volunteers. Donovan rushed for a season-high 61 yards against Minnesota and his playmaking ability will again be a key for the Badgers. "That's a dimension that ...
PRAYERS FOR POLICE 'FAMILY' MEMBER.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: SUE ARMAGOST Jeff Hughes, a well-loved, well-respected Madison police detective with a wife and young children, was critically injured in a recent highway crash. He was also named a suspect in an investigation concerning an evidence bag of heroin found at the crash ...
'HAPPY NEW YEAR,' OR MORE OF SAME?(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dennis B. Appleton, Madison Come December's end, we all wish each other a "Happy New Year." Exactly what does this signify? Compared to one year ago, there are still Americans senselessly dying on foreign soil. In our own country - in our own city - people ...
MATCHUP PLAYS TO BADGERS' STRENGTHS.(SPORTS)(TOM OATES)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Oates TAMPA, FLA. -- The old bowl coach himself, Barry Alvarez, had a theory about what kinds of teams win postseason college football games. The University of Wisconsin athletic director, who had an enviable knack for winning bowl games as UW's coach, ...
RIDING THE STORM OUT UW COACH BRET BIELEMA PREDICTED ADVERSITY WAS ON THE HORIZON FOR HIS SECOND SEASON - AND HE HAS DEALT WITH IT WELL.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: TOM MULHERN tmulhern@madison.com 608-252-6169 TAMPA, FLA. -- It was during a routine staff meeting last summer when University of Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema issued a warning that was more spot-on than any storm forecast a TV weatherman could hope to nail. ...
CLEMENS' STORY LACKS SUBSTANCE.(SPORTS)(ANDY BAGGOT)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andy Baggot First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree: Not to tell an elite journalist like Mike Wallace how to do his job, but when he interviews Roger Clemens for "60 Minutes" Sunday, Wallace should bring a prop, a special guest and at least one ...
UNSETTLED SITUATION AT STARTING GUARD IT IS POSSIBLE JUNIUS COSTON (CALF) AND JASON SPITZ (QUADRICEPS) COULD MISS THE PLAYOFF OPENER.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 GREEN BAY -- Even with 12 days before their next game, the Green Bay Packers could be without one or two of their top three offensive guards when they line up for their NFC divisional playoff game Jan. 12 at Lambeau Field. ...
3-PART PLAN FOR PACKERS WHILE PLAYSERS TAKE TIME OFF, COACHES BEGIN PREPARING FOR SEATTLE, THE GIANTS OR TAMPA BAY.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: JASON WILDE jwilde@madison.com 608-252-6176 GREEN BAY -- Bring on the Seahawks. Or the Buccaneers. Or the Giants. While his Green Bay Packers players were on their mini-postseason vacations, off until the team reconvenes at 7:50 a.m. Friday, coach Mike ...
TRACKING KIDS' FITNESS SEVERAL AREA PROGRAMS INCREASE AND MONITOR CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.(FRONT)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com 608-252-6125 The middle school students are playing "team tennis," using their arms as racquets to hit oversized balls, when gym teacher Peg Guse blows her whistle. "Power surge!" she yells, telling the students to sprint ...
WISCONSIN ALMANAC.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The seventh Legislative Council of the Michigan Territory, which included Wisconsin, convened at Green Bay on Jan. 1, 1836, the first official ...
UW ISN'T BOUND BY CITY SNOW REMOVAL LAW.(LOCAL)(JUST ASK US)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Heather LaRoi Q. In Madison, property owners have to shovel their sidewalks after a snowstorm. If they don't, the city will issue fines. But UW-Madison workers don't clear the sidewalks around their buildings after a storm within 24 hours, and sometimes they just let the ...
FORMER ALD. MACCUBBIN SERVES ON NONPROFITS' BOARDS.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matthew DeFour Former Madison City Council member Jean MacCubbin learned about a lot of good causes during her 12 years in office, and since leaving the council in 2005 she's gotten involved in several of them. MacCubbin now sits on the boards of a number of ...
SHE HELPS PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING.(BUSINESS)(WHAT I DO)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kate Kobinsky I coordinate the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line, which provides free, nonjudgmental and confidential help for people who want to quit smoking or chewing tobacco. With the new year, many people resolve to quit smoking, and the coaches on the Quit ...
