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Contact: Molly Jahn, 608-216-6304, mjahn@cals.wisc.edu MADISON - The 150th anniversary of a law that changed the mission of the University of Wisconsin and gave rise to the Wisconsin Idea is being marked in 2012, and a UW-Madison faculty member and student will be participating in a White House event that coincides with the occasion. Molly Jahn, a professor and former dean...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison—Today Governor Walker will unveil the first phase of his Wisconsin Working agenda during two stops at Wisconsin businesses. The plan contains a number of long-term and short-term strategies to assist both job seekers and employers. Monday, January 9th 11:10 a.m. MCL Industries 660 Corporate Way Pulaski, WI 54162 1:40 p.m. Jarp Industries 1051 Pine Street Schofield, WI 54476 The Governor will be available to...

Fox Point, WI, January 9, 2012 -- Jon Richards has joined the Walny Legal Group. Richards, a business and estate planning attorney, brings nearly two decades of experience working with Wisconsin businesses and families to Walny Legal Group, LLC. He worked most recently as a sole-practitioner and before that as an associate with the...

Press Contacts Jennifer Hacker Olsen 952.548.3389 jolsen@wipfli.com Liz Stabenow 701.239.8686 estabenow@eidebailly.com The merged firm will have 2,327 partners and associates, and annual revenue of more than $314 million, placing it among the top 15 accounting firms in the nation MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (January 6, 2012)— Wipfli LLP and Eide Bailly LLP, two prominent accounting and consulting firms that rank among the largest in the country, today announced plans...

MADISON, WISCONSIN (1/9/2012) - Rum, liquor and schnapps cakes by the baking experts at STF Enterprises have been selected as the latest addition to the Wisconsinmade.com online gift store. Gift giving experts carefully consider only the finest Wisconsin gifts to be included on the website which gives shoppers the opportunity to ship Wisconsin- made gourmet food and gifts nationwide....

Contact: Kate Carpenter, Executive Director 414.881.1189 kcarpenter@americascores.org MILWAUKEE, WI (January 9, 2012) - America SCORES Milwaukee, an affiliate of America SCORES, a national organization that works to enrich the lives of urban youth through regular participation in soccer, creative writing and service learning, has received a UnitedHealth HEROES grant to support their student-athletes Spring 2012 semester of service campaign that will focus...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Plan Focuses on Improving Workforce Training and Connecting Unemployed Wisconsinites with Available Jobs Madison—Today Governor Scott Walker unveiled the first phase of his “Wisconsin Working” plan. Governor Walker continues his focus on job creation and economic growth. After the Administration’s Special Cabinet on Economic and Workforce Investment listened to job creators, job seekers and government...

For more information contact: Joshua Morby Joshua.morby@miron-construction.com 414.791.9120 Wisconsin Working plan aimed at getting veterans back to work Neenah, Wis. – As one of Wisconsin’s largest construction industry employers, Miron Construction Co., Inc. announces its support of efforts by Governor Walker to streamline the process for Wisconsin veterans to get back into the workforce. “We’re fortunate here in Wisconsin to have one of the most...

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) reminds media to connect with DATCP on Twitter at twitter.com/widatcp or Facebook at facebook.com/widatcp for the latest updates and photos from the State of Wisconsin’s first trade visit to Vietnam. Still photos and insights from the first...

For more information, please contact: The Milwaukee Press Club Joette Richards, (262) 894-2224 milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org Nominate and Vote for Your Big League City MVP in Business, Arts, Non-Profit, more beginning today – Jan. 24th Milwaukee -- It doesn’t get any bigger than this! The Milwaukee Press Club is proud to celebrate the City of Milwaukee’s 166th birthday and its status...

Contact: Jane Larson, jane.larson@wi.gov, (608) 224-5005 Jim Dick, Communications Director, jim.dick@wi.gov, (608) 224-5020 MADISON— Two Agricultural Enterprise Area workshops scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 18 in Black River Falls and Thursday, Jan. 19 in Oshkosh have been canceled. Interested individuals can still attend a free...

MILWAUKEE – Jerome M. Janzer, CEO of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart), announced that attorneys Lisa Nester Kass, Rebecca Frihart Kennedy, Joseph W. Voiland and Nathan J. Wautier have been named shareholders. Kass is a member of the firm's Litigation and Intellectual Property Practices. She assists a broad range of corporate clients, including manufacturers, real estate developers, investors, and...

Media Contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 January 10 is National Cut Your Energy Costs Day MADISON, Wis. – January 9, 2011 – Alliant Energy is encouraging customers to participate in National Cut Your Energy Costs Day on Tuesday, January 10 by finding easy ways to reduce energy usage, noting that Alliant Energy residential electric customer bills in Wisconsin will be increasing...

For More Information Contact: Dana Brueck 608/266-1221 MADISON — On January 5, 2012, the Milwaukee County Circuit Court approved a settlement agreement between the State of Wisconsin and Franklin Mobile LLC owner, David Steinberger. The settlement provided that Mr. Steinberger would complete upgrades to the water supply systems that serve Franklin Mobile Estates and adjacent commercial buildings, that the defendants...