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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 the UW-Madison and UW-Extension Day at the Dodge County Fair Thursday, Aug. 16. Fairgoers will be able to interact with UW-Madison faculty and staff and UW-Extension specialists at hands-on educational displays in and around the youth building from...

CONTACT: JOE SHANSKY (414) 218-3331 National support for striking Latino and immigrant workers grows as pressure on Palermo's largest retailer increases National support grows for striking workers at Palermo’s, a large frozen pizza factory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where workers are entering their third month on strike in their struggle for a voice on...

MADISON, WIS. – August 9, 2012 – Zachary Scheeler has been named branch manager for the Associated Bank Downtown Madison branch located at 202 State St. Scheeler is responsible for managing the overall operations of the branch while directing activities to help maintain and develop business and consumer relationships. Most recently he was the manager of a U.S. Bank...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Fish passage access road work will be visible over the next three months PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. – August 10, 2012 – Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), an Alliant Energy company, is continuing construction work at its Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric facility as it moves forward with the installation of a fish...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Alliant Energy encourages residents to call 72 hours before digging to know what’s below MADISON, Wis. – August 10, 2012 – With August 11 almost here, Alliant Energy hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a natural reminder for everyone to call 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility...

Company honored for dedicated support of St. Jude and its lifesaving mission MILWAUKEE – August 10, 2012 – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital honored Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s parent company with its Workplace Giving Partner of the Year award at the hospital’s Volunteer Appreciation Awards dinner recently at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Tennessee. The annual event...

Sun Prairie, WI (August 10, 2012) - Thermal Spray Technologies, Inc. (TST), one of eight subsidiaries of The Fisher-Barton Group, today announced the purchase of the adjoining 3-acre property and building at 555 Progress Way, Sun Prairie, WI 53590. With the purchase of this property TST acquires 12,000 ft2 of manufacturing space and will now have the ability to...

Brent Shelton Public/Media Relations Director at FatWallet.com Office: 888.634.0098 x236 • Mobi: 815.980.8478 FatWallet: Simplifies buying a student laptop for back to school shoppers with The Ultimate Laptop Buying Guide and Expert Picks for the Best Laptop Deals The FatWallet tech experts teach back to school shoppers how to sort for the right features and specifications by offering a comprehensive laptop buying...

MillerCoors: Great things on tap: MillerCoors releases 2012 sustainability report Brewer outlines performance across five key focus areas; progress toward 2015 goals CHICAGO (August 9, 2012) – MillerCoors today released its 2012 Sustainability Report, “Great Things on Tap,” detailing its performance across five key focus areas, including Responsibility, Environmental Stewardship, Supply Chain, People and Communities, and Ethics and Transparency....

Dave Willems at (920) 419-3550, dave@willemsmarketing.com; or Lori Van Handel at (920) 750-5020, lori@willemsmarketing.com Engberg Anderson: Jack L. Fischer, AIA, joins Engberg Anderson as principal MILWAUKEE, WIS. (August 10, 2012) – Engberg Anderson, a full service architecture, planning and interior design firm with offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin and...

Contact: Janet L. Kelly, 608-890-1491 or 608-772-2868, jkelly@warf.org UW-Madison: Wisconsin science festival seeks partners to expand celebration statewide Sept. 27-30 MADISON - After a rousing debut last fall in Madison, the Wisconsin Science Festival is encouraging supporters of learning and science from around the state to help expand the festival during its second year by staging local events this Sept....

Curt Neuhauser, WisDOT Project Manager (608) 242-8038 curt.neuhauser@dot.wi.gov Closure of Eagan Road to/from East Washington Ave. (US 151) Business access will remain open The East Washington Avenue (US 151) and Eagan Road intersection will be closed starting 5 a.m. Monday (Aug. 13) until 5 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 19). The intersection will be open to through traffic on East Washington Ave. ...

By Brian E. Clark For WisBusiness.com It’s been a tumultuous 16 months for Fat Wallet, the bargain-hunting website started 14 years ago in northern Illinois by Tim Storm. The company made big news last year when it jumped across the border (a mere five-mile hop) from Rockton, Ill., to Beloit. The move was due -- at least in part -- to a...