The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says Caseus Energy in Stratford is certified for the Qualified New Business Venture tax credits. The certification means investors in the company are eligible for a 25 percent tax credit on the amount they invest. Caseus Energy has developed a process to convert the sugar from whey into ethanol with [...]

USDA’s monthly cold storage report showed larger than expected supplies of pork and beef along with a big cut in poultry. Beef stocks were pegged at 482.070 million pounds, 4% above last month and 5% larger than last year including a 7% year to year increase in boneless beef with Dow Jones Newswires citing a [...]

On a voice vote, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the bill relaxing restrictions on building on wetlands Tuesday night. The bill requires developers to sign mitigation agreements to build specialized projects on wetlands, the developers must either replace the wetlands which are lost, buy credits from those who have created wetlands or pay the DNR’s [...]

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds raw milk is proportionally responsible for 150-times more disease outbreaks than pasteurized milk. In states where raw milk sales are legal, the outbreaks occur twice as much as in states where it is not legal. The data was collected from 1993 through [...]

A day-long seminar on beekeeping from start to finish. It will include a live hive demonstrationj in the afternoon.

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UPDATE! A NEW video (with comments from Quicken) has been posted to the bottom of the original post dated 2/12/2012). The following is from the QuickenLoans Zing! blog: "Appraisals seem to be a hot topic as of late, and given...

NAIHP Exposes AMC Tax Evasion / RESPA Violations From: National Association of Independent Housing Professionals Excerpt: Washington, D.C. - February 13, 2012. NAIHP recently discovered many Appraisal Management Companies (AMC's), are operating without authority in most states and have failed...

A recent thread from the WinTOTAL User's Group forum started out with this question: Has anyone had any experience with Synergy Real Estate Solutions? I received an email requesting that I complete their application to be put on their list,...

This spreadsheet tool developed by Sandia National Laboratories and Solar Power Electric™ is intended to help determine the value of a new or existing photovoltaic (PV) system installed on residential and commercial properties. It is designed to be used by...

T.J. McCarthy, of T.J. McCarthy & Associates, Tinley Park, IL has the following assessment of the AMC and Lender practice of making post-closing calls to appraisers to question how some of the adjustments were made and get appraisers to second-guess...