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Contact: Tom Thieding, 608-267-9661 tom.thieding@wisconsin.gov MADISON – La Point and Ripon, Wisconsin, are two of the top ten “Coolest Small Towns in America” according to Budget Travel magazine’s September issue. The two towns were selected through voting on BudgetTravel.com from 10,000 nominees. Budget Travel “Coolest Small Towns in America” Rankings Lewisburg, WV Astoria, OR Clayton, NY Eureka Springs, AR La Pointe, WI...

Recognizing the need for energy-friendly modes of transportation, students, faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are joining efforts to walk, bike or carpool to the campus as part of Sustainable Travel to Campus Week on Sept. 19-23. In a proclamation to mark the week, Chancellor Bernie Patterson urged the campus community to find sustainable ways to the...

Contact: Jeff Jansen Sperry Van Ness (608) 821-1401 jeff.jansen@svn.com...

Contact: Jennifer Collins, Executive Director jcollins@mplfoundation.org Office: 608.266.6318 Cell: 917.838.9233 Madison, Wis - The Madison Public Library Foundation has teamed up with local brewers and chocolatiers for a new twist on its annual fall fundraising event on October 6. This year’s event ‘Ex Libris: A Review of Beer and Chocolate’ will feature artisanal beer and chocolate pairings from New Glarus Brewing Co., Ale...

Media Contact: Kimberly Clist, 608/263-0817 or kimberly.clist@ces.uwex.edu Wisconsin’s future prosperity is directly dependent upon the quality and contributions of its leadership. Leadership Wisconsin recognizes the need for educating existing and emerging leaders and providing them with effective tools to develop initiatives that will enhance the quality of life and address social and economic issues in Wisconsin. Every...

Wisconsin People & Ideas regularly publishes some of the best poetry and fiction from around the state, and now it's your chance to become a part of Wisconsin's new literary canon. Enter your poems and short stories in our annual contests, which run from this September 15 to December 15, and receive up to $500 and other prizes along...

Contact: Jennifer Sereno, Communications Morgridge Institute for Research (608) 770-8084 jsereno@warf.org MADISON, Wis.— As the scientific capacity of the Morgridge Institute for Research continues to grow, three recent additions will add significantly to the private, nonprofit institute’s leadership and scientific talent. The recently hired employees are: * Jeanne McCabe, chief operating officer. McCabe joins the Morgridge Institute for Research in this new position following...

For more information, contact: Jim Greer, AT&T Wisconsin Office: 608-237-6296 Mobile: 414-520-6398 E-mail: jim.greer@att.com Grant will support Rural Microenterprise Gateway program’s technology outreach MILWAUKEE, WI., September 16, 2011 — Today, the AT&T Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AT&T* Inc. (NYSE:T) announced a grant of $5,000 to the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), a statewide economic development organization focused on business creation,...

MILWAUKEE – A new study by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) shows that the proposed 2012 budget cuts to the Milwaukee County Transit System would result in the loss of bus service to 997 employers, affecting thousands of employees at those companies. The study, conducted by the UWM Center for Economic Development, found that, at a minimum, 13,553 jobs in...