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Investor Relations Contact: David Mossberg Three Part Advisors, LLC 817-310-0051 MILWAUKEE, WI--(Marketwired - July 01, 2013) - Highlighted Links http://www.zbbenergy.com ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE MKT: ZBB), a leading developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms and hybrid vehicle control systems, today announced that the company has cancelled its previously reported plan to hold a special shareholder meeting to seek shareholder approval to remove the...

Contact: Ashley Andre, 608-224-5002, ashley.andre@wisconsin.gov Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, jim.dick@wi.gov MADISON – Become a more competitive exporter in just one day with the upcoming export education seminar. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds companies to register now for Tuesday, July 16 seminar titled “From Exporting Basics and Beyond.” The seminar will be held at...

CONTACT: Nahee Rosso (703) 837-5348; rosson@agc.org Association Economist Forecasts Continued Strength in Housing, Downturn in Federal Spending and Uneven Patterns among Private Nonresidential Categories in Second Half of 2013 Total construction spending climbed modestly in May as growth in residential and public construction offset a drop in private nonresidential activity, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the...

Anne Spaltholz 262-506-6933 aspaltholz@atcllc.com PEWAUKEE, Wis. – Lawrence T. Borgard has joined the board of directors of American Transmission Co. Borgard is the president and chief operating officer–utilities for Integrys Energy Group. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Integrys’ six regulated electric and natural gas utilities. Collectively, the subsidiaries serve 1.6 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers across four...

CONTACT: Jiangxiao Qiu, 608-265-8001, jqiu7@wisc.edu; Chris Kucharik, 608-890-3021 or 608-263-1859, kucharik@wisc.edu MADISON, Wis. - We rely on our physical environment for many things - clean water, land for crops or pastures, storm water absorption, and recreation, among others. Yet it has been challenging to figure out how to sustain the many benefits people obtain from nature - so-called "ecosystem services"...

Contacts: Jennifer Neighbors (262) 649-3824; jennifer@neighborspr.com or Nancy Deptolla (262) 236-4175; nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net ABC Supply Co., Inc. Acquires Distribution Assets of Sellmore Industries Distributor Adds Locations in Baltimore; Philadelphia; Buffalo, N.Y.; and Hagerstown, Md. BELOIT, Wis. – Building products distributor ABC Supply Co., Inc. has acquired the distribution assets of Sellmore Industries, a distributor of steep-slope roofing, siding and windows with locations in Baltimore; Philadelphia; Buffalo,...

Contact: Amy Mertz 608.220.9815 STOUGHTON, Wis. ‒ Universal Acoustic & Emission Technologies' Board of Directors has voted to purchase Ojibway Enclosure Systems, a manufacturer of enclosures and packager of generator sets for power generation systems. Ojibway also does laser cutting, welding and forming of a variety of metal products, and it assists in the installation of generator sets in the field....

Contact: Kathy Quirk 414-229-3144 kquirk@uwm.edu If health concerns won’t get college students to quit smoking, maybe experiencing the future will. That’s the finding of Hayeon Song, an assistant professor of communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), who developed a video game that showed social smokers what they might look like after 20 years of smoking. The smokers who viewed their own...

Contact: Kirk Kusick, Marketing Manager Office: 414-298-8437 kkusick@reinhartlaw.com MILWAUKEE – Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) welcomes Beth A. Healy as Client Service and Development Director. In her role, Healy will provide a sophisticated suite of client and business development services ranging from strategic planning, key client focus programs, complex proposal development and the creation/implementation of initiatives to expand client service...