WisDOT: Public meeting set for Beltline improvements
For more information, contact: Michael Rampetsreiter, P.E., WisDOT Project Manager michael.rampetsreiter@dot.wi.gov (608) 246-7917
A public information meeting will be held October 30 for improvements to US 12/14 (Beltline) between Terrace Avenue and Old Sauk Road in Middleton and Madison. The meeting will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Middleton-Cross Plains School District Administrative Center Gymnasium, 7106 South Avenue, Middleton....
Lands’ End: Lands’ End Business Outfitters turns a Wisconsin business into a nationwide celebrity
Contact: Molly Hawkins, Lands' End
608-935-6089, molly.hawkins@landsend.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
URLs: http://www.landsend.com/business
http://www.landsend.com/newsroom
Fennimore-based Cooks' Woods featured on the cover of three holiday catalogs
DODGEVILLE, Wis. (Oct. 23, 2012) – Maple syrup, Christmas trees and logo'd jackets – yes, the holidays are here for Cooks' Woods and Lands' End Business Outfitters, the most...
UW-Madison: Students, faculty receive 2012-13 Fulbright Program grants
CONTACT: Erin L. Crawley, fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu, 608-262-9632
MADISON - A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students and faculty have received 2012-13 grants from the Fulbright Program, the country's flagship program for international educational exchange.
Fourteen students have won fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program; three graduate students have received Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grants; and four faculty members have...
RAI Stone Group: New financial modeling tool empowers small business
Media Contact: Sam Zordich, CEO 612-423-4607 or 715-598-4340 sam.zordich@raistonegroup.com
RAI Stone Group in Eau Claire, Wis., has launched a new financial analysis tool that enables small businesses to improve profits, reduce costs and save time. RAI Stone Analytics®, part of the firm’s proprietary Software...
TEKLYNX International: Freelin-Wade solves major business process challenges with TEKLYNX enterprise labeling solution
Contact: Colin Hutt, Primum 414-765-2311, colin@primumagency.com
Errors and Costly Customer Returns Cut by 50 Percent
MILWAUKEE − TEKLYNX International, the world’s leading developer of barcode labeling software solutions, announces the successful installation of their enterprise labeling solution for Freelin-Wade, one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of plastic tubing. A new TEKLYNX case study outlines the significant impact TEKLYNX CENTRAL has...
UW-Milwaukee: Recent UWM grad, Milwaukee plant and UAW local awarded Melvin Lurie prizes
MILWAUKEE – Daniel Hereth, constituent liaison for U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, was recently awarded the 25th Annual Melvin Lurie Memorial Prize by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM). The Milwaukee Chrysler Distribution Center and UAW Local 75 were awarded the Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize.
Both were given in a ceremony on Oct 8.
The Melvin Lurie Memorial Prize is given to...
UW-Milwaukee: Breaks ground on major addition to campus
MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) will host a groundbreaking for the new Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (KIRC), the first new academic building on the UWM campus in more than a decade.
The outdoor event will be held Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 3209 N. Maryland Avenue (the southeast corner of Lapham Hall) beginning at 3 p.m.
With $75 million from...
WEDC: Small Business Summit in La Crosse Nov. 8
Contact: Tom Thieding, 608-210-6767 tom.thieding@wedc.org
Madison—The second annual Governor’s Small Business Summit will be held Thursday, Nov. 8 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis.
This summit will bring cabinet secretaries and state agencies together with small business owners, entrepreneurs and innovators to discuss topics of interest. A box lunch with Governor Walker and Lt. Governor Kleefisch will include...
Dept. of Tourism: Janesville holiday light show awarded $20,000 tourism grant
MEDIA CONTACT:
Danielle Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Tourism
608-266-0458; djohnson@travelwisconsin.com
Mary Fanning-Penny, Rotary Botanical Gardens
(608) 752-3885, ext 19; director@rotarygardens.org
Tourism secretary to present grant
JANESVILLE, Wis. (Oct. 24, 2011) –Rotary Botanical Gardens’ (RBG) Holiday Light Show will shine brighter this year with the help of a $20,000 Joint Effort Marketing grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, presented by Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett. The...
Opus Development Corp.: Completes latest expansion of Weyco headquarters
Media Contact: Elizabeth Hummitzsch, 414.390.5500
112,000-square-foot building completed to connect acquired warehouse to existing facilities
MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin office of Opus Development Corporation (Opus) announced today the completion of a 112,000-square-foot expansion of the Weyco Group, Inc.’s (Weyco) Glendale, Wis. headquarters. The new building connects Weyco’s main facilities to an 80,150-square-foot warehouse adjacent to the property. Completion of this latest...
M3 Insurance: Ranked 5th nationally on list of best places to work in insurance
Contact Julie Redders, Marketing Manager julie.redders@m3ins.com 608-288-2812
Madison – M3 Insurance was recently recognized in the 2012 Business Insurance Best Places to Work in Insurance program. The competition involves months of in-depth evaluation and honors companies that “create a work environment in which employees can thrive and enjoy doing so.”
Only 65 insurance industry companies from across the country were selected...
March of Dimes: 34th annual Four Wheelin’ with Feelin’
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie Osman, March of Dimes Community Director: 608.729.7796 (office) or
Luana Schneider, Rallymaster: 608. 608-575-1853 (cell)
On October 6th, 2012 four wheel drive enthusiasts participated in Four Wheelin' with Feelin' in Rib Lake, WI. Now in its 34th year, Four Wheelin' with Feelin' is an exciting on road/on trail road rally fundraising event that benefits March of Dimes....
Sprecher Brewing Company: Halloween weekend goodies — Black IPA and Wicked Root Beer
Glendale, WI – Come alone, with friends or bring the kids in for some Halloween fun at Sprecher Brewery. We like festive. We like creative.
October 26: Take a tour or stop by in your costume and receive a free bottle of Black IPA or NA Wicked Root Beer (for those under 21). Tours offered at 3pm and 4pm. $5...
UW-Madison: Community forum to focus on fracking and sand mining
CONTACT: Steve Pomplun, 608-263-3063, spomplun@wisc.edu
MADISON - Fracking, the controversial technology for opening natural gas deposits, will be the focus of a three-part Community Environmental Forum series beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 5:30 p.m. in room 1106 of the Mechanical Engineering Building.
"Fracking: The Wisconsin Connection" will explore topics including the process of fracking (short for hydraulic fracturing),...
Wisconsin Power and Light Company: Customers will benefit from lower fuel costs
Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145
Investor Relations Contact: Susan Gille (608) 458-3956
MADISON, Wis. – October 24, 2012 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT), received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) today to reduce retail electric rates by approximately 2.9 percent or $29 million in 2013 due to...
