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Office: (608) 246-3737 http://www.ProjectHomeWI.org MADISON, WISCONSIN, March 12, 2013 – Project Home’s 12th Annual Hammer with a Heart kicks off this week with the first of nine major home repair projects; the others will be done in early May. Tuesday (3/12) through Thursday (3/14), a Waunakee Remodeling crew will replace Susan and Ken Wulf’s roof and gutters on their Columbus...

CONTACT: Mike Solger, solger@wisc.edu, 224-639-7791 MADISON - A group of UW-Madison College of Engineering students took first place in the internal combustion division of the SAE 2013 Clean Snowmobile Challenge, their fifth time doing so in the 14-year history of the competition. The Society of Automotive Engineers competition, held at Michigan Tech University's Keweenaw Research Center March 4-9, challenges engineering student...

Contact: Kristin Ruesch or Matt Pagel, 608-266-9600 Kristin.Ruesch@wisconsin.gov or Matt.Pagel@wisconsin.gov MADISON - Broadband planning will take centre stage at a symposium hosted by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) and its LinkWISCONSIN initiative in April. The PSC announced today the 2013 Broadband Planning Symposium will be held April 4-5, 2013 in Madison. The Symposium will bring together diverse stakeholders...

Contact: Judi Murphy, Sr. VP Murphy Associates, Your Marketing Department 262-786-7424 judi@marketingwithmurphy.com Elm Grove, WI – March 14, 2013 – ActionCOACH of Elm Grove business coaches again receive recognition as ranking in the Top 100 Coaches in the world for business coaching excellence for the month of January, 2013. This global recognition was announced by Brad Sugars, Founder and Chairman of ActionCOACH. Coach Jim Palzewicz...

MEDIA CONTACT: Brett Kaepernick Weidert Group, Inc. (920) 731-2771 ext. 228 bkaepernick@weidert.com Bank of Chicago Downpayment Plus Program Neenah, Wis. (March 13, 2013) – FNB...

Contact: Cheryl Tessier, APR, 608-695-6510, ctessier@finesseper.net Tania Widish, 608-243-5000x4701, tania.widish@summitcreditunion.com ‘Red SHOES’ program offers guidance, tools, support MADISON,...

From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, mike.counter@snc.edu, 920- 403-3089, www.snc.edu Tuesday, March 26, at 7:30 a.m. DE PERE, WIS: Jerry Ganoni, president, Small Business and Specialty Benefits at Humana and Mark Wernicke, vice president of Humana, will present “Healthcare Reform: Its Impact on Employers” as part of St. Norbert College’s CEO Breakfast and Strategy Series, on...

CONTACT: Danez Smith, 651-247-1445, dsmith@wisc.edu MADISON - Performance arts scholars of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's First Wave Hip-Hop Theater Ensemble will present their solo, duo and ensemble works as part of the 7th Annual Line Breaks Festival from Wednesday, March 13 through Wednesday, March 20. The nightly performances, from 6 to 9:30 p.m., are open to the public in Lathrop...

For more information about Murphy & Prachthauser, visit www.murphyparchthauser.com. Or contact Thadd Llaurado directly at 414-271-1011. Thadd J. Llaurado, a partner with Milwaukee-based Murphy & Prachthauser, recently had an article published in the nationally-distributed Trial magazine. Entitled “Discovery Issues in Distracted Driving Cases,” the article focuses on how auto accidents resulting from driving while texting and other distractions can...

CONTACT: Lavilla Capener, 608-265-5582, lcapener@bus.wisc.edu MADISON - PwC US representatives today presented a donation of more than $1.1 million, which will pay for a professorship and support programs for students, to Wisconsin School of Business students, faculty and staff. The gift will be distributed over five years and will benefit the Accounting and Information Systems Department. It will fund PwC's Professor...

MILWAUKEE -- Gov. Scott Walker says changes to the state's mine permitting process send a powerful message to employers both in Wisconsin and the rest of the country. "We're going to find reasonable ways to clear the way, so that more people can come to this state, grow in this state, put people to work in this state. That's...