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FOR MORE INFORMATION Kris Naidl 414-276-6237 / 414-614-6208 Jana Murphy, environmental and reclamation manager for the Flambeau Mining Company, today issued the following statement regarding regular monitoring, results and best management practices that are in place at the Ladysmith mine and the industrial outlot that is leased to the Ladysmith Community Industrial Development Corporation: ...

Contact: Jeanan Yasiri, 608-335-2980, yasiri@wisc.edu MADISON - Students in Lori Bakken's interdisciplinary studies graduate course learned organizational evaluation skills while providing a solid answer to a growing conundrum: How can a nonprofit agency demonstrate its programs' effectiveness? Bakken, an associate professor in the School of Human Ecology, used a novel course design to engage students as evaluation practitioners and build...

For More Information Contact: Monica Baer, 262-522-9687 mbaer@baercarlson.com Pewaukee (November 2, 2011) – David Hirsch has joined CC&N’s leadership team as vice president of finance. CC&N is Wisconsin’s largest provider of cabling and connectivity solutions with more than 600 clients and $25 million in sales....

Ike Roell joins firm as art director in the Madison office MILWAUKEE – Nov. 2, 2011 – Nelson Schmidt Inc., a leading full-service marketing communications agency, announced today that Ike Roell has joined the Madison office’s creative team as an art director. Roell will provide creative oversight for some of the agency’s leading accounts, including Honeywell, CUNA Mutual and Dichtomatik. He...

Media Contacts: Jennifer Neighbors (414) 476-5781 jennifer@neighborspr.com or Nancy Deptolla (262) 236-4175 nbdeptolla@sbcglobal.net BELOIT, Wis. – Building products distributor ABC Supply Co. Inc. has promoted Mike Boggs to the newly created position of director of operations. ABC Supply is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing in the United States and one of the nation’s largest distributors of siding, windows and other select exterior building products. In his new...

University of Phoenix Recognizes Excellence in Volunteerism and Honors Alumna MILWAUKEE, WI (November 2, 2011) – University of Phoenix, the nation’s largest private university, today announced that it has awarded alumna Kallie Molitor with a Community Service Award for her commitment to Milwaukee’s youth through her work with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee at the Engleburg Community...

Contact: Staush Gruszynski, Northeast Organizer, 920-429-9008, 920-216-3793 (cell), staush@conservationvoters.org Northeast Wisconsin Citizens Support Strong Conservation Protections Green Bay – Today, conservation leaders representing thousands of their members, hunters, fishermen, and voters from Northeast Wisconsin urged area elected officials to oppose The Polluters Over People Bill (SS ABSB24). The bill constitutes a sweeping rollback of conservation protections that have been on...

CONTACT: Liam Gumley, 608-265-5358, liam.gumley@ssec.wisc.edu; Scott Nolin, 608-262-4382, scott.nolin@ssec.wisc.edu MADISON - A new supercomputer designed to run weather prediction models is now the most powerful computer of its kind on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, where researchers will help make those models more accurate. The National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration approached UW-Madison's Space Science and Engineering Center with a $1 million...