— A slogan that was unveiled in March as the new brand for the state’s tourism effort is absent from a new ad that started this month. The “Live Like You Mean It” slogan drew criticism after it was introduced because the same line had been used by the liquor company Bacardi. A Department of Tourism spokeswoman said it was a “creative decision” not to use the slogan or logo. She said the department wanted to focus on its travelwisconsin-dot-com Web site. — Gov. Jim Doyle has declared today “Stem Cell Awareness Day” in Wisconsin. Ed Fallone, the president of the advocacy group Wisconsin Stem Cell Now, praised the proclamation but says there’s still more to be done to promote stem cell research. He says medical research in the field is still greatly underfunded, and that the recession and the federal budget deficit have limited the available funding. — The state Legislature has passed a bill to require manufacturers of electronic products to arrange for recycling of their products. The bill would make it illegal to dump products like TVs and computers that contain toxic chemicals in landfills. See more below in REGULATION — Working Mother magazine has three Wisconsin companies on its latest list of the 100 best companies for working families. The magazine praised Racine’s S.C. Johnson for its family park and 16-day paid winter break. Janesville’s Mercy Health System was noted for its child care offerings and its tuition assistance and Madison’s UW Hospital and Clinics was singled out for its minimum of 35 vacation days and its family-focused amenities. See the list: http://www.workingmother.com/BestCompanies/node/1671/list/100 ************************* TOP EXPERTS TO DISCUSS WIS. GREEN JOBS FUTURE “Green Jobs: Growing Wisconsin Employment” is part of a series of forums at Discovery World and aims to assess Wisconsin’s future in the green jobs market. The forum, sponsored by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, UW-Milwaukee, We Energies, Wisconsin Environmental Initiative and Johnson Controls, begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 9 a.m. Breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will provide remarks about his city’s efforts to cultivate green jobs. Confirmed panelists include: The event is organized by WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com with the help of MMAC, Discovery World, and UW-Milwaukee. More sponsorship opportunities are available; contact Jim Greer at 608-237-6296 or greer@wispolitics.com. The event is open to the public, and the price is $30 per person. But WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com subscribers, members of the Wisconsin Academy, the UW-Milwaukee community, and members of MMAC and Discovery World are able to attend for $20 per person. The price includes the breakfast buffet but not parking. ************************* TOP STORIES
S.C. Johnson makes ‘Working Mother’ list: S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. was the only Milwaukee-area company to be named to Working Mother magazine’s 2009 list of the 100 Best Companies for working mothers. Wisconsin among 10 worst business tax climates: Largely because of its high individual income tax rate, Wisconsin fell to 42nd in a ranking of states’ projected 2010 business-tax climates. The Vincent Group Inc., A. N. Ansay & Associates Inc. to merge: Manitowoc-based Bank First National’s insurance subsidiary, The Vincent Group Inc., will combine its insurance business with A. N. Ansay & Associates Inc. to form Ansay & Associates LLC. Waupaca County sets furloughs for 480 workers: The Waupaca County Board ordered five-day furloughs Tuesday for the county’s 480 employees to help plug a $1 million budget shortfall.
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