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Nine Companies Win Business Friend of Environment

May 10, 2012

PEWAUKEE – As Wisconsin’s economy continues to improve, nine companies have received the prestigious Business Friend of the Environment Award for leadership in pollution prevention, environmental

Twenty-five Companies Nominated for Environment Awards

May 2, 2012

MADISON — Twenty-five Wisconsin companies have been nominated for the prestigious Business Friend of the Environment Awards, honoring leadership in pollution prevention, environmental innovation, and

Gov. Walker, Legislature Conclude Historic Pro-Growth Session

March 16, 2012

MADISON – Wisconsin’s business climate has improved significantly in the wake of the passage of historic pro-growth legislation supported by Governor Scott Walker and the

WMC Calls Schultz/Jauch Mining Bill Unserious

March 12, 2012

MADISON – WMC President/CEO Kurt Bauer released the following statement regarding Senate Bill 542 (SB 542), the Schultz/Jauch mining legislation: In the aftermath of the

Statement from DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp – Don't Buy the Hyperbole

March 9, 2012

Don’t Buy the Hyperbole – WI DNR Could Have Sited An Iron Mine While Protecting the Environment As the debate on the mining bill raged,

Jobs are the Casualty of Mining Bill Defeat

March 9, 2012

Guest Column by Scott Manley, WMC Environmental Policy Director Madison – Earlier this week, Republican Senator Dale Schultz joined all 16 Senate Democrats in voting

Duluth Newspaper Blasts Jauch, others on Iron Mining Job Loss

March 8, 2012

TO: Wisconsin Editors, Producers and Talk Show Hosts FROM: Jim Pugh, WMC PR Director RE: Duluth Newspaper Blasts Jauch, others on

Statement from WMC President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer on today’s jobs numbers

March 8, 2012

Statement from WMC President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer on today’s jobs numbers MADISON – “With the enactment of more than 30 pro-jobs reforms since January 2011,

Schultz, Jauch Lead Senate Democrats in Killing Iron Mining Jobs in Wisconsin

March 7, 2012

MADISON – State Senator Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) teamed up with Senator Robert Jauch (D-Poplar) and 15 other Senate Democrats to kill a $1.5 billion

WMC Lauds JFC Approval of Compromise Iron Mining Bill

March 6, 2012

MADISON – The state’s largest business group Tuesday lauded the Joint Finance Committee for approving a compromise iron mining reform bill that is needed to encourage