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NEWS RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION For Immediate Release April 25, 2012 ...

NEWS RELEASE April 20, 2012 APPLETON, Wisconsin — Sharon Wetzel, Commercial Lines Underwriting Manager, announces Mike Paroubek has accepted the position of Commercial Underwriter at Integrity. In his new role, Paroubek will be responsible for developing agency relationships and managing a book of commercial business including quotes, new business, and renewals. Prior to accepting this...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04/20/12 MADISON-A number events and programs have been planned by various organizations to celebrate Earth Day on the UW campus. Earth Day is observed annually on Sunday, April 22, by more than 175 countries worldwide. Throughout the month of April, Wisconsin Public Television celebrates Earth Day with viewing selections that bring awareness to environmental issues and encourage respect...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/20/12 MADISON - The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies, has selected three University of Wisconsin-Madison scholars for induction into the 2012 class. As in the past, the academy has chosen leaders from the realms of arts, academics, business, philanthropy and public service for its latest group. The UW-Madison awardees...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/20/12 CONTACT: Eileen Cullen, cullen@entomology.wisc.edu (source is traveling; use email to contact) MADISON - The discovery that more Western corn rootworms are resistant to the toxin contained in widely planted transgenic corn has sparked a warning that farmers must change tactics or lose a valuable management tool against a traditional corn pest. In a March 5 letter to...

Nearly 800 Wisconsin High School Students to Discuss Risks of Deadly Practice, Hear from Safety Leaders from the Wisconsin State Patrol, AT&T Wisconsin WISCONSIN DELLS, Thursday, April 19, 2012 - Nearly 800 teens from throughout the state will learn about the dangers of texting while driving and Wisconsin's law banning the deadly practice during a day-long Wisconsin State Summit on...

For more information, contact: Jessica Erickson, AT&T Wisconsin 608-282-7870 (work) 608-692-5340 (cell) jessica.erickson@att.com Students, Volunteers Give Back to Community By Cleaning Up River, Improving Ice Age Trail, Planting Trees, Landscaping, and Volunteering at Boys & Girls Club, Nature Sanctuary RICE LAKE, WI, Friday, April 20, 2012 - At an event at Rice Lake High School today, AT&T Wisconsin announced a...

The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked down to 6.8 percent in March even as the state lost 4,300 private sector jobs compared to February, the state DWD announced today. Total non-farm jobs dropped by 4,500. The unemployment rate had been 6.9 percent the previous two months. DWD officials said the jobs picture was dragged down by a loss of 4,500...