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Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (March 2, 2012) – Building on a trend of recent success, Edgewood College Graphic Design and Art students received a record 32 ADDY Awards from the Madison Chapter of the American Advertising Federation. In all, sixteen students from the College received recognition for their work in the classroom. The...

CONTACT: Sheridan Chaney, Aileron Communications 312-629-9400; schaney@aileroninc.com $250,000 in Cash Prizes Awarded to Startup Businesses at Second Annual Clean Energy Trust Competition; Winners Culled from More Than 100 Applications in Eight State Region CHICAGO – March 1, 2012 – The Clean Energy Trust announced Hyrax Energy is the early-stage business winner of the second annual Clean Energy Challenge and NuMat...

Cross Plains, WI—Join the Cub Scouts along with their chartered organization, the Lions Club, and the Cross Plains Area Chamber of Commerce Saturday, April 7 as we host the 8th annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Easter Bunny will be at Baer Park at 10:00am. The Egg Hunt starts promptly at 10:30am. Bring your own basket and enjoy the fun...

Contacts: Kristin Soper kbsoper@charter.net 608-213-4610 Darcy Mullins Walridge69@aol.com 2012 will be a year of exciting revitalization for the Village of Cambridge Wisconsin, population 1400; voted one of the “Top 100 Small Town Getaways in the Midwest”, by Midwest Magazine. Leading the way for another year of possibilities is the Cambridge Collective. This new independent business...

Contact: Kathy Mangold (414) 975-9505 kmangold@vistelar.com Milwaukee, Wis. — In the face of danger or conflict, it takes more than a strong moral character to engage bystanders, say experts in conflict resolution. Engaging bystanders to intervene is a hot topic among those involved in creating and maintaining healthy workplaces, communities and schools. It was also the topic of the Verbal Defense...

Contact: Valeria Davis, 608-890-3079, vadavis2@wisc.edu MADISON - Three University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students of color - Edward G Cole, Abiola O. Keller, and Doug Kiel - will be inducted into the Madison Chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Student Honor Society in a ceremony during its annual conference Friday, March 9. The conference will be held at the Pyle Center,...

Lester Prairie, MN -- Long-time supporter of motorsports, Lester Building Systems, is rewarding the racing community for new customer referrals. For each new customer who is referred to Lester and buys a building, he/she will receive $100 and the person who referred him/her will also receive $100! As the co-series sponsor of the ASA Midwest Tour in 2012, Lester...

Contact: Colin Hutt, Primum colin@primumagency.com, 414-765-2311 Addition Builds Upon Agency’s Social Business Transformation Capabilities MILWAUKEE (March 5, 2012) – Social business agency 7Summits today announced the addition of Cullen O’Brien as Vice President of Account Services. In his role, O’Brien will work with clients to understand their business objectives and apply 7Summits’ industry-leading social business services and knowledge to...

Media Contact: Debi Miller, Marketing Communications (414) 277-5628/(262) 716-7868 Debra.Miller@quarles.com Highly Regarded Franchise Litigators Anchor New Office MILWAUKEE, Wis. (March 5, 2012) - Quarles & Brady LLP announced today the opening of a Washington, D.C. office. The Firm's newest office welcomes John F. Dienelt and Scott McIntosh, two highly regarded litigators who are bringing their national franchise practice to the Firm....

Milwaukee sets the scene, March 30, for an inspirational day with influential women from across the nation MILWAUKEE, March 5, 2012 – Women leaders throughout the area are gearing up for a day of eye–opening education, camaraderie and inspiration during the third annual UWM Women Leaders Conference – March 30, 7am-5pm, at the Pfister Hotel. “There is a lot of...

Contact: Ashley Huibregtse, 608-224-5002, ashley.huibregtse@wisconsin.gov Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, jim.dick@wi.gov MADISON – The public is invited to attend the next quarterly meeting of the Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council, an organization formed to bring together public and private resources to promote Wisconsin’s national leadership position in organic agriculture. The Council will meet on Monday, March 19, 2012 from 9:45 a.m....

CONTACT: Valerie McDonald, General Manager Tel: 414/276-5170 Email: valerie@wc-wi.org Women of Influence Event to be held Friday, June 15th , at the Frontier Airlines Center In addition to being a major underwriter for the June 2012 event, the Woman’s Club of Wisconsin (WCW) will also sponsor pre- and post- events contingent to the awards ceremony. Approximately 30 women will be honored...

Sixteen University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students and their advisers will be among more than 200 undergraduates from around the University of Wisconsin System to exhibit their research at the state capitol this week. The ninth annual “Posters in the Rotunda” event will be held Wednesday, March 7. Elected officials, UW System Board of Regents and others will have the opportunity...

CONTACT: Janet L. Kelly, 608-772-2868, jkelly@warf.org, or George Austin, 608-692-6398, gaustin@warf.org MADISON - The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the innovative 330,000-sqaure-foot public-private facility that opened just more than a year ago on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, has been named the 2012 Laboratory of the Year. This international competition, sponsored annually by R&D Magazine since 1966, is judged by...