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Just beyond the beam of your headlights, there's slight movement. It's barely perceptible, and you keep driving. Several hundred feet later, you see something move again. It's a deer! There's no chance to stop. You slam on the brakes, but an impact still occurs. Welcome to Fall in Wisconsin. This frightening scene happens surprisingly commonly in this season. According to 2011...

CONTACT: Nicole Huang, nhuang@wisc.edu, 608-262-9876; Laurie Dennis, ldennis@international.wisc.edu, 608-265-6640 MADISON - While en route to Beijing in 2011 to assume his post as the new U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke stopped at a Starbucks in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to buy a cup of coffee. A Chinese-American businessman snapped a photo and posted it on Sina Weibo, the...

For more information, contact Jackie Gauger at (414) 266-5420 or (866) 416-1511 MILWAUKEE (10/25/12) – Tricia Geraghty has been named as the first corporate vice president for Marketing and Public Relations at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, effective Tuesday, Nov. 27. Geraghty currently is the vice president of Marketing and Communication at Marquette...

MEDIA CONTACTS: Danielle Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Tourism 608-266-0458; djohnson@TravelWisconsin.com Lisa Marshall, Wisconsin Department of Tourism 608-267-3773; lmarshall@TravelWisconsin.com MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 25, 2012) — Whether it’s mustard, accordions or angels, Wisconsinites have a unique way of taking a hobby and turning it...

The Chambers of Cross Plains & Black Earth present our third annual Business Fair Thursday, November 8, 2012. Visitors can enter to win Fabulous Prizes including a 32 inch flat screen television!! Local business people will showcase their products and services from 4-7 pm. Stop in and get to know neighbor businesses and people. Sample local foods, buy gift...

Contact: Kristin Mitchell, 608.987.3370, info@swwibookfestival.com Mineral Point, Wisc. – Pre-registration for workshops at the second annual Southwest Wisconsin Book Festival is now open. The festival is a non-profit serving authors and their audiences through an enriching literary event on November 24, 2012, in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Space is limited, reserve your seat today at http://www.swwibookfestival.com. Hosted by Little Creek Press, A...

For more information, contact Stephanie VanHaag svanhaag@greenfirellc.net | 414.290.9408 Milwaukee, WI | Paul Hackbarth has joined Greenfire Management Services as a Project Manager. Paul is a LEED Accredited Professional and has assisted in the management in some of the largest construction projects in the area. Paul will be managing the $36 million Data Holdings Data Center project at...

Media Contact: Debi Miller, Marketing Communications Administrator (414) 277-5628 / (262) 716-7868 debra.miller@quarles.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. (October 26, 2012) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that the firm and the Fellowship Open were awarded the 2012 Community Service Award from the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office ("MCSO"). The Community Service Award recognized the Fellowship Open's 2012 pledge for...

For more information, contact Lori Van Handel, Willems Marketing, 920-750-5020; lori@willemsmarketing.com New ‘CypressCap’ Option Designed to Help Employers Offset Rising Healthcare Costs APPLETON, Wis. (October 26, 2012) – Cypress Benefit Administrators, a national third party administrator (TPA) based in Appleton, Wis., and with locations in Portland, Ore., Omaha, Neb. and Pueblo, Col., has announced the launch of its new CypressCap group captive...

NEW BERLIN, WI – October 26, 2012 – With less than two weeks until the presidential election, BuyCostumes.com candidate mask sales are tied, reporting a divided consensus. It’s “neck and neck” between current incumbent, Barack Obama (50%) and his opposition, Mitt Romney (50%). And if you look at the electoral college, the state by state poll has Romney...

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