UW-Madison: Fair-trade apparel company finds success at University Book Store
CONTACT: Patrick McGowan, (608) 310-5950
MADISON - One year after Alta Gracia, the largest fair-trade apparel company on campus, began selling University of Wisconsin-Madison apparel at the University Book Store, consumers continue to show their support for the brand and its fair-trade practices.
Knights Apparel created the brand in April 2010, named for Villa Altagracia, the town in the Dominican Republic...
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP: Recognized as one of Milwaukee’s healthiest employers
Contact:
Jennifer R. Rupkey ...
TDS: Rural consumers broadband deployment put on hold
Federal Communications Commission adopts universal service and inter-carrier compensation reform order for some consumers—not all
For more information contact:
Cindy Tomlinson, Associate Manager-Public Relations
TDS Telecommunications Corp.
608-664-4471 / cindy.tomlinson@tdstelecom.com
WASHINGTON / MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 27, 2011)—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), at their regularly scheduled October meeting, adopted the first in a series of universal service and inter-carrier compensation reforms impacting communications carriers nationwide.
The...
St. Croix EDC: St. Croix County’s unemployment rate for September is 4.9%
Contact: Bill Rubin/Jacki Bradham, St. Croix EDC, 715-381-4383 or jacki@stcroixedc.com
Only Nearby Pierce Has Lower Rate than St. Croix
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Reggie Newson announced the preliminary September unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties on October 26th. St. Croix County’s rate was estimated at 4.9% which is down from the August rate of 5.8% and July’s rate...
UW-Madison: Stew brings passion, energy to classroom
CONTACT: Kate Hewson, (608) 263-9290, kahewson@wisc.edu
MADISON - Stew - just Stew - walks into the classroom in black clothes, red sneakers and a battered straw hat. He carries a guitar case, as if arriving at a coffee shop stage instead of a lecture.
A genre-bending artist with roots in rock and punk, his successful career has taken him from...
Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council: Announcing the 4th Annual Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Conference
The Sustainable Business Council announces the 4th annual Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Conference. The conference will be held on December 8th, 2011 at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center and is specifically designed for Wisconsin businesses to share ideas, best practices, and lessons on the topic of sustainability.
This year's conference will highlight the business case for sustainability.
Attendees will...
UW-Milwaukee: Harris-Perry headlines UWM Urban Forum Nov. 3
Melissa Harris-Perry, professor of political science at Tulane University, columnist for The Nation, author and frequent guest on MSNBC, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Urban Forum Nov. 3, starting at 6 p.m. in the Wisconsin Room of the UWM Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
Harris-Perry is a founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project...
Clifton Gunderson: Presents free webcast on U.S. and global taxation
Media Contact:
Sada Kempf, Senior PR Associate
(920) 232-2230
Sada.Kempf@cliftoncpa.com
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (October 27, 2011) – Navigating the complex world of taxation can be daunting, especially for expanding businesses. Understanding how U.S. and foreign tax rules interact can help tax leaders meet the challenges of today’s tax environment. Clifton Gunderson LLP will present a free webcast titled “What’s New in U.S. and Global...
UW-Madison: Microscope will give UW researchers powerful view of molecular structures
CONTACT: Marisa Otegui, 608-265-5703, otegui@wisc.edu
MADISON - A successful campus-wide partnership will bring to the University of Wisconsin-Madison a powerful new electron microscope equipped to produce high-resolution, three-dimensional images of a wide range of biological samples.
"It fills a prominent gap in our capabilities on campus," says Marisa Otegui, a UW-Madison botany professor who must travel to Boulder, Colo., to peer...
Holiday Folk Fair International: Names Azmi Alaeddin chairman
FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Dave Amoroso • Ron Sonntag Public Relations
9406 N. 107th St. • Milwaukee, WI 53224
(414) 354-0200, ext. 108 • dave@rspr.com
MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Well-known local restaurateur and caterer Azmi Alaeddin has been named for the second consecutive year as chairman of the Holiday Folk Fair International.
Alaeddin has been a participant in Holiday Folk Fair since 1980, when he was...
Wisquote Insurance Services: Here we grow again!
Contact: R.E. Hurst
Phone: (414) 771-4171
Due to increased growth and profitability, Wisquote Insurance Services, LLC a locally owned and operated business, is proud to announce their new state of the art office located in Elm Grove.
Over the past 5 years, Wisquote Insurance Services, LLC has been the industry leader in the fields of Life, Health, Disability, Medicare Supplement and Long...
