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Contact: Ashley Huibregtse, 608-224-5002, ashley.huibregtse@wisconsin.gov Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, jim.dick@wi.gov MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the selection of Rochelle Ripp of Lodi as Wisconsin’s 65th Alice in Dairyland. The announcement was made at the Finale Program in Grant County following three days of interviews, speeches, agri-business tours and an...

Contact John Wells 608.225.1913 The start of the weekly racing season at Madison International Speedway is upon us as the engines fire up and the green flag waves on Sunday, May 27th as part of Salute to Public Safety Day presented by Pepsi Cola of Madison. All police officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical personnel will be admitted free...

From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, mike.counter@snc.edu (920) 403-3089, http://www.snc.edu DE PERE, Wis. St. Norbert College is offering student guided campus tours and giving students and their families a chance to meet with staff from the admission office during Wisconsin Private College Week Monday, July 9, through Friday, July 13. Refreshments will be served. Come ready...

CONTACT: Michael Theo, WRA President and CEO, 608-241-2047, theo@wra.org or David Clark, Economist, C3 Statistical Solutions and Professor of Economics, Marquette University, 414-803-6537, dclark@c3stats.com MADISON, WI -- The strong pace of existing home sales continued, with 10 straight months of double- digit sales growth. Home sales rose 19.5 percent in April 2012 compared to April 2011, according to the most recent...

Milwaukee, WI - D&G Transportation Inc., First Business Bank, and ESI Group USA invite members of the press to a ground breaking ceremony for a new 60,000 square foot building at N120 W18665 Freistadt Road in Germantown, Wisconsin. The ceremony will take place on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. with a luncheon to follow. D&G Transportation Inc.,...

CONTACT: Sarah Christens, (608) 890-3074, christens@wisc.edu MADISON - Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression. With a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Madison professor is now answering his own call. With Kurt...

For more information, contact Amber Hartl 608/441-1237 or ahartl@wisbank.com MADISON - Interest on federal student loans is set to double (from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent) on July 1 if Congress does not extend the lower rate. That increase - the equivalent of an additional $4,600 in interest payments for those who borrow the maximum amount - affects almost every student...

CONTACT: Dietram Scheufele (608) 262-1614, scheufele@wisc.edu; Dominique Brossard (608) 262-0482, dbrossard@wisc.edu MADISON - The process of science is not complete until the results of research are communicated. For a long time and for many researchers, the act of communicating research was geared primarily to other scientists. Today, however, there is increasing awareness that communicating to the public - sharing not only...

*** BMO Harris Bank, Harley-Davidson, Kohl’s, Northwestern Mutual and Rockwell Automation lead business efforts to build bridge from Bradley Center to the future *** Pettit’s family applauds business commitment to preserving mother’s gift and legacy MILWAUKEE, Wis. (May 21, 2012) – The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, the Bradley Center, the Milwaukee Bucks and BMO Harris Bank today announced a naming...

Media Contact: Justin Foss (319) 786-4788 New technology allows for easier, faster customer service CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – May 21, 2012 – This week Alliant Energy started offering its customers a new option to pay their utility bill – through their smart phone. In the last several years, Alliant Energy has increased its options for smart phone users in an effort...

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Contact: Ashley Huibregtse, 608-224-5002, ashley.huibregtse@wisconsin.gov Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, jim.dick@wi.gov MADISON – There were two big announcements Saturday evening at the Alice in Dairyland Finals in Grant County. Rochelle Ripp of Lodi was named the 65th Alice in Dairyland and Calumet County was selected as next year’s host for the 66th Alice in Dairyland finale in 2013. “I am pleased to...

"It has been one of the greatest honors and challenges of my life to be a foster parent," writes Doug Lynch, a law enforcement officer and longtime foster parent. "What happens in those first critical minutes when child and foster parent meet can set the tone for the entire relationship ... You want to ease this child's anxiety but what...

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For more information, contact: Dan Duchniak, General Manager (262) 352-5142 City continues its leadership in efficiency efforts The Waukesha Water Utility Commission approved an update of its Water Conservation Plan Thursday night to increase its conservation efforts. The utility’s goal is to achieve 365 million gallons of measurable water savings by 2050, or an estimated 10% of the total water that...