Dept. of Tourism: Feldman named tourism communications director
MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Phone: 608-266-0458 Email: djohnson@travelwisconsin.com
Lisa Marshall, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Office: 608-267-3773 Email: lmarshall@travelwisconsin.com
MADISON, Wis. (Aug. 31, 2011) — Julie Feldman, owner of Feldman Media LLC, has been named director of marketing and communications for the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Feldman started her full-service media company, Feldman Media LLC, after more than...
Russell: Fisher-Barton Group reinvests profits to build new materials lab
By Brian E. Clark
For WisBusiness.com
Wisconsin’s economy may still be in the doldrums as the nation struggles to lift itself out of recession, but the Fisher-Barton Group is doing well enough to expand with a new $2 million materials lab in Watertown.
And while the lab may only net two jobs initially, it’s indicative of how the privately held firm –...
Tuesday Trends sample: Lambeau Field rising, banks mixed and farm costs falling
Below is an excerpt from the most recent edition of WisBusiness Tuesday Trends. The full version of this weekly look at the state of Wisconsin business is now available for free to anyone who signs up for the Tuesday Trends mailing list. The full product includes several items in each of the rising, mixed and falling categories plus a...
Wis. Economic Development Corporation: Gov. Walker welcomes Omro as new Main Street Community
Contact: David Volz, 608-266-2125
MADISON - Governor Scott Walker announced today that the City of Omro has been named the newest community to join the Wisconsin Main Street Program. As a Main Street community, Omro will receive intensive technical services and training from Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)...
UW-Stevens Point: Student honored by Madison PRSA
A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point communications student has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Madison area professional chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
Matt Vollmer of Chilton, a senior with a double major in communications/public relations and business administration/entrepreneurship, was chosen from a pool of students from across the state for this award, the only scholarship given...
Gov. Walker: Wisconsin chosen to host 2013 National Governors Association annual meeting
Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303
Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the National Governors Association (NGA) had chosen Milwaukee, Wisconsin to host the nation’s governors for the organization’s 2013 Annual Meeting, August 2-4. Wisconsin previously hosted the National Governors Association in 1914 and 1998.
“We’re excited that Wisconsin has been selected to host the nation’s governors in 2013,” said...
UW-Stevens Point: Emeritus professor honored by international arboriculture group
Robert Miller, emeritus professor of forestry at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, has received the prestigious Honorary Life Membership Award from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
The award is presented to ISA members who have contributed substantially to the progress of arboriculture, the cultivation of trees and bushes for study, ornamentation or profit. Miller, recognized as a national expert...
