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For more information: Kanoe Fish (414) 978-5358 kfish@whdlaw.com Milwaukee, Wis. – August 3, 2011 – The law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. is pleased to announce that Ken Nowakowski has been named leader of its Consumer Financial Services Team. Nowakowski is a shareholder in WHD’s Milwaukee office. He has litigated cases in federal and state courts, and various appellate courts including the...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-807-7586 Madison – Today Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 55 into law at the State Capitol. Senate Bill 55 relates to an expansion of the number of tax incremental finance (TIF) districts that may be designated as distressed or severely distressed. TIF districts allow communities to make job creation and economic development a priority by...

Contact: Ashley Huibregtse, 608-224-5002, ashley.huibregtse@wisconsin.gov MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has selected 12 recipients to receive Value Added Services Funding. Proposals were evaluated on the ability to increase agricultural producers’ profitability and access to value added opportunities. “I am pleased to announce the recipients of the Value Added Services Funding in 2011,” said Secretary Ben...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison—Today Governor Scott Walker will sign Senate Bill 147, legislation that allows up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits for an eligible worker who has exhausted the regular and emergency unemployment benefits. Wednesday August 3rd 3:30p.m. Governor’s Conference Room—State Capitol 115 East State Capitol Madison, WI 53702 This event will be opened to credentialed members of the media. The Governor...

Contact: Bill Bessette (608) 246-6127 Madison Area Technical College is hosting a series of free career fairs during the month of August. The fairs will focus on apprenticeship training and construction careers. Employers, tradespersons and community-based organizations will be available to talk about education and training opportunities in carpentry, masonry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and other construction trades. There will also be...

CONTACTS: Amy Hansen, CPACC (608-843-3166) Thanks to the sponsorship of The Cross Plains Area Chamber of Commerce, Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, America’s Favorite Big Top Circus is coming to Cross Plains on Tuesday August 9, 2011 at Glacier Creek Middle School with two scheduled performances at 5:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. In its 21st season, C&M Circus has become internationally...

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (August 2, 2011) – Edgewood College has once again been named one of the best colleges in the Midwest according to the nationally known education services company, The Princeton Review. It is one of 153 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its “Best in the Midwest” section of...

For more information, contact: Dan Landbo Berghammer Construction Corporation
 4750 North 132nd Street
Butler, WI 53007
 T 262-790-4750
F 262-790-4755 danl@berghammer.com The Italian packaging firm’s building is under construction in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin August 3, 2011, BUTLER, WI – Naples, Italy-based Seda International Packaging Group has chosen the Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, as the site of its new North American Headquarters. Berghammer Construction Corporation has already begun...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. This episode features Tom Still discussing the long-term effects of federal spending cuts on academic research and Tom Primiano of NanoOncology Inc. talks about his company's development of cancer-fighting drugs. The show is produced by Tweedee Productions of Madison and sponsored...

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...