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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2013 Press Contact: Joe Shansky (414) 218-3331 Federal investigation reveals Palermo’s tried to cover up history of injuries MILWAUKEE – Today the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced major new citations against Palermo Villa, Inc. Members of the Palermo Workers Union expressed alarm over the continued disregard for the safety of workers at the Milwaukee...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/22/13 CONTACT: Alison DeShaw Rowe, deshaw@wisc.edu, 608-890-3074 MADISON - Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion - the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic behavior. A new study by researchers at the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center of the University of...

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Debi Miller, Director, Marketing Communications (414) 277-5628 / (262) 716-7868 debra.miller@quarles.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. (May 22, 2012) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Amalia L. Todryk, a partner in the firm's Milwaukee office, was designated chair of the Estate & Trust Section of the Milwaukee Bar Association ("MBA"). She will take over for current...

Workers will travel to Chicago to protest for $15 and a union at McDonald’s shareholder meeting. MILWAUKEE – Workers who came together and walked off their jobs last week are taking their message on the road. On Wednesday, at4:30 p.m., fast-food and retail workers will hold a rally to send a delegation of McDonald’s workers to Chicago to protest McDonald’s...

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May 22, 2013 Cable,Wisconsin For Immediate Release….. After challenging the Department of Natural Resources to develop a plan to dramatically increase the number of walleyes in Wisconsin lakes to the benefit of all users, Governor Scott Walker announced on Wednesday an aggressive program to dramatically increase the most sought after game fish in the state. The DNR has...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/22/13 CONTACT: Helen Blackwell, 608-262-1503, blackwell@chem.wisc.edu MADISON - In an age when microbial pathogens are growing increasingly resistant to the conventional antibiotics used to tamp down infection, a team of Wisconsin scientists has synthesized a potent new class of compounds capable of curbing the bacteria that cause staph infections. Writing online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/22/13 CONTACT: Brenda Pracheil, 402-613-0315, pracheil@wisc.edu MADISON - Large-river specialist fishes - from giant species like paddlefish and blue catfish, to tiny crystal darters and silver chub - are in danger, but researchers say there is greater hope to save them if major tributaries identified in a University of Wisconsin-Madison study become a focus of conservation efforts. The study says...

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 22, 2013 Contact: Katie Granucci Junior Achievement of Wisconsin 414-577-3833 87 Percent are Confident They will Find Jobs Despite NATIONAL DOUBLE-Digit Teen Unemployment RATE Junior Achievement survey reveals confidence in summer job prospects at odds with historically high teen unemployment rate Milwaukee, WI – Junior Achievement USA’s 2013 Teens and Summer Jobs survey reveals a teen population confident...