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MILWAUKEE - Twelve lawyers from Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.® Lawyers who have received the esteemed tribute include those: * Practicing in the Milwaukee office: Kevin J. Lyons, Arbitration, Construction Law, Environmental Law,...

From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, http://www.snc.edu, (920) 403-3089, mike.counter@snc.edu DE PERE: St. Norbert College has been selected as a G.I. Jobs Military Friendly School. The list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. The 2012 Military-Friendly School list can be found at http://www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/2012 list. Since...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 WEDC: Tom Thieding, 608-267-9661 tom.thieding@wisconsin.gov Project Will Create 111 Jobs in Osseo Madison— Governor Scott Walker today announced that Global Finishing Solutions (GFS), Osseo, Trempealeau County, is eligible for up to $600,000 in economic development tax credits to construct and equip an addition to its facility...

From: Batzner Pest Management 16948 W. Victor Rd. New Berlin, WI 53151 Contact: Jerry Batzner or Chris Venuti, 262-797-4160 or Jordan Fox, 414-352-2645 (New Berlin, September 21, 2011) Like any successful service company, Batzner Pest Management, and Batzner Bed Bug Services are two strong customer-oriented organizations. ...

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 Coalition members urge creative steps to improve Wisconsin’s oral and overall health WEST ALLIS, WIS., Sept. 21, 2011 – The Wisconsin Dental Association today announced it has joined with seven other organizations to form the Healthy Choices Coalition, a group dedicated to helping reduce...

New Berlin, Wis. – A free Oct. 8 seminar at the New Berlin Public Library will offer existing and potential Medicare enrollees a primer on important changes in the federal health care program, plus expanded benefits available under its guidelines. “The ABCs of Medicare” will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the library, 15105 Library Lane. The seminar will...

Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 HHS releases new report showing how rate review protects consumers U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced Affordable Care Act grant awards of $3,958,844 to Wisconsin that will help fight unreasonable premium increases and protect consumers. Today, HHS also released a new report entitled Rate Review Works detailing how...

Contact: Beth Kaplan (608) 266-1683 Partnership Grant Includes Outreach to Pregnant Smokers MADISON—A Wisconsin partnership will receive $9.2 million over five years from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) to reduce smoking rates among Medicaid enrollees, with a special emphasis on pregnant smokers, state officials announced today. The Striving to Quit initiative will target BadgerCare Plus members in two regions of...

For More Information Contact: Dana Brueck 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that Eagle contractor Lee Cresca and his business, Eagle Spring Environmental, Ltd., have been ordered to pay $7,500 in forfeitures, assessments, costs and fees for illegally filling wetlands and removing material from grading on the banks of a pond without any permits from the Department...

Contacts: Morna Foy, 608-266-2449, morna.foy@wtcsystem.edu Kyle Schwarm, 608-266-0050, kyle.schwarm@wtcsystem.edu MADISON – New programming options for students at Wisconsin’s technical colleges are a good indication of emerging employment opportunities. Consistent with the past decade, technical college graduates are experiencing employment rates of nearly 90 percent within six months of graduation. This is the result of employer partnerships, which lead...

CALL: Douglas D. Caddell Chief Information Officer 312.832.5150 September 19, 2011 – Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that the firm once again ranked in the top 200 of this year’s InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation’s most innovative users of business technology. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Foley has been recognized on this prestigious list. “The firm was...

MADISON, Wis. (September 20, 2011) –Kick off the holiday season and discover downtown Madison shops and restaurants at the 4th annual Downtown Holiday Open House, Saturday, November 26, 2011, from 10 am to 6 pm, on State Street and the Capitol Square. The Downtown Holiday Open House will include activities for kids and families, holiday trolley rides and gift bags,...

For More Information Contact: Dana Brueck 608/266-1221 MADISON — On September 20, 2011, Rock County Circuit Court Judge Michael R. Fitzpatrick ordered judgment against J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc., of Janesville, requiring it to pay $25,000 in forfeitures, mandatory court costs and surcharges to the Rock County Clerk of Courts for a series of asbestos violations. According to the civil complaint, J.P....

MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Phone: 608-266-0458 Email: djohnson@TravelWisconsin.com Lisa Marshall, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Phone: 608-267-3773 Email: lmarshall@TravelWisconsin.com A Tribute to Wisconsin’s Creativity, Passion and Eccentricity MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 20, 2011) — If you’ve ever lived in Wisconsin or even visited Wisconsin, you’ve probably noticed this is a state that does a bang-up job of making creative thinkers...