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Contact: David Gustafson, 608-263-4882, dhgustaf@facstaff.wisc.edu MADISON - David Gustafson, a University of Wisconsin-Madison industrial and systems engineer, was named Feb. 7 to the 2013 class of new members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Gustafson is director of the UW-Madison Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies and a professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering. He is among 69 new...

NEENAH, Wis. – First National Bank-Fox Valley will sponsor veteran economic development consultant Mark Barbash’s Feb. 19 keynote address on financing challenging business projects at the fourth annual InDevelopment Conference. Barbash has more than 30 years of experience arranging financing for viable economic development deals, and will discuss the opportunities and obstacles during his “Finding Money for Challenging Development Projects”...

From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, http://www.snc.edu, 920-403-3089, mike.counter@snc.edu EDITOR’S NOTE: A photo of Thieme-Baeseman is available upon request. Contact Mike Counter at mike.counter@snc.edu. She can be reached for interviews at 608-338-8307. DE PERE, WIS. Rebecca Thieme-Baeseman, a 2005 graduate of St. Norbert College, has recently authored a new children’s book, “Miller: The Mostly Misunderstood Mischief-Maker Who...

CONTACT: Samuel P. Gubbels, 608-890-2673, gubbels@surgery.wisc.edu (prefers email for first contact) MADISON - The ultimate cause of hearing loss is usually found in the tiny hair cells that play the crucial role of converting sound waves into nerve impulses for delivery to the brain. "Whether hearing loss is related to age, noise, or many hereditary causes, it's the hair cell that...

Media Contact: Amanda Payne (414) 274-3010 apayne@trefoilgroup.com MILWAUKEE – Trefoil Group, a strategic marketing communications firm, recently earned an award from Ad 2 Milwaukee for the company’s 2012 Interactive Holiday Card. Trefoil Group’s entry into Ad 2’s second annual “WIN in the New Year” contest took home top honors for its Interactive Holiday Card by demonstrating the most creative holiday spirit, edging out...

CONTACT: Don Schutt, 608-262-7106, dschutt@ohr.wisc.edu MADISON - In June 2011, some 330 participants attended the first Big Learning Event (BLE), jumping into a mosh pit of minds and ideas for unbridled thinking and questioning. Led by some of the world's brightest minds from disparate disciplines, attendees developed ideas for campus and forged new boundary-busting connections. In response to the impact and...

Contacts: Andrea Hubbert, co-chair 2013 BMA Milwaukee Bell Awards ahubbert@wi.rr.com 414.434.9609 Neille Hoffman, co-chair 2013 BMA Milwaukee Bell Awards Neille@aurum-design.com 847. 922.9777 BMA Milwaukee Celebrates its 90th Year Recognizing B2B Marketing Excellence in Southeastern Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin—Wishing to celebrate authentic work prepared for actual clients by providing genuine glory to B2B marketing colleagues, the Business Marketing Association’s Milwaukee Chapter (BMA Milwaukee) announced...

Oshkosh, Wis. -- First National Bank-Fox Valley, a privately held community bank, is pleased to announce the addition of Eben Johnson as commercial banking officer. Johnson will be responsible for expanding First National Bank-Fox Valley’s commercial client presence in Oshkosh and the surrounding area. Johnson brings 19 years of retail, commercial and agricultural banking experience to First National Bank-Fox Valley. He...

Contact: Ashley Andre (Huibregtse), 608-224-5002, ashley.andre@wisconsin.gov Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, jim.dick@wi.gov MADISON – Promoting healthy eating habits and increasing access to local foods in schools are two goals of the AmeriCorps Farm to School program in Wisconsin. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is now accepting applications to be an AmeriCorps Farm to School site for...

Contact: Alyson R. Lynch 608.259.2629 alynch@staffordlaw.com Madison, WI – Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is pleased to announce that Attorney Amy T. Collins has joined the firm as an associate. Collins practices family law and estate planning in the firm’s Madison office. Collins is a December 2012 graduate of University of Wisconsin Law School and has a Bachelor’s...

Contact Julie Redders, Marketing Manager julie.redders@m3ins.com 608-288-2812 M3 Insurance recently announced three new company shareholders: Richard Twietmeyer, Executive Vice President of Sales, Nezih Hasanoglu, Senior Account Executive, and John Healy, Senior Account Executive. Twietmeyer leads the agency’s employee benefits division. As a member of the management team and Executive Operating Committee, he oversees all aspects of M3’s employee benefits strategy...

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Reed Hall only planned on the "interim title" during his time as Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. CEO. He had just retired to Madison and thought that taking the helm at WEDC would be an opportunity to give back to the community after spending years in the private sector. "I really hadn't given it much thought, but I looked at it...