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Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com http://www.wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (April 25, 2013) — Wipfli LLP (Wipfli) recently announced that the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), a leading authority on the protection of health information, has designated the firm as a Common Security Framework (CSF) Assessor. Wipfli is one of a small number of CSF Assessors across the country. CSF Assessors are those organizations that...

MILWAUKEE – The Encyclopedia of Milwaukee (EMKE) is one of only 205 projects across the country to receive funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The $250,000 grant for 2013-15 is the largest awarded in the State of Wisconsin and will support the research and development of both a printed volume and an interactive website chronicling the history of...

CONTACT: Gary Brown, gbrown@fpm.wisc.edu, 608-263-3023 MADISON - They are iconic locations and both will soon be getting a makeover. UW-Madison and the City of Madison are partnering to develop design plans for the reconstruction of the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street (North Lake Street to North Park Street) and Library Mall. This week, the first of three public meetings...

CONTACT: Boaz Pokroy 972-4-8294584, bpokroy@tx.technion.ac.il; Pupa Gilbert 608-262-5829, pupa@physics.wisc.edu MADISON, Wis. - With the help of a solitary sea squirt, scientists have resolved the longstanding puzzle of the crystal structure of vaterite, an enigmatic geologic mineral and biomineral. A form of calcium carbonate, vaterite can be found in Portland cement. Its quick transformation into other more stable forms of calcium carbonate...

CONTACT: Lisa Schiller, Media Relations PHONE: 414- 847- 6055 FAX: 414-302- 0355 E-MAIL: lschiller@wisconsin.bbb.org Milwaukee, Wis. – April is National Pest Management Month, according...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi Fendos, PR Counsel, (414) 778-0766 or heidi@fendospr.com Zero-Depth Sprayground to Open Summer 2013 WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Li’l squirts visiting the Wilderness Territory this summer now have something new to look forward to. The resort announced today it is constructing a new Bear Foot Island Sprayground in its New Frontier outdoor waterpark located behind the Wilderness Hotel &...

Long-time health care industry leader Bob Parrish to retire in May Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com http://www.wipfli.com Milwaukee, Wisconsin (April 25, 2013) — Wipfli LLP (Wipfli) announced that Steve Thompson, a seasoned health care professional and partner, has been named the partner-in-charge of the firm’s health care practice. He is succeeding Bob Parrish, who will be retiring after having led Wipfli’s health care...

For additional information contact Neil Fauerbach, Director of Marketing Smith & Gesteland 608-836-7500 – neil.fauerbach@sgcpa.com MADISON, WI APRIL 23, 2012: An award honoring family businesses in Wisconsin has drawn nominations from across the state. 21 companies are competing for the Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award in three categories. Awards will be given to Small (1-49 employees), Medium (50-99) and Large (100+)...

Contact: Cathy Christensen, 847.849.6266 cathy@roughsportswear.com MADISON, Wis. (April 25, 2013)—Madison-based ROUGH Sportswear enters the boxing ring again with the sponsorship of boxer Daniel Ponce De León (44-4, 35 Kos). Live on Showtime at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Ponce De León will defend his WBC Featherweight title against Abner Mares (25-0, 13 KO’s) on Saturday,...

For more information contact: Peggy Schicantek (414) 978-5346 pschicantek@whdlaw.com MILWAUKEE – April 25, 2013 – The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. (WHD) is pleased to announce the addition of Anthony J. Anzelmo to its Litigation Practice Group and David W. Eckhardt to its Human Resources Law Practice Group. Anzelmo’s experience includes personal injury, product liability, construction defect, and...

A bipartisan proposal would give the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. a role in overseeing a multimillion dollar investment capital fund, but would require contracting with an outside fund manager, according to a source with knowledge of the bill. The legislation, which is slated to be introduced today, would allow for the creation of a committee that would choose a fund...