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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ,i>New era in domestic shipping dawns with the introduction of CSL’s Baie St. Paul St. Lambert, Quebec (March 22, 2013) – The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced today the opening of the Seaway’s 55th navigation season with the transit of Canada Steamship Lines’ newly built Baie St. Paul through the St. Lambert Lock. Marking the...

Contact: Jennifer R. Rupkey Director, Client Development Direct Dial: 414.225.8262 E-Mail: jrrupkey@michaelbest.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Milwaukee, WI (March 18, 2013) – Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is pleased to announce Rachel N. Farrington has joined the firm’s Milwaukee office as an associate in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group, effective March 18, 2013. Prior to joining Michael Best, Farrington worked at a Chicago area...

Contact: Shirah Apple 414-297-1096/rachel.apple@sba.gov Robin Dittberner 608-441-5521/robin.dittberner@sba.gov Second Wisconsin Location Seeks Native American, Tribal CEO’s MILWAUKEE–Green Bay will be the second Wisconsin site for Emerging Leaders, a Small Business Administration training course for small business CEO’s. Milwaukee and Green Bay are now the only locations east of the Mississippi bringing the course to Native American businesses. “The goal of the Green Bay...

Media Contact: Patrick Metz, RCPAC 608-475-0596, rcpacboard@rcpac.org Jessica Burda, Vogel Bros. 608-663-8974, jburda@vogelbldg.com RICHLAND CENTER, WIS. — One of our region’s cultural and historical landmarks is getting ready for a major restoration. As part of its project to restore and renovate the 100-year-old Richland Center Auditorium, the Richland County Performing Arts Council (RCPAC) has recently selected Vogel Bros. Building Co. to be the Construction...

Wausau, Wis. -- Mike Salsieder, president and general counsel of Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Company, Inc., was elected by the Window & Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) Board of Directors to serve a the national association’s 2013-14 chair. WDMA’s mission is to define the standards of excellence in the residential and commercial window, door and skylight industry and advance these standards...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to announce Alicia Chovan as the new Sales Director of the Shorewest Realtors® Kenosha Office located at 5708 75th St. in Kenosha. Alicia Chovan has been active in helping people find the right homes since 1995, starting in property management and moving into real estate in 1999. Throughout the...

Contact: Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 jim.dick@wi.gov MADISON- Growing Wisconsin and growing awareness of the state’s $59-billion agriculture industry is why we’d like to have as many people as possible view a newly produced video that showcases the state’s agricultural diversity. Commissioned by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) International Trade Team, this video was originally...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors(r) (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 Brookfield, Wisconsin. Shorewest, Realtors® congratulates Cheryl Hammel of our New Berlin Office who received the Raymond A. Marotte Award. The award is given out to an...

Media Contact: Mike Richards, Board Secretary/Treasurer mmaln@msn.com or info@ifww.org Phone: (715) 563-2592 March 22, 2013 – The Innovation Foundation of Western Wisconsin (IFWW) has been awarded a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation. The Bremer Foundation Board of Trustees has approved a one year grant for $175,000. Of the total grant awarded, $100,000 has been approved to be used towards...

Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. CEO Reed Hall told a legislative committee that a number of new initiatives at the agency will help resolve issues related to untracked loans. Hall says interviews are being completed for the WEDC’s new chief financial officer, adding he hopes to have that official on board in two weeks. In addition, an RFP for a new...