WisDOT, TDA: Ports keep Wisconsin’s economy afloat and moving forward
For more information, contact:
Brock Bergey, WisDOT
(608) 267-3300, brock.bergey@dot.wi.gov
Laurel Cavalluzzo, TDA
(608) 663-9867, laurel@madisonmc.com
MADISON – Governor Scott Walker has proclaimed August 20 - 26 Wisconsin Ports Week. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin (TDA) are teaming up to promote, educate and celebrate the network of ports that contribute to the state’s economy, environment...
Windermere Wealth Advisors, LLC: Enhances its service offering through strategic alliance
Contact:
Judi Murphy, Sr. VP
Murphy Associates, Your Marketing Department
262-786-7424
judi@marketingwithmurphy.com
Milwaukee, WI – August 21, 2012 – Windermere Wealth Advisors, LLC (“Windermere”) recently announced an enhanced service offering resulting from a strategic alliance with SCS Financial Services, LLC (“SCS”), a multi-client family office located in Boston, MA.
Pam Evason, Windermere’s Managing Director, said, “Increasingly, individuals are recognizing the vulnerabilities within their...
UW-Madison: Compounds shown to thwart stubborn pathogen’s social propensity
CONTACT: Helen Blackwell (608) 262-1503, Blackwell@chem.wisc.edu
MADISON - Acinetobacter baumanni, a pathogenic bacterium that is a poster child of deadly hospital acquired infections, is one tough customer.
It resists most antibiotics, is seemingly immune to disinfectants, and can survive desiccation with ease. Indeed, the prevalence with which it infects soldiers wounded in Iraq earned it the nickname "Iraqibacter."
In the United...
DFI: Identifies top investor threats for 2012
Contact: George Althoff, Communications Director, 608-261-4504
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today released its annual list of the top 10 financial products and practices that threaten to trap unwary investors. While this year’s list includes many long-standing or persistent threats, it also features practices that attempt to exploit new and existing federal laws designed to promote...
DATCP: 2 horses in north central Wisconsin test positive for encephalitis
Contact: Raechelle Cline, 608-224-5005, raechelle.cline@wisconsin.gov
MADISON – Two horses have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, a mosquito-borne illness caused by a virus that attacks the central nervous system, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced today.
“Horse owners who have not already had their animals vaccinated this year for EEE and other mosquito-borne...
Gov. Walker: UnitedHealthcare announces new jobs in Green Bay area
Contact: Cullen Werwie 608-267-7303
Madison—Today, Governor Scott Walker traveled to Howard to join UnitedHealthcare for a major job announcement. UnitedHealthcare is planning to add 169 more customer care jobs, which would bring their workforce in the state to more than 7,300.
“Northeastern Wisconsin is a great place for business with a well-educated workforce to support growth,” said Governor Walker. “These...