NEW YEAR'S DAY CLOSINGS.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Government: Madison, Dane County and state offices will be closed today. Federal offices will also be closed. Post Office: Regular mail will not be delivered today and all post offices will be closed. Express mail will still be delivered. Sanitation: There will be no ...
DOW INDEX UP 6.43 PERCENT FOR THE YEAR.(BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Wall Street ended a painful year with a loss Monday. The Dow Jones industrials fell 101 points, the latest in a string of triple-digit moves that became commonplace in the just-ended year amid a continuum of bad news about housing, faltering mortgages and shrinking credit. Thanks to a big ...
GLIMMER OF HOPE ON HORIZON.(BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOE BEL BRUNO Associated Press NEW YORK -- The credit crisis that walloped Wall Street in 2007 shows no signs of abating in early 2008, but investors can take some comfort in the fact that the new year brings with it a battle plan. If the last half of 2007 is ...
YUKON QUEST NEXT FOR MUSHER GETTING TO WHAT'S CONSIDERED THE MOST DIFFICULT SLED DOG RACE IN THE WORLD IS DONALD SMIDT'S FIRST CHALLENGE.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press FOND DU LAC -- Donald Smidt has no illusions about the challenges facing him in February's 1,100-mile Yukon Quest sled dog race. The 39-year old Van Dyne man finished the 1,150-mile Iditarod on his first try in March. That race cost him more ...
HIRED HUNTERS KILL 14 DEER IN PORTAGE NIGHT SHOOT THE CITY HAS BUDGETED $8,500 FOR THE DEER POPULATION CONTROL HUNTS, WITH ANOTHER POSSIBLY BEING HELD WITHIN A WEEK.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: DUSTIN WEIS Portage Daily Register PORTAGE -- Sharpshooters wielding high-powered rifles, silencers and night-vision equipment netted 14 deer Friday, the first night of a program to control the deer population in Portage parks. The last shot was fired at ...
STATE OFFERS MORE HELP FOR SMOKERS TO QUIT THE STATE WILL PROVIDE TWO WEEKS OF FREE MEDICATION AND ADD A WEB COACHING SERVICE AS THE CIGARETTE TAX RISES.(FRONT)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: DAVID WAHLBERG dwahlberg@madison.com 608-252-6125 Starting today, Wisconsin smokers who want to quit can get extra help: two weeks of free medication and a Web coaching service that supplements the state's Tobacco Quit Line. The incentives are part of the same ...
CITY JUST MISSES SNOWFALL RECORD.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: SANDY CULLEN scullen@madison.com 608-252-6137 What's in a record - or, in the case of Madison's December snowfall, just missing a historic mark? "Does the record really matter to us? Not really," said Chris Kelley, operations manager for the city's Streets ...
CRISIS AVERTED, BUT BLOOD STILL NEEDED.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff The American Red Cross blood bank was replenished by the holiday blood drive Dec. 24, but supplies are still tight, officials said. "We are still struggling a bit from last week," said Kathy Haupt, manager for donor resources for the ...
CARP DROP FEATURES DANE COUNTY RESIDENTS MONONA MAN AND MADISON WOMAN ARE KING AND QUEEN OF PRAIRIE DU CHIEN NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: GEORGE HESSELBERG ghesselberg@madison.com 608-252-6140 New Year's Eve festivities in Prairie du Chien were expected to be held on a grand scale again this year with the ceremonial "Droppin' of the Carp" at midnight and the crowning, earlier Monday, of a king and queen. ...
AT 78, HE'S READY TO MAKE 56TH POLAR BEAR PLUNGE AFTER TAKING A DIP IN THE ICY WATER, GARTH GASKEY SAYS THE COLD WILL STAY WITH HIM ALL YEAR.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: EMILY FREDRIX Associated Press Garth Gaskey does not think warm thoughts during the holidays. No roasting chestnuts, no fires. Instead, he thinks about frigid Lake Michigan and how he's going to jump in, again. Today, at noon sharp, the 78-year-old will jump ...
ATTEMPTED FETAL HOMICIDE SUSPECT MAY HAVE FLED OFFICIALS CAN'T FIND MAN ACCUSED OF SPIKING GIRLFRIEND'S DRINK.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press APPLETON -- A man accused of doctoring his girlfriend's drink with an abortion drug in an attempt to kill her fetus failed to show up for required checks last week and may be gone, according to his lawyer. Businessman Manishkumar Patel, 34, ...
