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Business Marketing Association, Milwaukee Chapter Jessica Lueck, Communications Chair j.lueckgaulke@gmail.com 414.828.8245 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 9, 2012— Caterpillar's acquisition of Bucyrus International was major global news in the mining industry as well as in the general business world. Blending the best of two market leaders into a stronger unified culture is no small task. Keynote speaker Tony Johnson, Marketing...

Media Contact: Christine Lindner Flavorful Insight, 920.296.9772 clindner@flavorfulinsight.com Horicon, Wisconsin, October 9, 2012 — This season you can live the good life! Escape to Dodge County for autumn adventure. Stroll through fall foliage at the Horicon Marsh, one of the largest freshwater marshes in the United States, bite into a fresh-picked Honey Crisp apple or peruse the patch to find...

Matthew Cordio Startup Weekend Milwaukee Co-Organizer 262/894.9535 matt@startupmke.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MILWAUKEE (Oct. 8, 2012) – Startup Weekend will host its first-ever Milwaukee event Nov. 9 – 11 at Marquette University’s Discovery Learning Complex. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the...

For Immediate Release From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College Intern, www.snc.edu, 920-403-3089, mike.counter@snc.edu October 9, 2012 Saturday, October 27 from 9 to 1 p.m. DE PERE, WIS: On Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Norbert College students, faculty and staff will participate in Make a Difference Day. Members of the college...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/9/12 CONTACT: Gary Radloff, 608-347-9681, gradloff@wbi.wisc.edu MADISON - According to a recent Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative (WBI) study, Wisconsin can be a national leader in bioenergy production using waste from the state's prosperous agriculture and food processing sectors. In dairy cow manure alone, the report found 4.77 million dry tons available per year, which is the potential energy equivalent...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2012 Contact: Kevin Connors 608-224-3731 Dane County Land & Water Resources Department Director Kevin Connors has announced that Department staff has begun removing navigational buoys from the Yahara Chain of Lakes. The County annually places over 240 buoys in the Yahara Lakes and River...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/9/12 CONTACT: Christopher Olsen, 608-262-5246, cwolsen@wisc.edu MADISON - For students who might otherwise grumble at the prospect of a math class, the Wisconsin Collaboratory for Enhanced Learning (WisCEL) has been a breath of fresh air. WisCEL's "learning commons" spaces encourage students to collaborate in small groups or work problems out on a whiteboard. Formal instruction combines with more informal...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bill G. Smith at (608) 255-6083 Jack Mozloom at (609) 989-8777 Small business group recognizes lawmaker for support on small business issues Madison (October 9, 2012) – The National Federation of Independent Business/Wisconsin (NFIB) today honored Representative Robin Vos (R-63) for his consistent support on important small business issues during the 2011-12...

CONTACT: Tricia Dickinson, 608-265-9005, pmdickinson@wisc.edu; Pamela Seelman, 608-262-9311, pamela.seelman@ces.uwex.edu MADISON - A variety of educational displays and special entertainment will be part of UW-Madison and UW-Extension Day in Marinette on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Attendees will be able to interact with UW-Madison faculty and staff and UW-Extension educators at hands-on educational displays in the Marinette High School gymnasium from 3:30 p.m.-7...