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Contact: Carol Wilkerson 312-353-7327 FloClaire located in DeForest, Wisconsin, is the exclusive North American Manufacturer’s Representative for a Swiss company that manufactures the O’tentika and Hypercreme product lines. These are ethnic beauty products, which address the specific and essential needs of hyper-pigmented or melanin-rich skin. These products are formulated and manufactured in Geneva, Switzerland under the well-known strict and...

From: Chelsea Orvick Marketing Coordinator Design Structures corvick@designstructures.com Design Structures, LLC is excited to announce that they have broken ground on a new two-story 18,000 square foot corporate...

CONTACT: Janet L. Kelly, 608 890-1491 or 608-772-2868, jkelly@warf.org MADISON - What happens when you mix one part Aldo Leopold, another part Frank Lloyd Wright and add a pinch of Indiana Jones? Anyone can find out with a visit to the first Wisconsin Science Festival, an educational and fun-filled exploration of science and art taking stage across several sites in...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Project Will Create 25 Jobs Menomonie – Governor Scott Walker announced today that 3M Company is eligible for up to $770,000 in economic development tax credits allocated by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for an expansion project at its facility in Menomonie in Dunn County. “The expansion of 3M will bring new high-quality job opportunities in the Menomonie...

MADISON - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf presented Steve Carpenter, University of Wisconsin-Madison Stephen Alfred Forbes Professor of Zoology and director of the Center for Limnology, with the Stockholm Water Prize today (Thursday, Aug. 25) in a ceremony at the 2011 World Water Week conference in Stockholm. The award, often called the "Nobel Prize of water," is the world's most...

For more information contact: Kelley Dixon Marketing & Events Coordinator First Business Financial Services, Inc. 608-232-5774 kdixon@firstbusiness.com MADISON, WI, August 25, 2011 - Chuck Batson, President and CEO, announced today that First Business Capital Corp. recently funded the following deals: $7.5 million revolving line of credit to a Michigan wholesale distributer of petroleum products and a $6.4 million revolving line of credit and term loan...

MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Tourism 608-266-0458; djohnson@travelwisconsin.com Susan Melton, Cooperative Marketing Director Janesville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. 608-757-3171; smelton@jvlnet.com JANESVILLE, Wis. (Aug. 24, 2011) – A brand new event is coming to Janesville with the help of a 10,000 Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Secretary Stephanie Klett delivered a JEM grant to the Janesville...

“I will continue to work with the Department of Natural Resources and my partners in other Great Lakes states like Michigan to protect our waters,” Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says. For More Information Contact: Dana Brueck 608/266-1221 MADISON — Earlier today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a federal district court ruling which denied...

Contact: David Volz, 608-266-2125 MADISON - Governor Scott Walker announced today that the City of Whitewater, Walworth County, will receive a $419,500 grant from the Community Development Block Grant - Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) program administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to help finance the community’s North Street...

Contact: Linda Leaf linda.leaf@gmail.com 414-281-3123 Over $10,000 in Prizes Available to Companies, Individuals Milwaukee, Wis. (August 23, 2011)– The sport of table tennis continues to pick up speed locally with another major tournament, The Butterfly Badger Open, which takes place September 17-18 at the Center Court Sports Complex in Waukesha. The annual USATT-sanctioned tournament, http://www.badgeropen.com/, will feature 36 tables and players from around...

MILWAUKEE – Jerome M. Janzer, CEO of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart), announces the addition of two experienced attorneys to the firm's Health Care and Litigation practices. Timothy J. Kamke is an attorney in Reinhart's Health Care Practice. Kamke's practice focuses on health care law and health care businesses. Skilled in corporate and regulatory compliance representation, Kamke brings experience...

KOHLER, Wis. (For Immediate Release) – Kohler Co. and the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open are excited to announce the addition of Jacquelyn Endsley and Anna Petersilka to the Corporate Hospitality Team, assisting the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open in achieving its Corporate Hospitality sales and revenue goals. Serving as Account Manager, Corporate Programs, Endsley will lead the 2012 U.S. Women’s Open...

The U.S. Department of Army has reversed a local installation decision which denied a request for federal funding to hire an independent technical advisor for communities dealing with contamination from Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The successful appeal by the Badger Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) sets a national precedent. Army officials said that they are not aware of any other...

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