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Appleton, Wis. (October 19, 2011) – Tim McAdow is Integrity Insurance’s new director of communications. As director of communications, McAdow’s responsibilities include enhancing Integrity’s advertising program, developing marketing and sales tools, heightening co-op advertising opportunities for the agencies, managing public and media relations as well as corporate communications. A native of Shawano, McAdow received his bachelor’s degree in graphic communications management...

For more information: Donna O’Brien 920.424.7118 October 19, 2011–The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Northeast Wisconsin Chapter will recognize outstanding area philanthropists at its 18th annual National Philanthropy Day® (NPD) luncheon on November 9 at Fox Valley...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky Schmall, March of Dimes: 608.243.7764 (office) or rschmall @marchofdimes.com WHAT: Rock County Zip’n for Babies Fundraising Event Help us make sure all babies get a healthy start by Ziplining! Raise money for an opportunity to Zipline. Professionals from Blackhawk Technical College will be on site making sure...

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Jen Stelse, March of Dimes Director: 608.243.7764 (office) or Ashley Mucek, Capitol Bank: 608.836.4131 WHAT: Capitol Bank’s Zumbathon for Babies Fundraising Event Help us make sure all babies get a healthy start by dancing until you drop! Several professional instructors will lead songs and teach you how to...

FEATURED EVENT Last chance to register! MMAC's All Member Meeting Wednesday, November 9 | 11:00 am - 1:30 pm | On the Field @ Miller Park REGISTER ( https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=MMAC10E ) REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, October 28 Join with your board of directors and nearly 1,500...

Senior Helpers Raises Fall Prevention Awareness (October 2011) - The first day of fall traditionally marks Fall Prevention Awareness. One out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year, but less than half of those seniors talk with their healthcare providers about it. Falls have become a nationwide health problem - a problem that is largely...

News Conference & Photo/Interview Opportunity: DATE/TIME: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 1:30 –...

Contact Name: Jessica VandenHouten Title: Marketing Communications Specialist Email: jvandenhouten@jminsure.com Phone Number: 920-521-2374 Madison, WI– Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company is involved in two separate, but equally giving programs during the holiday season. One is a nationwide consumer contest while the other is a retailer program. Both partner with Middleton-based Sarah’s Hope® Jewelry to give back to charities serving various local communities. From October 17...

Keller Planners, Architects and Builders chosen as general contractor Basic American Medical Products, a GF Health Products, Inc. factory brand, announced today a major facility expansion that will add 40,000 square feet of manufacturing space to its Fond du Lac, Wis. facility. The space will house a new, state of the art fiber optic laser tube cutting system. “As an integral...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker issued the following statement today on the unanimous passage of SB 203 which was included in his “Back to Work Wisconsin” Special Session. SB 203 aligns Wisconsin’s tax code with federal law for certain employee reimbursements. The legislation will benefit more than 15,000 families in Wisconsin. “We can work...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 AB 179 is Second Special Session Bill to Pass Unanimously Today MADISON – Governor Scott Walker issued the following statement today on the unanimous passage of AB 179 which was included in his “Back to Work Wisconsin” Special Session. AB 179 authorizes the creation of multijurisdictional tax incremental financing district. “This legislation allows communities to...

Contact: Snap-on Incorporated Media contact: Richard Secor, 262/656-5561 or Investor contact: Leslie Kratcoski, 262/656-6121 KENOSHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA), a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics, equipment, software and service solutions for professional users, announced it recently won two MOTOR Magazine Top 20 Tool Awards for its VERDICT™ Diagnostic and Information System and its RFV 2000™ Diagnostic Wheel Balancer....

Contacts: Snap-on Incorporated Media contact:Richard Secor, 262/656-5561 or Investor contact: Leslie Kratcoski, 262/656-6121 KENOSHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA) comes out a big winner again this year receiving four Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN) 2011 Innovation Awards. Snap-on was voted “best” in the tool storage category for its Clear Coat Series Tool Storage Units, in the lift category for the John Bean® Locked...

Contact: Vickie L. Eiden, (608) 263-2840, veiden@ocr.wisc.edu MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of two American universities to host a delegation of representatives selected by Iraq's Inter-Ministerial Committee on Innovation, Research, and Development (ICIRD) on universities and technology-based economic development. The 12-member delegation, visiting Oct. 17-20, consists mainly of Iraqi university professors and government officials from the...

Contact: Kyle Swinsky, (920) 227-7141, swinsky@wisc.edu MADISON - "Doctoberfest: Health and the Future," the Midwest's largest physician-in-training conference of the year, will be held Oct. 21-22 in the Health Sciences Learning Center at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). The weekend event is planned, organized, funded and sponsored by pre-medical student members of the University of Wisconsin American...