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NEWS RELEASE 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) – The law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is pleased to announce Nicholas J. Boerke has joined the firm’s Transactional Practice Group in the Milwaukee office, effective March 18, 2013. Prior to joining Michael Best, Boerke worked as an intern, as well...

March 18, 2013 CONTACT: Dave Jentz, Exhibit Systems, (262) 432-8410 or davejentz@exhibitsystems.com Brookfield, Wis. – Exhibit Systems, a premier exhibit company offering one-stop service for trade shows and marketing events, has strengthened its professional team with the addition of two new employees. Susan Snow brings nearly two decades of experience in exhibit and trade show marketing to her new role as project...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, WI, March 18, 2013 - On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 45 business executives from the Pan-African University Lagos Business School, Lagos, Nigeria will visit Wisconsin to expand their academic and professional knowledge, network and explore business opportunities. The group includes current and future business leaders from global consumer brands as well as the petroleum,...

CONTACT: Vicki Hearing, SWIB, vicki.hearing@swib.state.wi.us, 608-261-2415; Jennifer Sereno, WARF, jsereno@warf.org, 608-770-8084 With $30 million to begin, 4490 Ventures will focus on IT startups in Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. - The State of Wisconsin Investment Board and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation are creating an early-stage venture capital fund focused on information technology. Called 4490 Ventures, a reference to the 44ᴼ N latitude and 90ᴼ...

MLWAUKEE -- Investment strategists at an economic conference expressed a generally positive outlook for the economy and stock market in the coming years, but they also said there are things that could surprise the market. The UW-Milwaukee Defining Markets 2013 Outlook Conference was hosted on Friday by the UW-Milwaukee Lubar School of Business and sponsored by ACG Wisconsin, Bloomberg, CFA...

Deb Carey, founder and president of New Glarus Brewing Co., said on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" that she's optimistic about the future of the economy. She said she feels good about the economic recovery, state of the stock market and the jobs market. While some companies are holding back, she said her brewery is hiring because she wants to continue making...