Crandon International Off-Road Raceway: World championships of short course off-road racing returns to Wisconsin’s Crandon Raceway
Legendary northwoods Wisconsin off-road track to host its 43rd annual Labor Day Weekend Pro/Am racing extravaganza
CRANDON, Wis., (Aug. 22, 2012) – The World Championships of high-flying, dirt-churning professional short course off-road truck and buggy racing – aka the Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL – returns to Wisconsin’s Crandon International Off-Road Raceway for three days of racing action this...
UW-Madison: West Nile’s ‘super spreader:’ how about the American Robin?
CONTACT: Tony Goldberg (608) 890-2618, tgoldberg@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
MADISON - The 2012 outbreak of West Nile virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promises to be the largest since the disease was first detected in the United States thirteen years ago.
Since arriving in 1999 from Europe or Africa, the disease has spread to nearly every state and a...
Downtown Middleton Business Association: Downtown Middleton will host a fourth Wine Walk on September 20th
CONTACT: Marilyn Burke (608) 836-5559
Middleton, WI, The Downtown Middleton Business Association, (DMBA), will host a Fall Wine Walk on Thursday, September 20th, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The tickets will go on sale on Thursday, August 23rd, they can be purchased at Marilyn’s Salon (1833 Parmenter Street), starting at 5:00 AM. Plan to stop by early that day!...
DATCP: Register now for upcoming seminar on exporting lumber
CONTACT: Maryanne Dainsberg, Administrative Coordinator of Lake States Lumber Association, Inc., 920-884-0409
MADISON – Expand the reach of your wood products business and increase your bottom line by hearing from the experts at the upcoming seminar, “Exporting from the Lake States.” Individuals and companies who are new or experienced in exporting are encouraged to attend to develop their lumber business...
Better Business Bureau: Wisconsin BBB issues alert on timeshare resale firm claiming Milwaukee address
CONTACT: Susan Bach, Director of Communications
PHONE: 414- 847- 6085
FAX: 414-302- 0355
E-MAIL: sbach@wisconsin.bbb.org
August 23, 2012, Milwaukee, Wis. — The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau (BBB)...
PSC: Releases 2012 Water Fact Sheet
Contact: Kristin Ruesch or Matthew Pagel, 608-266-9600
Kristin.Ruesch@Wisconsin.gov or Matt.Pagel@Wisconsin.gov
MADISON - Wisconsin's public water utilities sold 147 billion gallons of water to retail customers in 2011, according to a recently-released 2012 Water Fact Sheet produced by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC). The 2012 Water Fact Sheet reveals Wisconsin communities have access to plentiful and high-quality water supplies....
WISN 12 News: Heads to national conventions
For More Information, Contact:
Nancy Christopher-Wilkes / 414-698-4915
Craig McKee & Kent Wainscott Provide Team Coverage in Tampa and Charlotte
MILWAUKEE, (August 23, 2012) -- WISN 12 News Anchor Craig McKee and Political Reporter Kent Wainscott will travel to Tampa, Fla., on Sunday to cover the 2012 Republican National Convention,...
UW-Madison: Researchers explore a sustainable bio-based chemical economy
CONTACT: Brian Pfleger, (608) 890-1940, pfleger@engr.wisc.edu
MADISON - With cyanobacteria, carbon dioxide and sunlight, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers aims to create a sustainable alternative source of commodity chemicals currently derived from an ever-decreasing supply of fossil fuels.
Funded through a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program, the team will...
UW-Madison: ‘Hacking’ to bridge a divide
Note: A video to accompany this story is available at https://vimeo.com/47591619
Contact: Mary Ellen Gabriel, 608-263-3409, gabriel2@wisc.edu
MADISON - On a wall in a darkened room, a single word flashed: divide.
David Krakauer, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), explained to a roomful of humanities scholars that for too long, the disciplines of math and science have been growing...
Competitive Wisconsin, Inc.: Sees Sullivan Report as important contribution to state’s workforce development improvement efforts
Contact: Bill McCoshen
Executive Director
Competitive Wisconsin, Inc.
(608) 258-8411
Group thanks Sullivan for “raising important questions, sharing a vision that energizes the discussion and identifying options that clearly warrant serious public consideration.”
(MADISON, WI) Competitive Wisconsin, Inc.’s president and executive director both congratulated Tim Sullivan, current chair of the Governor’s Council on Workforce...
UW-Madison: Researchers explore a sustainable bio-based chemical economy
CONTACT: Brian Pfleger, (608) 890-1940, pfleger@engr.wisc.edu
MADISON - With cyanobacteria, carbon dioxide and sunlight, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers aims to create a sustainable alternative source of commodity chemicals currently derived from an ever-decreasing supply of fossil fuels.
Funded through a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program, the team will...
UW-Madison: ‘Hacking’ to bridge a divide
Contact: Mary Ellen Gabriel, 608-263-3409, gabriel2@wisc.edu
MADISON - On a wall in a darkened room, a single word flashed: divide.
David Krakauer, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), explained to a roomful of humanities scholars that for too long, the disciplines of math and science have been growing apart from the study of art, music, philosophy and literature.
"It's...