YOUNG PACKER FAN SEES GAME AFTER WEARING JERSEY FOR 4 YEARS.(FRONT)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press The boy who hasn't stopped wearing his Brett Favre jersey since Christmas four years ago finally attended his first Green Bay Packers game. David Witthoft, 11, of Ridgefield, Conn., traveled with his family to Lambeau Field to watch the ...
EXPLODING IN THE NEW YEAR MADISON-AREA FAMILIES CELEBRATE AT U.S. BANK EVE.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: NICK HEYNEN nheynen@madison.com 608-252-6189 The Capitol Square was filled with hundreds of tiny, exuberant faces and the deafening fanfare of exploding balloons Monday night as Madison-area families rang in the new year. Never mind that it was only 7:30. ...
OFFICER KILLS MAN WHO KILLED WOMAN POLICE SAY THE MAN FOUGHT WITH OFFICERS AFTER HE STABBED A WOMAN TO DEATH IN A DOMESTIC DISPUTE.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- Police shot and killed a man who stabbed a woman to death in a domestic dispute Monday. The 37-year-old man refused to drop a knife and resisted officers' attempts to arrest him at a home on Milwaukee's south side, police said in ...
POLICE SEEK TWO IN KIDNAPPING.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... VERNON COUNTY -- Vernon County authorities continued to search for two illegal immigrants accused of kidnapping a co-worker from the dairy farm where they worked. Israel C. Valtazar and Flavio B. Nagera, both 20, forced their co-worker into a van on Dec. 15, and Valtazar ...
RESOLVE TO LIVE WITH SPIRIT LIKE THIS.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Today, for the first time since 1902, Wisconsin will have to begin a new year without Langdon Divers. Divers, of Middleton, died last month at the age of 105. At the time of his death, at least one list named him the oldest Wisconsin resident. But the most remarkable ...
BADGERCARE AT WHAT COST?(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Thursday's headline "BadgerCare expanding to cover all children" defines the sell job on all government welfare programs. The focus is on the expansion with no hint of the new tax burdens this glorious event will necessitate. Only at the end of the article does the goblin in the closet ...
DEPUTIES USE TASER TO ARREST SUSPECT.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... TOWN OF SUN PRAIRIE -- Dane County sheriff's deputies used a Taser to catch one of two men arrested early Monday after they allegedly broke into a business in the town of Sun Prairie. Deputies going to a 12:43 a.m. alarm at HD Supply Water Works reported finding two men in the ...
CHIEF SAYS HOUSE FIRE WAS ACCIDENTAL.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... MAZOMANIE -- The Christmas morning fire that destroyed a rural Mazomanie home was accidental, probably related to burning candles or a fireplace, Black Earth Fire Chief Paul Fosshage said Monday. Homeowner Lisa Brandt discovered the house on fire when she was awakened by a ...
MAN ARRESTED IN FATAL STABBING.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... SHAWANO -- A 28-year-old man was arrested for fatally stabbing another man during a fight, police said. Officers found Michael Karl Zrenner, 34, about 10:45 p.m. Sunday, police said. He had been stabbed in the chest and died at Shawano Medical Center, police said. ...
INMATE USES OLD TRICK TO ESCAPE JAIL.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Associated Press MILWAUKEE -- An inmate walked out of jail after switching wristbands with a fellow inmate, prompting a fuming sheriff to brand as "dumb" the officials who fell for "one of the oldest tricks in the book." Jaron X. Jennings, 19, apparently ...
HAPPY NEW YEAR.(DAYBREAK)(THE SKINNY)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008 ... 'Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste At the holiday parties had gone to my waist. When I got on the scales there arose such a number! When I walked ...
GAME BREAKDOWN A LOOK AT THE MATCHUPS.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Mulhern When the Badgers have the ball It's nice to have options and with three healthy running backs for probably the first time all year, that's what UW has on offense. Redshirt freshman Zach Brown will start but UW coach Bret Bielema said he expects ...
LOCALLY.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Middleton senior Lindsey Solberg , a Michigan State women's golf recruit, finished second in the 17-18 age division at the Arizona Silver Belle Championship in ...
BUTCH, BADGERS HONORED THE SENIOR FORWARD IS NAMED THE BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK UW IS NO. 25 IN THE AP POLL.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: State Journal staff, wire services Brian Butch and the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team had a memorable performance Saturday in Austin, Texas. As such, Butch and the Badgers weren't forgotten Monday. Butch, who had 21 points and 11 ...
