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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/29/12 CONTACT: Lydia Zepeda, lzepeda@wisc.edu, 608-262-9487 MADISON - Access to fruits and vegetables is something many people take for granted. But for those who live in "food deserts" - areas where food stores and produce aren't readily available - it's an obstacle to healthy eating. Chicago-based Fresh Moves has been working to improve access by providing mobile produce markets...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/29/12 CONTACT: John Denu, 608-316-4341, jmdenu@wisc.edu; Joshua Coon, 608-263-1718, jcoon@chem.wisc.edu MADISON - In efforts to understand what influences life span, cancer and aging, scientists are building road maps to navigate and learn about cells at the molecular level. To survey previously uncharted territory, a team of researchers at UW-Madison has created an "atlas" that maps more than 1,500...

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) is pleased to announce Charlie Judy joined the firm as its Chief Human Resources Officer. Judy will provide strategic direction and operational leadership to the firm’s Human Resource function. He is responsible for managing all aspects of human resources operations while delivering talent management practices that support a meaningful and...

November 29, 2012 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Simonsen Development Specialist St. Mary Central High School 920-722-7796, ext. 853 sthelen@tcces.k12.wi.us NEENAH: SMC will host its annual holiday Zephyr Alumni Basketball games on Saturday, December 29 in the Ralph McClone Gymnasium at St. Mary Central High School. Alumni of all ages and abilities are welcome and spectators are also encouraged to attend. The women begin at 10:00...

President Obama is committed to growing our economy from the middle out by ensuring a strong, secure, and thriving middle-class. Now we face a deadline that requires action on jobs, taxes and deficits by the end of the year. While the President is committed to working with Congress to reduce our deficit in a balanced and responsible way,...

For Immediate Release Press Contact Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com Partner Bob Cedergren and Manager Jay Malmquist complete GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting course Milwaukee, Wisconsin (November 29, 2012) — Wipfli LLP (Wipfli) announced that Wipfli Partner Bob...

CONTACT: Deb Laehn 715-524/8522, ext. 108 – E-mail: deborah.laehn@wi.usda.gov Janet Fox 715-524/8522, ext106 - E-mail: janet.fox @wi.usda.gov - - - IMMEDIATE RELEASE - - - Shawano, WI - - - - - The United States...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/29/2012 CONTACT: Chris Barncard, 608-890-0465, barncard@wisc.edu MADISON - The American Association for the Advancement of Science has added five members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty to its rolls as elected fellows. Selection as an AAAS fellow is a high honor conferred by peers in recognition of distinguished efforts to advance science and its applications. AAAS is the world's largest...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIDDLETON, WI. 28 year old Sarah Aken, wife of Middleton Quaker Steak & Lube’s longtime bar manager, Andy Aken - with QS&L since its opening, was in a life altering accident while riding an ATV at her home in August. Sarah lost control of her machine and it flipped over. She sustained a debilitating...

For Immediate Release November 29, 2012 For more information contact: Maureen Carlson, Director of Communications and Marketing mcarlson@oemfab.com 715-698-7326 S. Mark Tyler, President of OEM Fabricators, Inc. announced today that OEM Fabricators is expanding its operations to Baldwin. OEM has signed a long-term lease on 80,000 square feet of space in the former Clopay building located at 2091...

For Immediate Release November 29, 2012 For more information contact: Maureen Carlson, Director of Communications and Marketing mcarlson@oemfab.com 715-698-7326 S. Mark Tyler, President of OEM Fabricators, Inc. announced today that Christian Gausman has been named leader of the new Baldwin facility for OEM. Gausman, a native of Baldwin has quickly moved up at OEM Fabricators. In high school,...

MILWAUKEE -- Employers, workers and the educational system were each cited as contributors to Wisconsin's so-called "skills gap" during a panel discussion Tuesday. Mequon business owner Mary Isbister, one of the panelists, pointed to parents, schools and workers themselves for her long-standing difficulty in finding dedicated, enthusiastic manufacturing employees. But a representative of the staffing company ManpowerGroup admonished employers...