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From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, mike.counter@snc.edu (920) 403-3089, http://www.snc.edu September 28, 6:30-8:30p.m. and September 29, 9-11 a.m. DE PERE, WIS.: The annual Wisconsin Education Fair (WEF) will be held at St. Norbert College in the Schuldes Sports Center from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 and 9-11...

MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Tourism 608-266-0458; djohnson@travelwisconsin.com MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 15, 2011) – The tourism business is looking up in Southwest Wisconsin and State Department of Tourism officials got a first-hand chance to see why. Representative Howard Marklein helped guide Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett and several tourism staff members through top visitor spots in Wisconsin State Assembly District 51,...

MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation (UWMRF) announced the award of $435,000 in new Catalyst Grants with support from the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and the Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation. The funding seeds six new research projects, such as new materials for biosensors, a novel method for water softening that eliminates the use of salt,...

CONTACT: Daryl Buss, 608-263-6716, bussd@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu MADISON - Three decades of academic leadership is not how a farm boy from Minnesota imagined his career unfolding. But it's also not a path Daryl Buss will lament now that he has announced plans to retire from his position as dean of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "For someone who always said he...

CONTACT: Treasury Public Affairs (202) 622-2960 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that four additional Wisconsin community banks received a total of $51.8 million as part of the next wave of funding provided through the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The SBLF, which was established as part of the Small Business Jobs Act that President...

Contact: Alan Hamari, Pilch & Barnet, (608) 242-8895 Val Steel, Middleton Tourism Commission, (800) 688-5694 ‘Eight is Great’ sweepstakes celebrates city’s ranking among ‘Best Places to Live’ Middleton, WI (Sept. 14, 2011) – As a nod to the city’s recent recognition by Money Magazine, the Middleton...

For More Information Contact: Dana Brueck 608/266-1221 MADISON — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin has reached a civil settlement with Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc, to return $389,246 for the state’s Medicaid program. Medicaid is a state administered healthcare program for the indigent and disabled that is funded jointly by the states and the federal government. Maxim is a...

CONTACT: Ann Zimmerman, amzimmerman3@wisc.edu, probonoprogram@law.wisc.edu MADISON - Pro bono work performed by attorneys as a service for the public good has a long tradition in American law. The University of Wisconsin Law School is working to instill this sense of civic responsibility in its students through its Pro Bono Program, in which law students partner with local attorneys to provide service...

Contact: Vanessa Serkowski Client Services Coordinator Sensia Healthcare (414) 375-1789 vserkowski@sensiahealthcare.com http://www.sensiahealthcare.com (Milwaukee, WI)—Sensia Healthcare, Michael Best & Friedrich LLC and the South Suburban Chamber of Commerce are presenting: Fitness For Duty For Employers: A Legal and Medical Perspective. This seminar will be held September 29, 2011 at at the Hilton Garden Inn from 7:30 - 10:30 am. This is a hot topic among the...

CONTACT: Roger Erickson, SVP, Residential Lending 608.298.1707 Kane Shutter is Wisconsin Community Bank’s newest Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Loan Originator. He will be working with customers to finance the building, buying and refinancing of homes at the bank’s Madison office, located at 8240 Mineral Point Road. Shutter has 29 years’ in the banking industry, most recently as a Mortgage Lender. He holds...

Media Contact Information: Michelle Rothmeyer Content Specialist TMA+Peritus mrothmeyer@tmaperitus.com (877) 296-7114 Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association to Reward Winners with Grocery Gift Cards Antigo, WI - September 14, 2010 - Tailgating has become a competitive "sport." Every year, football fans work harder to have the best music, seating, beverages and food available in the stadium parking lot before the game....

Contact: Tom Thieding, 608-267-9661 tom.thieding@wisconsin.gov Link to Release: http://commerce.wi.gov/wedc/News-084.html MADISON - Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Town of Liberty, Grant County, will receive a $127,400 grant from the Community Development Block Grant - Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) program administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to help finance water system improvements in the Stitzer Sanitary District. “This project will...

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

Contact: Matt Hareldson,Brand & PR manager 952-985-6516, harleldsonm@hearthnhome.com MINNEAPOLIS—(September 13, 2011)— After an unseasonably cool summer in Wisconsin, Dan and Rita Vosters of Madison, Wis., are actually looking forward to chilly fall and winter nights. The Vosters recently won the 2011 Fireplace Facelift Contest, which is conducted annually by Fireside Hearth & Home in Madison. This past March, the Vosters submitted a...

Media Contact: Melissa Grau melissa@vilaszoo.org 608.258.9490 For more event details, call 258-9490 or visit vilaszoo.org for updates. MADISON, Wis.— With the generous 2011 Toyota Prius donation from Smart Motors, Henry Vilas Zoo will commence its first Prius Raffle this Friday, September 16 to directly support superb animal care, conservation and education. Zoo visitors can spot the zoo-rific Toyota Prius on Zoo grounds...