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Manitowoc's Orion Energy Systems honored for environmental innovation

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Buy Photo Orion Energy Aug. 5 in Manitowoc. (Photo: Josh Clark/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin) Buy Photo Orion honored for environmental innovation Manitowoc's Orion Energy Systems , Inc., was one of nine Wisconsin companies honored Aug . 17 with a Business Friend of the Environment Award for leadership in sustainability,  environmental innovation and environmental stewardship by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce. OTHER NEWS:  Fiscal Concierge Ponzi scheme petition rejected OTHER NEWS:  No charges issued in overdose death of Valders man in police custody Orion was honored in the Environmental Innovation category , along with Beloit companies Frito -Lay and Regal Beloit Corporation . Other winners included the following: Environmental Sustainability category : Nelson and Pade, Inc., of Montello;  Masters Gallery Foods , Inc., of Plymouth; and UPS of Elm Grove. Environmental Stewardship category : T.Wall Enterprises of Middleton;  American Transmission Company of Waukesha; and A...

After months of controversy, Texas bathroom bill dies quietly - Longview News-Journal

In the end, the controversial bathroom bill went quietly.  For more than a year, Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led the crusade for a state law to regulate bathroom use for transgender Texans — an initiative that resonated with social conservatives, including many pastors, who backed him up. Patrick for months stood firm in his pursuit for a bathroom bill even while similar campaigns in other states fizzled out.  He was met by loud opposition that only grew with time and eventually proved to be a considerable political force.  Transgender women, men and children from across Texas descended on the Capitol to testify about how the proposal — which would ban local policies that ensured transgender individuals ’ right to use public and school restrooms that match their gender identity — could endanger their lives. The business community rallied against the legislation too, giving House Speaker Joe Straus cover as he refused to negotiate with Patrick on bathroom restrictions.  That ...