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Also Provides Recommendations for Farmers When Hiring Contacts: Ashley Huibregtse, DATCP, 608-220-5067 (cell), ashley.huibregtse@wisconsin.gov John Dipko, DWD, 608-266-6753, john.dipko@dwd.wisconsin.gov Philip W. Flood, Jr., U.S. Department of Labor, 414-297-1590, Ext. 307, FloodJr.Philip@dol.gov MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) remind farmworkers of best practices when searching for a job. Recent reports to...

Also Provides Recommendations for Farmers When Hiring Contacts: Ashley Huibregtse, DATCP, 608-220-5067 (cell), ashley.huibregtse@wisconsin.gov John Dipko, DWD, 608-266-6753, john.dipko@dwd.wisconsin.gov Philip W. Flood, Jr., U.S. Department of Labor, 414-297-1590, Ext. 307, FloodJr.Philip@dol.gov MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) remind farmworkers of best practices when searching for a job. Recent reports to...

Contact: Rebecca Reed, Marketing Manager MGS Mfg. Group, Inc. rebecca.reed@mgstech.com W188 N11707 Maple Rd. Germantown, WI 53022 (262)255-5790 phone Leixlip, Ireland – MGS Mfg. Group expanded its manufacturing scope by opening a new location in Leixlip, Ireland. Formally named MGS Mfg. Group, Ltd., the facility is the fifth MGS production molding plant and the company’s first outside of North America. MGS Mfg. Group, Ltd. will manufacture...

MADISON, WISCONSIN (8/22/2011) – Spirit of Wisconsin Gourmet Foods of Madison, Wisconsin, a producer of specialty food gift boxes, is the latest addition to the Wisconsinmade.com artisan group. Gift giving experts carefully select only the finest Wisconsin gifts to be included in the online store which provides customers the opportunity to ship locally made items nationwide. "I am...

Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127 Madison Area Technical College has received a $10,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific INSPIRE Grant to support student participation in Renewable Energy for International Development. The course, which is offered through Madison College and the Consortium for Renewable Energy Technology (CERET), examines energy and economics in developing countries with special consideration to renewable energy sources. The class combines...

CONTACT: Kristy Schaff, Business Manager Tobin Solutions P: 414-443-9999 x103 F: 414-443-9811 E: Kristy.Schaff@tobinsolutions.com Wauwatosa, WI, August 29, 2011 – Tobin Solutions, Inc. has added Bryan Scharpf as Business Development Manager for the Wauwatosa-based IT solutions company. Scharpf has extensive experience providing solutions and support throughout Wisconsin to small, medium and large businesses with sophisticated communications issues. “Over the past 15 years, Tobin Solutions has...

AUG. 25, 2011 | SOMERSET, WI | When Debbie Kellogg of K-Sun Corporation in Somerset was reading the St. Croix Industries newsletter, she noticed an article that said the organization was going to purchase a shrink wrapping machine with proceeds from its annual fundraiser, set for Sept. 18 at Ready Randy’s Sports Bar and Grill in New Richmond from...

Contact: Jennifer R. Rupkey Director, Client Development Direct Dial: 414.225.8262 E-Mail: jrrupkey@michaelbest.com Milwaukee, WI (August 24, 2011) – Brian W. Jacobs has joined Michael Best as a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Milwaukee office. 
Prior to joining Michael Best, Jacobs was a Law Clerk at another Milwaukee-area law firm. Where he researched legal issues, drafted pleadings and motions, and...

CONTACT: Victoria M. Bohman, Executive Director PHONE: 414-755-4198 (direct) E-MAIL: vbohman@wda.org WEST ALLIS, WIS., Aug. 25, 2011 – Two-hundred and forty-five disabled, senior, poor and uninsured adults across the state received $762,366 worth of comprehensive dental treatment at no cost to them from some 200 volunteer dentists between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 under the Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation’s Donated Dental Services...

APPLETON, WIS. — The largest instrumentation grant in Lawrence University’s history — $552,666 from the National Science Foundation — will fund the purchase of a confocal microscope system to support biological research and strengthen hands-on research training. Confocal microscopy is a cutting edge technique that provides the best available resolution of microscopic images and allows the reconstruction of three-dimensional structures...

CONTACT Aimee Thurner (608) 313-1367 info@slwta.org – On Thursday, September 22, 2011 the Stateline World Trade Association (SLWTA) will host a dinner meeting and panel on Economic Development Opportunities and the Rejuvenation of the Port of Milwaukee Foreign-Trade Zone at the Butterfly Club in Beloit, WI. Panelists include Eric Reinelt, Director-Port of Milwaukee; Marcia Theusch, Vice President- Milwaukee Economic Development...

CONTACT: Steve Crandell Acting City Administrator 262-524-3701 scrandell@ci.waukesha.wi.us The City of Waukesha today kicked off their effort to negotiate an agreement with a potential water supplier by meeting with city officials in Oak Creek and Racine. “Our meetings with officials in Oak Creek and Racine went well today,” said Acting City Administrator Steve Crandell. “We provided information about our water needs and...

Contact: Hugh Vickery, (DOI) 202-208-6416 Vanessa Kauffman, (FWS) 703-358-2138 Georgia Parham (FWS) 812-334-4261 x 1203 WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced more than $53 million in grants to 17 states to support conservation planning and acquisition of vital habitat for threatened and endangered fish, wildlife, and plants. Missouri and Wisconsin will receive a total of $1.4...

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Thelen, Marketing Coordinator Gold Badge Driver Training 1486 Kenwood Drive Menasha, WI 54952 920-740-8076 Email: goldbadgedrivertraining@new.rr.com Website: http://www.goldbadgedrivertraining.com Menasha: Anyone passing the Christ the Rock Church parking lot in Menasha tomorrow may think there are simply trespassers doing donuts in the parking lot. In reality, Gold...

Media Contact: Caroline Letiecq, Communications Manager 602-229-5377 / caroline.letiecq@quarles.com MADISON, Wis. (August 26, 2011) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Kerry L. Moskol, an attorney in the Firm's Madison office, was selected as a "2011 Up and Coming Lawyer" honoree by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The “2011 Up and Coming Lawyer” honorees are attorneys who have...