CHANGES.(BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Byline: Compiled by Brittany Schoepp. Timothy Baker has been promoted to general manager at Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin, 2935 Fish Hatchery Road. Richard Roth has joined Loeb-Lorman Metals, with branches in Watertown, Fort Atkinson and Reedsburg, as director of ...
UW'S MCBAIN, TURRIS LEND HAND IN WINS.(SPORTS)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The United States advanced to the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship Monday in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Colin Wilson had a natural hat trick for the U.S., which also got an assist from University of Wisconsin freshman ...
DAILY RECORD.(LOCAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... BIRTHS St. Mary's Hospital Dec. 30, 2007 EDGE , Jamie & Jason, son. JAIN , Tay & Neal, daughter. SEUBERT , Jennifer & Terry, daughter. Meriter Hospital Dec. 30, 2007 JOHNSON , Lisa & Jeffrey, ...
DEATH INDEX/OBITUARIES.(FRONT)(Obituary)
Jan 01, 2008 ... AYERS, Leroy J., 95, Black Earth BEAT, Eva Mae, 90, Mount Horeb BENDER, Delbert Jr., 80, Madison/King CAPACI, George, 90, Madison ENDLE, William F., 75, Madison FREDERICKSON, Arlo, 84, Stoughton GILLIAM, William "Bill" ...
CAPITAL REGION INDICATORS UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... SUBPRIME AND HIGH-INTEREST MORTGAGES Recent concerns about home foreclosures have placed a focus on subprime and high interest mortgages, or loans made to people with higher credit risk characteristics. While subprime mortgages benefit some credit-impaired individuals, ...
FLEMING'S PRIME STEAKHOUSE & WINE BAR.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Annette Hellmer Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar 750 N. Midvale Blvd What makes it a good place for business: It's a sure thing. Both food and service are consistently outstanding. What to order: Everything I've had has been ...
MARKETING GRANTS GIVEN TO 11 COMPANIES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Eleven small businesses will share $55,000 in Wisconsin Trade Project Program grants to market their products at international trade shows. The list includes two Dane County companies, InvivoSciences and Lucigen Corp. Trade group adds bilingual component The ...
CARE WISCONSIN TO GET SIX BUSES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Care Wisconsin (formerly Elder Care of Wisconsin), 2802 International Lane, received a $196,800 grant from the state Department of Transportation to purchase six small buses that will be used to transport clients to ...
BELLBROOK ANNOUNCES LICENSE AGREEMENT.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(TECH DIGEST)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Two large, global biotechnology companies have licensed the Transcreener technology developed by BellBrook Labs in Fitchburg for faster screening of potential drug compounds. Cisbio , a French company, and Invitrogen , a Carlsbad, Calif., biotech with offices and labs in ...
LOCAL AIRPORT TAKES SECOND FOR BEST FOOD.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The Dane County Regional Airport was awarded second place for best food and beverage programs among small airports by the Airports Council International of North America . Judges said the airport's emphasis on regional favorites such as the German Wurst Bar and Great Dane Pub & Grill ...
DENVER FIRM RENOVATING TWO MIDDLETON BUILDINGS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(REAL ESTATE DIGEST)
Jan 01, 2008 ... A Denver development firm is spending $2 million to renovate a pair of office buildings totaling 150,000 square feet on Deming Way in Middleton. Old Vine Acquisitions Corp . of Denver bought the buildings at 1800 and 1850 Deming Way for $9.5 million from Fidelity National ...
TAKE NOTE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... PEOPLE Advertising and marketing Brian Buckner has joined Stephan & Brady , a marketing agency at 1850 Hoffmann St., as art director. Attorneys Sara Eagle-Kjome has joined Murphy Desmond , a law firm in Janesville, as an associate focusing her ...
RADIATE HOPE ISSUES $60,000 IN GRANTS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Four Madison-area cancer organizations have received grants totaling $60,000 from Radiate Hope , a nonprofit corporation started by employees of TomoTherapy in Madison. The American Cancer Society, Gilda's Club of Madison, HEADRUSH and Ronald McDonald House Charities each ...
FAMOUS FOOTWEAR'S SALES, PROFITS DOWN.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(EARNINGS REPORT)(Financial report)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Famous Footwear opened more stores this fall, but sales and profits for the Madison-based retail shoe store chain fell during the three months that ended Nov. 3, parent company Brown Shoe Co. reported in November. Famous Footwear had operating earnings of $30.8 million on ...
