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Contact: Kira Sparks Communications Chair, Social Media Club of Madison Phone: 608-770-0781 August 20, 2012 – Madison, Wis. – The world’s largest community of social media professionals just got bigger. Social Media Club of Madison recently became an official chapter of Social Media Club, a large national network of social media chapters and professionals working to share best practices and expand digital...

CONTACT: Judi Murphy, Sr. VP Murphy Associates 262-786-7424 judi@marketingwithmurphy.com Seasoned marketing professional will build strategic alliances Elm Grove, WI – August 21, 2012 – ActionCOACH of Elm Grove has hired Gary Peavler as Director of Marketing. Peavler will lead the introduction of a new type of coaching for local business owners called ActionCLUB. “As Director of Marketing, one of Gary’s responsibilities will be building strategic alliances...

Contact: Contact: Liz Kopling, Public Affairs Manager Office: (608) 327-7219 Cell: (608) 772-9653 Liz.kopling@agracehospicecare.org MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s largest nonprofit community hospice, Agrace HospiceCare, today announced Lynne Myers as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. In this role, Myers will lead the organization of 500 employees and 1,100 volunteers from its...

Contact: Kate Huskin (414) 906-6253 kate.huskin@manpowergroup.com Job Fair to Fill Open Customer Service Positions Milwaukee - (August 20, 2012) – Manpower and Telecom Brokerage Inc. (TBI) will host a job fair to interview candidates for more than 20 inside sales representative openings at the new TBI...

MILWAUKEE – Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. is pleased to announce that former Circuit Court Judge Nelson W. Phillips III has joined the firm's Milwaukee office as part of the litigation group. Attorney Phillips was appointed by Governor Scott Walker to serve as a Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge for Branch 17 in October 2011. Judge Phillips presided over criminal...

MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Tourism 608-266-0458; djohnson@travelwisconsin.com Dennis DuChene, Kenosha Area Convention and Visitors Bureau 800-654-7309 ext. 10; dduchene@kenoshacvb.com Lou Molitor, Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation 262-654-1234; lou@kenoshaareachamber.com Two area projects receive marketing assistance from the Department of Tourism KENOSHA, Wis. (August 17, 2012) – The Kenosha Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation are looking to...

Deb Compton, pet stylist and owner of "In the Dogz House" in Fitchburg, Wi. wins 1st place in Creative Styling Entry Division in a National Dog Grooming Competition held in Chicago, Il. The All American Grooming Competition held its 40th Anniversary show to honor the retirement of Jerry Shinberg, the show's producer who is the founder of creative grooming....

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Glendale, WI – Sprecher Brewing Company is bottling Blueberry, its latest seasonal gourmet soda. Upon opening the bottle your nose will encounter a blueberry bouquet reminiscent of fat late summer blueberries. Sipping this mildly carbonated beverage you get a liquid mouthful of tart and sweet blueberry flavor so full it almost tastes like fresh blueberry pie. Sprecher’s Blueberry gourmet...

Today, Special Consultant for Business and Workforce Development Tim Sullivan submitted his workforce development report to Governor Scott Walker. The report, The Road Ahead: Restoring Wisconsin Workforce Development, is a comprehensive review of the background and current issues pertaining to workforce development in the state. The report has a specific focus on the phenomena commonly referred to as...

Contact: Christine Venuti- Marketing Manager or Jerry Batzner-President Batzner Pest Management, Inc. 16948 W. Victor Rd New Berlin, WI 53151 Phone: 262-797-4160 www.Batzner.com NEW BERLIN, WI- August 15, 2012- Did you know that there are more than 20,000 different insects that you could encounter outdoors during a Wisconsin summer? Most of these insects are harmless, but some of the stinging insects will attack people...

Contact: Cullen Werwie 608-267-7303 Madison—Today Tim Sullivan released a report focused on helping improve Wisconsin’s economy. "I want to thank Tim Sullivan for all the hard work he put into this report," said Governor Scott Walker, "Employers often tell of their challenges getting enough skilled workers to fill the jobs they have...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. In this edition, RoWheels co-founder Rimas Buinevicius talks about his company's wheelchair innovation, Tom Still shares his insights into the Curiosity landing on Mars and Wisconsin's relationship with space exploration and the WisBusiness.com Stock Report covers Pinstripe and manufacturer confidence. The...