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Contact: Mike Zipko 651-269-8756 mike@goffpublic.com The Coalition for the St. Croix River Crossing today announced that they will return the recent donations received from the City of Stillwater. Issues related to the city’s financial support of the coalition have taken the focus off of what we believe is critically important to our region: building the bridge. We are committed to...

From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, mike.counter@snc.edu, (920) 403-3089, http://www.snc.edu DE PERE, WIS: The St. Norbert College community honored Robert Rutter, associate vice president for institutional effectiveness, and student Amanda Crupi at the President’s Dinner on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Rutter received the Exceptional Service Award after being nominated by faculty and staff, while Crupi earned the college’s Employee Endowed Scholarship. Rutter began...

Contact: Billy Feitlinger 608-239-5384 Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans celebrate new CMS healthcare data showing a reduction in costs for Medicare expenses as a result of the Affordable Care Act The Center for Medicare & Medicate Services (CMS) released new data yesterday revealing thousands of seniors and people with disabilities...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 DWD: John Dipko: 608-266-6753 Call Center staff can more quickly connect veterans to local services, providers MADISON – Governor Scott Walker and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Scott Baumbach today urged veterans seeking new employment opportunities, to call the DWD Job Center Toll Free Number, 1-888-258-9966, to establish a direct link with DWD specialists who can...

For more information contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing & Events Coordinator First Business Financial Services, Inc. 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, September 9, 2011 - First Business Bank is launching a new interest-bearing checking account for businesses. Recent regulatory changes allow banks to pay interest on checking balances to all businesses. In the past Regulation Q permitted payment of interest to only sole-proprietors and nonprofit organizations. As...

From: Mike Counter, St. Norbert College, http://www.snc.edu, 920-403-3089, mike.counter@snc.edu DE PERE, WIS.: St. Norbert College and the Estate Planning Council of Northeast Wisconsin are holding a series of workshops geared to assist people in making sound financial decisions navigating the estate planning process. These workshops are intended to help those ages 45 and older become familiar...

Experienced industry leader Terry Swanson selected to lead companies For more information contact: Andrew Petersen, vice president – External Affairs and Communications TDS Telecommunications Corp. 608-664-4155 / andrew.petersen@tdstelecom.com MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 9, 2011) — TDS Hosted & Managed Services, LLC (TDS HMS) announces the appointment of Terry Swanson as CEO of VISI Incorporated and TEAM Technologies. With more than 25 years of experience in the...

MILWAUKEE - Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. announces that 68 attorneys from its Milwaukee, Madison and Waukesha offices have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. In the following Best Lawyers categories, Reinhart has more listed lawyers than any other firm in Wisconsin: * ...

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

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 20 Madison attorneys and 59 Milwaukee attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 guide. A total of 169 Foley attorneys from 17 offices were recognized, 14 of whom were listed for the first time. Among the Foley Wisconsin attorneys named to this comprehensive list, 27 have been included...

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 20 Madison attorneys and 59 Milwaukee attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 guide. A total of 169 Foley attorneys from 17 offices were recognized, 14 of whom were listed for the first time. 
Among the Foley Wisconsin attorneys named to this comprehensive list, 27 have been included...

Kicks Unlimited Middleton Effort to Benefit Domestic Violence Group Kicks Unlimited Middleton, http://www.kicks4middleton.com will hold a free women's selfdefense seminar from 3 -5 PM on September 17th at its 2831 Parmenter St, Ste 290 location. The event will benefit Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, a Dane County based domestic violence prevention organization that provides services including the county's only domestic violence...

For additional information or visuals or to set up interviews, contact Judy Frankel PR & Communications Manager at frankel@visitmadison.com or 608 441.3958 An inspirational event, a significant economic impact An Ironman triathlon is one of the most grueling events in the world of sports, and is considered the most prestigious of ultra-distance triathlon events. For the tenth consecutive year, competitors at...

MILWAUKEE — A study by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) shows tobacco use varied greatly across the state during 2006 through 2008, offering a more accurate picture of smoking than the state average prevalence, which was 19.5 percent for the same time period. The study, released today, shows that Ozaukee County had the lowest prevalence of smoking in Wisconsin at...

CONTACT: Bret Shaw, 608-448-9958, brshaw@wisc.edu MADISON - A majority of Wisconsinites support the use of ethanol blends if it keeps dollars and jobs in the United States and reduces air pollution, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers. But that support dropped substantially if those surveyed were told that ethanol could harm their engine or reduce gas...