BUSINESS CARDS SHOULD BE READER FRIENDLY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Business cards are an important part of business communication because they are viewed as an extension of you and the company and/or organization you represent. * Keep cards clean, unbent and updated. Never give someone a business card that has had information crossed out and ...
MARSHALL & ILSLEY TO REPURCHASE STOCK.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DIGEST)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Marshall & Ilsley Corp . of Milwaukee, parent company of M&I Bank , announced in December that it has agreed to repurchase $114 million of its outstanding common stock from Credit Suisse International . The repurchase price will be determined by the average price during a specified period ...
THREE CITIES TEAM UP TO ATTRACT CONVENTIONS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... The Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau has teamed with two other similar-sized cities to attract more conventions. The bureaus from Madison, Hartford, Conn., and Spokane, Wash., want to offer meeting planners a regional rotation in midsized cities. The ...
BUSINESS DESIGNATION WILL HELP ISOMARK.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(HEALTHCARE DIGEST)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Isomark, an early-stage medical technology company in Madison's University Research Park , has been designated a qualified new business venture by the state Department of Commerce . Curtis Haugen, chief marketing officer, said the designation will help the company with first-round funding ...
MIDDLETON PLANT WILL CUT 30 JOBS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(MANUFACTURING DIGEST)
Jan 01, 2008 ... King Pharmaceuticals plans to eliminate about 30 jobs at its Middleton location by the end of January, according to a report filed with the state Department of Workforce Development. Formerly GenTrac , the Middleton operation at 2232 Pleasant View Road makes Thrombin-JMI, said ...
MAN'S LIFE-CHANGING ENCOUNTER HELPS SAVE CHILD-CARE PROGRAM WORKING POOR, SINGLE MOMS GET A BREAK.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(GOOD WORKS)(Column)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: James Edward Mills Child Development Inc. might have closed its doors for good had it not been for Eric Schwartz. The nonprofit child-care center was seven weeks from shutting down when Schwartz, president and founder of Sara Real Estate Investment in ...
FRONT-LINE FLEXIBILITY EMPLOYEES NEED FREEDOM TO BREAK FROM SET POLICY.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: KAY PLANTES A loyal customer base is built - and lost - one customer at a time. If a customer's experience does not match the brand promise that built loyalty in the first place, even a loyal customer will shop around. The company that wins will ...
ESCAPING WINTER'S FRIGID SLUSH TAKE THAT PLANNING SESSION TO A WARM, TROPICAL SITE.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Betty Stark Breathes there a winter-weary soul who has not peered out an office window at a bleak, icy, wind-whipped landscape and sighed, "Get me out of here ... Now!" There is something dispiriting about drab winter months, especially those that follow the ...
BUILDINGS MATTER: CREATING A CLEAN IMAGE FOR DIESEL.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Steinhoff and Derrick Van Mell When Bob Breunig, chief executive officer of Diesel Injection Services , set out to build a new facility, one of his most important goals was to clean up the image of diesel. Success is obvious at DIS's facility, located on ...
$1.5 MILLION WILL AID ENERGY-PRODUCING FARMS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)(AG DIGEST)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Eight Wisconsin farms will share $1.5 million in Focus on Energy grants to build anaerobic digesters that use manure and other waste products to produce electricity and heat. The digesters use bio-gas produced by decomposing organic matter to power a generator or heating unit ....
OLD ENERGY SOURCE SPARKS NEW INTEREST NUCLEAR POWER GETS SECOND LOOK.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: JR Ross For now, efforts to make nuclear power a bigger piece of Wisconsin's energy pie are a lot of talk, with little action expected anytime soon. Legislation approved in 1983 put a halt to any serious talks of another nuclear power plant being built here, ...
SETTING REALISTIC NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brian J. Austin The most popular New Year's resolutions, according to data collected at USA.gov, are to: * Lose weight * Pay off debt, save money * Get a better job * Get fit, eat right * Get a better ...
COMPANY EARNS 'BEST WORKPLACE' HONOR.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Jan 01, 2008 ... COLUMBIA COUNTY American Packaging Corp., which has a plant in Columbus, was among 18 companies receiving the "Best of the Best" designation in the "Best Workplace in the Americas" program sponsored by the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. ...