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Media Contact: Sarah Soczka Olson 312.854.8391 ssoczka@oco.com Resort in Wisconsin Dells Begins Construction on New, Innovative Indoor Waterpark Features Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (Sept. 16, 2011) – Just in time for this holiday season, Kalahari Resorts, the premier vacation destination in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin has started a multi-million dollar waterpark renovation project with a new slide structure rising above the existing roof as well as...

CONTACT: Nancy Mathews, 608-262-0787, nemathew@wisc.edu MADISON - Fifteen years ago, the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was established with a generous endowment from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge. Today, the center is considered to be one of the nation's premier public service and service-learning centers on the campus of a major research university. "This year we will...

CONTACT: Rhonda Urban, SVP Retail Manager 608.203.1223 Cottage Grove, Wisconsin – September 16, 2011 Wisconsin Community Bank has named Keenan Fonner as a Personal Banker at its Cottage Grove office at 580 North Main Street. Fonner will open business and personal accounts, and process second mortgage loans. Fonner has six years’ experience in the banking industry, including holding the position of Assistant Branch Manager...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. This edition features Tom Still talking about the prospects for a state venture capital program. Also, timber and farming headline the WisBusiness.com Stock Report and Liz Schrum interviews Todd Asmuth, CEO of Aquamost, about his company's clean water technologies. The show...

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CONTACT: John Lucas, 608-262-8287, jplucas@wisc.edu; Kate Dixon, 608-265-8769, kdixon@waastaff.com MADISON - Here's a challenge that's easy to undertake: Connect with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) or both on Twitter and Facebook and help students. For each new Facebook friend or Twitter follower connecting with UW-Madison, WAA or both on those social networks through Monday, Oct. 3, Will...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Over the coming weeks, Governor Scott Walker and key economic development Cabinet Secretaries will hold a series of Job Creation Forums with business leaders in various parts of the state to listen to the concerns of job creators and have a discussion of what the state can do to encourage job growth. “With the national...