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Last Chance to Apply for Business Achievement Award

July 14, 2014

Seeking Nominations – Wisconsin Business Achievement Award The Flowers Family Foundation is reminding state business leaders that the deadline is approaching to apply for the

WMC Announces 76 “Working for Wisconsin Award” Winners

June 25, 2014

MADISON – In Wisconsin, 76 legislators consistently stood up for jobs in the most recent legislative session, voting for tax cuts, regulation relief, lawsuit reform

WMC Lauds U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Against EPA

June 23, 2014

WMC Part of Lawsuit Before the US Supreme Court MADISON – A ruling today by the U.S. Supreme Court reigning in federal EPA greenhouse gas

Business Achievement Award Nominations Sought

June 3, 2014

Flowers Foundation Award Includes $50k Charitable Donation MADISON — As a way to celebrate and promote free enterprise in the Badger State, the Stoughton-based Flowers

WMC Opposes New EPA Coal Rule

June 2, 2014

New EPA Rule Will Kill Jobs, Raise Energy Prices MADISON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a global warming regulation that will significantly

Nine Companies Win Business Friend of Environment

May 14, 2014

Sustainability, Innovation and Stewardship Honored PEWAUKEE – As Wisconsin’s economy continues to improve, nine companies have received the prestigious Business Friend of the Environment Award

Wisconsin Sand Mining Country Ranked First for Clean Air Quality

May 6, 2014

MADISON – Two northwestern Wisconsin communities that are near industrial sand mining operations have been ranked among the cleanest for air quality in the nation,

WMC Thanks Governor Walker for Signing Phosphorus Reform into Law

April 23, 2014

Family Sustaining Jobs Preserved While Improving the Environment MADISON – This week Governor Walker signed Senate Bill (SB) 547, monumental reform regarding the state’s phosphorus

WMC Praises Senate for Passing Asbestos Trust Transparency Bill

March 12, 2014

Reform Protects Victims from Double-Dipping Lawyers MADISON – The state’s chamber of commerce (WMC) Wednesday praised state Senators who supported asbestos trust transparency reform that

Study: Wisconsin Hardest Hit State by EPA War on Coal

March 11, 2014

A study recently released by the Heritage Foundation found that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pending regulations of carbon emissions from new and existing coal