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For more information, contact: Don Greuel, WisDOT Project Services Section (608) 267-7774, donald.greuel@dot.wi.gov Randy Romanski, WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety (608) 267-9075, randy.romanski@dot.wi.gov Deer hunters and holiday travelers will encounter fewer orange barrels on major highways Although most major road construction projects have concluded for the year, drivers traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday may encounter some ongoing work and should be prepared for orange barrels,...

Contact: Ashley Cobert, Primum ashley@primumagency.com, 414-765-2311 MILWAUKEE – Social business agency 7Summits has received five awards highlighting exceptional online experiences created for Johnson Controls, Milwaukee Electric Tool and Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The Web Marketing Association and International Academy of the Visual Arts recognized 7Summits for the second consecutive year for excellence in website design, innovation, content, technology,...

MADISON, Wis. -- BWBR, a Saint Paul, Minn.-based design solutions firm, has opened a new Wisconsin office in Madison at 1241 John Q. Hammons Drive. The 90-year-old firm, offering architecture, interior design, and master and strategic planning, has a decades-long history of working with Wisconsin public and private sector clients. Recent projects include the addition and renovation of Jarvis Hall...

Contact: Robin Reid, Communications Director Madison Community Foundation 608-232-1763 or rreid@madisoncommunityfoundation.org Attic Angel Association – $75,000 to build 20 additional assisted living household units, expand rehabilitation facilities and renovate wellness,...

Two Rivers, Wis. - Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum will no longer reside in the building that bears its name. The property owners recently informed the museum that the 1619 Jefferson St. building in Two Rivers, Wisconsin will close and must be vacated, perhaps as early as February 2013. Hamilton Wood Type is urgently...

For more information, contact: Eric Skrum, Wisconsin Bankers Association, 608/441-1216, eskrum@wisbank.com, Twitter: @wisbank Fees drive 96 percent income increase for state credit unions (MADISON) – Wisconsin’s credit unions reported a 96 percent increase in combined net income in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, according to data released by the Wisconsin Department of Financial...

Click here for photos: http://mediaarchive.pgalinks.com/cgi/viewerlogin.pl?lbjobid=10717 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Jim Richerson, PGA general manager and director of golf for the Hospitality and Real Estate Group for the Kohler Company, has joined the PGA of America’s Board of Directors as District 6 Director. Richerson was sworn in today at the 96th PGA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, and will represent the...

LANCASTER, Wis. -- Fleets across the state are doing their part to improve community air quality and save taxpayer dollars by running on an affordable American-made clean fuel: propane autogas. The Marinette Police Department, the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office, Midwest Roofing and Construction, and Tarmann Transport each expect to save thousands of dollars annually by running fleet vehicles on...

(MADISON, WI) -- The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Rural Development Agencies will hold a public meeting on November 29, 2012. Each agency will provide program updates and Brad Pfaff, Wisconsin FSA Executive Director will discuss the Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Process. The Claims period opened on September 24, 2012...

Contact: Joe Shansky (414) 218-3331 WHO: Voces de la Frontera, allies & supporters WHAT: 2012 People's Gala / Gala Popular WHEN: Thursday November 15th, 5:30 pm WHERE: UWM Union, Wisconsin Room, 500 E. Kenwood Blvd. Milwaukee, WI 2012 has been another amazing year of struggle, action and achievement here at Voces. From defending voting rights through two victorious state and federal lawsuits,...

For more information, contact: Emily Friedrich 414-287-9485 efriedrich@gklaw.com MILWAUKEE -- Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. is proud to announce that 40 of its attorneys have been named 2012 Wisconsin Super Lawyers®. They are among the top 5 percent of lawyers in the state based on research conducted by Super Lawyers®, a service of Thomson Reuters Legal Division. Additionally, 21 Godfrey & Kahn attorneys have been...

QHC LED Combines Energy Efficiency and Long-Lasting Maintenance Free Operation MEDIA CONTACT: Lou Preston National Marketing Director lpreston@p-2.com (714) 386-5550 Yorba Linda, Calif. – Precision-Paragon , an industry leader in energy-efficient lighting, unveiled the QHC -- the newest generation of LED, high-bay lighting fixture -- during NALMCO’s 59th annual Convention and Trade Show in Rancho Mirage Oct. 14 through 17. The...

Contact: Brittani Von Ruden, Marketing Coordinator bvonruden@wisconsinart.org, 262-334-9638, ext. 228 Laurie Winters Named Director of the Museum of Wisconsin Art (WEST BEND, WI) The Museum of Wisconsin Art announced today that it has named Laurie Winters as its new Executive Director/CEO. Winters comes to MWA after having served fifteen years at the Milwaukee Art Museum, most recently as Director of Exhibitions and...