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Contact: Ashley Andre (Huibregtse), 608-224-5002, ashley.andre@wisconsin.gov Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, jim.dick@wi.gov MADISON – Wisconsin has a thriving livestock and genetics industry with many opportunities in the international marketplace. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is offering a seminar for Wisconsin companies looking to initiate or expand their export sales of livestock or genetics. The seminar will be...

Contact: Jennifer R. Rupkey Director, Client Development Direct Dial: 414.225.8262 E-Mail: jrrupkey@michaelbest.com Chicago, IL (February 28, 2013) – Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is proud to announce that Kerryann Haase Minton, a partner in the Chicago office, has been chosen as the exclusive winner of the Labor & Employment category for Illinois in the 2013 Lexology Client Choice Guide. Candidates...

CONTACT: Alison DeShaw Rowe, 608-890-3074, deshaw@wisc.edu MADISON - Neuroscientists should help to develop compelling digital games that boost brain function and improve well-being, say two professors specializing in the field in a commentary article published in the science journal Nature. In the Feb. 28 issue, the two - Daphne Bavelier of the University of Rochester and Richard J. Davidson of the...

Previous Director of Operations and Events at BMO Harris Bank Center, Julie Gallagher brings 20 years of industry experience to Alliant Energy Center Alliant Energy Center has chosen Julie Gallagher, previous Director of Operations and Events at BMO Harris Bank Center, as the new Director of Operations. Gallagher has directed operations and events at BMO Harris Bank Center, formerly MetroCentre in...

Contact: Neil Lerner, Director UW-Madison Small Business Development Center nslerner@wisc.edu or 608-263-0221 UW-Extension staff and other sponsors encourage self-nominations and nominations of clients and vendors Earn the respect and recognition of Dane County businesses by nominating a client’s firm, a vendor or your own firm for a Dane County Small Business Award by March 31, 2013. Sponsors strive to recognize a mix of excellent...

Contacts Anna Bethmann, Osborn Barr, 314/746-1933 Colleen Ewell, Osborn Barr, 314-746-1901 Drought-stricken farmers and rural communities receive double funding SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry and Marshall Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) will now be able to better serve their communities thanks to the support of local farmer, Marilyn Beitz, and America’s Farmers Grow Communities. Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, which is...

Contact: Wendy Norem Marketing Director Shorewest, Realtors® (262) 827-4111, ext. 232 wnorem@shorewest.com Brookfield, Wisconsin. We're pleased to welcome Margaret Willms to the Shorewest, Realtors® Downtown Milwaukee Office, located at 1610 N. Water St., in Milwaukee. With her valuable real estate experience -- combined with the services and benefits of Shorewest, Realtors® -- she has the tools to serve your housing...

Contact: Tom Thieding, 608-210-6767 tom.thieding@wedc.org Link to Release: http://inwisconsin.com/wedc-trade-rep/ WEDC expands global network to 36 countries to help companies reach new markets MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin businesses now have expanded access to growing global markets through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), which now offers trade assistance to 36 countries, according to Lora Klenke, vice president of international business development. Previously...

Contact: Jane Cisler, 608-828-4550, jcisler@wischeesemakers.org Charity Tasting Event to Benefit Paul’s Pantry in Green Bay MADISON, Wis. – The United States Championship Cheese Contest is coming to Green Bay, and with it, an exclusive opportunity for the public to taste dozens of the nation’s best cheeses, while helping a great cause: Paul’s Pantry in Green Bay. On Wednesday, March 13 from 6:30...

Credit unions and banks in Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas Sign up for fisoc’s Buzz Points Merchants Program that rewards customers for shopping local Austin, Texas – fisoc, a company that provides the Buzz Points™ merchant-funded loyalty program that enables banks and credit unions to connect consumers and merchants through social media engagement and rewards, today announced four credit unions...

By Kay Nolan For WisBusiness.com A proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin is unlikely to create jobs at Caterpillar Global Mining near Milwaukee, and even if it did, those workers would likely come from out of state, a company executive said Tuesday. John Disharoon, vice president of industry relations for Caterpillar, told the Milwaukee Rotary Club that mining is a vital...

Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends. The full version of this weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is available for free to anyone who signs up for the Tuesday Trends mailing list. The full product includes several items in each of the rising, mixed and falling categories plus a look...