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Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Today Governor Scott Walker named Wendy Riemann as Wisconsin’s Director of Federal Relations. Riemann will work on behalf of state agencies, members of the administration, and others to advocate for federal government related policies that benefit Wisconsin residents. “Wendy Riemann is a strong leader with the skills to effectively represent our administration in Washington, D.C.,” Governor...

CONTACT: David Musolf, 608-262-3956, musolf@secfac.wisc.edu MADISON - The Wisconsin School of Business has narrowed its search for dean, naming three finalists for the position. Faculty, academic staff, students, and an alumnus and member of Wisconsin's business community comprised a 16-member search-and-screen committee that made its recommendations to UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. Business professor Donald Hausch served...

CONTACT: Guri Sohi, 608-262-7985, sohi@cs.wisc.edu MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison computer sciences professor Gurindar "Guri" Sohi will be honored for techniques that contributed to the design of high-performance microprocessors. The Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery named Sohi the recipient of the Eckert-Mauchly Award this month, citing his innovations in processor...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker will hold a press conference on venture capital at the University Research Park in Madison. The Governor will also tour Zurex Pharma, Inc. and BioSentinel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. during his visit. This event is open to credentialed members of the press. Where: University Research Park 510 Charmany Drive Madison, WI 53719 When: Today,...

Contact: Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, (920) 929-2063 or brenda@fcedc.com Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) president, Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, CEcD has accepted a position with the newly formed Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) as vice president of economic and community development. Hicks-Sorensen has been with FCEDC for nearly seven years, overseeing numerous retention and community projects in Fond du Lac County...

Contact: Mary Brophy - Jacobson Rost mbrophy@jacobsonrost.com 414.220.4858 Summer of Celebration Marks 30 Years of Service in Southeastern Wisconsin Sussex, Wis. (May 19, 2011) - This month Beer Capitol Distributing, Inc. marks its 30th anniversary, a business milestone the company will celebrate through summer's end to commemorate its years of service and entrepreneurial success in southeastern Wisconsin. Employees of Beer Capitol kick off...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison – Governor Scott Walker will sign the telecommunications modernization legislation (SSSB13) on Tuesday at the 101st Annual Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association Conference in Lake Geneva. This event is open to credentialed members of the press. Telecommunications Modernization Bill Signing When: Tuesday, May 24 8:30AM Where:...

Contact: Cullen Werwie, 608-267-7303 Madison–Governor Scott Walker will publically sign five pieces of legislation on Monday in the State Capitol. The following bills are scheduled for approval: SSAB8—related to: the authority of a state agency to promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or administered by the agency and to implement or enforce any standard, requirement, or threshold...

MILWAUKEE — Christopher Quinn, a biologist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), has been awarded one of two Shaw Scientist Awards given by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for his work on how the nervous system develops. Quinn focuses on the process in which axons – the long thin fibers of a nerve cell – form connections during development. Axons comprise...

CONTACT: Paul M. DeLuca Jr., 608-262-1304, pmdeluca@wisc.edu MADISON - Margaret Raymond has been named dean of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Raymond is William G. Hammond Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law. She has been a professor at the University of Iowa since 1995, serving in a number of campus leadership roles, including president of...

CONTACT Mary Murray Wisconsin Institute of CPAs mary@wicpa.org (262) 785-0445 ext. 3005 (800) 772-6939 Brookfield, Wisconsin, May 20, 2011 – James P. Miller, CPA, controller, Ladish Company Inc., in Cudahy, Wis., is the recipient of the WICPA Business & Industry Hall of Fame Award. The Business & Industry Hall of Fame Award recognizes a member who models the objectivity and ethical commitments of a CPA...

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FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenna Kriviskey Sadler (414) 276-6237     MILWAUKEE – The Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has awarded Zeppos& Associates, Incorporated 10 Paragon awards for outstanding work in 2010. Zeppos & Associates’ professionals were honored for their work in media relations, special events, public affairs, public relations tactics, marketing consumer products and services and integrated communications.   “Our team’s goal has always...

Welcome to a new episode of "WisBusiness: The Show," a twice-a-month Web show covering state business news and issues. This episode features an interview with President & CEO Carmine Durham from Zurex Pharma, plus Tom Still showcasing an upcoming entrepreneurs' conference in Milwaukee The show is produced by Tweedee Productions of Madison and sponsored by GrantThornton, Madison Gas & Electric...