MillerCoors: Activates consumers and communities on water stewardship with fourth annual grant competition
Brewer teams with River Network to donate nearly $60,000 through online voting competition in six communities
CHICAGO (February 21, 2011) – MillerCoors in partnership with the River Network, today kicked off an online grant competition to award nearly $60,000 in grants to non-profit organizations in six communities to fund projects focused on water conservation, education and...
Applied Tech: Pleased to announce new hire, Gabe Kolesari
Contact: Julie Sheldon
Marketing/Events Manager
608.729.1323
sheldon@appliedtech.us
Madison-based Applied Tech, a Microsoft Gold Midmarket Solution Provider, welcomes Gabe Kolesari as a Senior Systems Specialist to its Waukesha office. Gabe, formally of C&G Consulting of Waukesha, brings over 17 years of ICT expertise; working as both a consultant and IT Manager. Please join us in welcoming Gabe to the Applied Tech team!...
Appleton Coated: Announces the 2012 Design Council
Combined Locks, Wis. -- This January, Appleton Coated convened the first meeting of the 2012 Design Council, a panel of leading designers and print communications specialists. For 17 years, the Council has gathered from across North America to share their observations from their geographical and professional areas.
The 2012 Appleton Coated Design Council members include: * Bill Thorburn, founding principal...
Wisconsinmade.com: Children’s books by Little Creek Press receive national exposure from Wisconsinmade.com
MADISON, WISCONSIN (2/22/2012) – Children's books from Mineral Point, Wisconsin based Little Creek Press are the latest addition to the Wisconsinmade.com gift store. Gift giving experts carefully select only the finest Wisconsin gifts to be included on the website which gives customers the opportunity to ship Wisconsin-made items nationwide. "At Wisconsinmade.com, we find the best Wisconsin gifts for recipients...
Associated Bank: Hamielec and Davis join Associated Bank as residential loan officers
MADISON, WIS. – February 21, 2012 – Will Hamielec and Megan Davis have joined Associated Bank as residential loan officers. Both are responsible for working with customers to determine their best mortgage solution assisting them throughout the process from loan origination to signing.
Hamielec is a lifelong resident of Madison and brings five years of mortgage lending experience. He is...
Ashton Group: Names Paul Snyder president
Milwaukee, WI, February 21, 2012 -- Ashton Group, a corporate advisory firm with offices in Milwaukee, Chicago and Los Angeles, has hired Paul Snyder as President.
Snyder comes to Ashton Group with more than a decade of experience in serving businesses’ and owners’ legal needs. His diverse experience includes business litigation and contract negotiations representing Fortune 500 companies,...
Horizons Law Group: Founder honored with “Women in the Law” award
CONTACT: Michelle Fitzgerald, (262) 432-3600 or mfitzgerald@horizonslaw.com
Brookfield, Wis. – Attorney Michelle Fitzgerald, founder of Horizons Law Group, has been recognized by Wisconsin Law Journal as one of its 2011 “Women in the Law.”
Fitzgerald, a family law practitioner in the 12-year-old firm, was chosen from a group of more than 70 nominations. She was lauded for Horizons Law Group’s unique...
Gov. Walker: Announces Precision Ice Blast to relocate to Peshtigo
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
WEDC: Tom Thieding, 608-267-9661 tom.thieding@wedc.org
Shauna Breneman, 608-267-9661 shauna.breneman@wedc.org
Move will create up to 64 jobs
MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that Precision Ice Blast Corporation will relocate its production and product training facility from Wallace, MI to Peshtigo, WI. The relocation is...
Wis. Dental Association: Advises parents: ‘Baby Teeth Matter’ into early teens
CONTACT: Carol S. Weber, APR, Director of Public Relations
PHONE: 414-755-4108 (direct); 414-315-9321 (cell after normal business hours)
E-MAIL: cweber@wda.org
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month
WEST ALLIS, WIS., Feb. 20, 2012 – The 3,000-member Wisconsin Dental Association wants parents and caregivers to know baby teeth matter, because children can keep them – especially the back teeth or molars they chew with –...
Bradley Corporation: Promotes Nate Kogler to group product manager
For more information, contact:
Suzanne Freckmann, (414) 530-0844
suzannef@sbcglobal.net
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., (February 20, 2012) — Bradley Corp. announces the promotion of Nate Kogler to Group Product Manager for the Menomonee Falls-based manufacturer of plumbing fixtures, restroom accessories, and emergency equipment.
In his 10 years with Bradley, Kogler most recently worked as Bradley’s Division Product Manager for Safety & Industrial markets. In...
DATCP: Public meetings to discuss 2012 gypsy moth treatment plan
Contact: Nkauj (pronounced ‘gow’) Vang, 608-224-4591, nkauj.vang@wisconsin.gov
Jim Dick, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, james.dick@wisconsin.gov
MADISON – Four public meetings will be held in March to present this year’s proposed gypsy moth treatment plan that will be conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer...
St. Norbert College: Dedication of new Michels Commons at St. Norbert College
From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, http://www.snc.edu, 920-403-3089, mike.counter@snc.edu
Friday, March 2, at 4 p.m.
DE PERE, WIS: The dedication of the new $7.7 million Michels Commons will be held on Friday, March 2, at 4 p.m. in the Michels Commons Rotunda. The Michels family, along with St. Norbert College president Thomas Kunkel and members of the...
PSC: Bipartisan PSC bills recommended unanimously for passage; to receive votes in both houses on Tuesday
Contact: Kristin Ruesch or Matthew Pagel, 608-266-9600
Kristin.Ruesch@Wisconsin.gov or Matt.Pagel@Wisconsin.gov
MADISON, WI - Measures to streamline work at the Public Service Commission (PSC) in order to save utility customers' money and provide more regulatory certainty for Wisconsin's businesses have gained bipartisan support and are poised for votes in both houses of the legislature tomorrow.
Assembly Bill 527 and its companion...
Wisconsin Energy Business Association: Renewable energy contributes to stable energy prices
Contact: Chris Kunkle February 20, 2012 ckunkle@cwpb.com (608) 310-3338
Wisconsin Ratepayers Benefit from the Use of Renewable Energy
The Wisconsin Energy Business Association (WEBA) delivered a report to legislators today outlining the benefits that renewable energy, including wind, solar, biogas, and biomass, has on Wisconsin ratepayers. The attached report highlights the key drivers of electric rate increases in Wisconsin and notes that...
UW-Madison: Does history repeat? Using the past to improve ecological forecasting
CONTACT: Jack Williams, 608-265-5537, jww@geography.wisc.edu
MADISON - To better predict the future, Jack Williams is looking to the past.
"Environmental change is altering the composition and function of ecological communities," says Williams, the Bryson Professor of Climate, People, and the Environment in the University of Wisconsin-Madison geography department. Williams also directs the Center for Climatic Research in the Nelson Institute for...
